PSI'S PREVENTION & INTERVENTION INITIATIVES, implemented in over 200 schools yearly throughout Ohio, have touched the lives of more than 75,000 students since 1991. Research-based programs are offered for all grade levels, K through 12, and can be designed for a wide array of time parameters, including after school. These are both nationally recognized programs and unique PSI programs, with the curriculum and trained professionals to give personalized attention to gain success.
INITIATIVES (parent component available for all)
1.
Life Skills Training Program: Laying the foundation for students to succeed
Chosen as an exemplary program by the Safe and Drug Free
Schools Expert Panel, Life Skills focuses on building self-esteem,
decision-making, communication, assertiveness training, and social skills.
Research-based protective factors proven to reduce tobacco, 
alcohol and other
substance abuse are implemented.
Methodology: Designed for 3rd and 4th
grade students in nine weekly sessions.
2. REACT: Managing Anger and Conflicts Successfully
REACT develops skills to reduce incidents of gossiping,
taunting, and bullying. Other components include anger
management, conflict resolution, successful decision-making, and
problem-solving.
Methodology: Designed for 4th and 5th grade students in
twelve weekly sessions.
3. Aggressors, Victims and Bystanders: Bullying is no
longer cool!
This initiative, chosen as a promising program by the Safe
and Drug Free Schools Expert Panel, develops skills in the following areas: empowering bystanders to act
responsively, improving middle school discipline
and reducing potential violence. Special emphasis is placed on how the three
roles—aggressors, victims, bystanders—contribute to the cycle of bullying,
disruptive behavior, conflict, and violence. Methodology:
Designed for
6th and 7th grade students in twelve weekly sessions.
4. Teens Resisting Violence: Safer teens, safer schools
Dr. Scott Poland, member of the National Emergency
Assistance Team and former President of the National Association of School
Psychologists, endorsed Teens Resisting Violence. This program teaches safe
responses to threats and weapons, promotes skills to peacefully manage anger,
reinforces anti-bullying behavior, empowers students to stop violence before it
starts, and develops awareness of the societal effects of aggressive misconduct.
Methodology: Designed for 7th and 8th grade students in nine weekly
sessions.
5.
Successful Teen Living: Healthy teens—Safe teens
The focus is on improving school climate and
safety, expanding knowledge of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs and their
effects. The curriculum includes components for developing a mature
understanding of teenage relationships and improving both decision-making skills
and assertive behavior.
Methodology: Designed for 7th and 10th grade
students in a nine-to-fifteen week, flexible program.