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Empowering Youth With School Discipline Referrals as Peer Coaches
Sponsor: University of Southern California
Summary
The study will examine the effects of Peer Coach Training (PCT), a strengths-based behavioral intervention for discipline-referred middle-school youth who might benefit when trained to act as change agents for their peers. Successful completion of this study will provide support for implementing PCT in school communities to empower youth in prosocial peer engagement.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2026-03-24
Completion Date
2028-06-30
Last Updated
2026-04-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Peer Coach Training (PCT)
Six to seven session strengths-based behavioral intervention focusing on skills development and help-giving practices
Delayed control
Services offered by middle schools for students according to their standard practice of care. These youth will then receive PCT after completion of follow-up assessments.
Locations (1)
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States