Dryden, E. M., Desmarais, J., & Arsenault, L. (2014). Effectiveness of the IMPACT: Ability
Program to Improve Safety and Self‐Advocacy Skills in High School Students With Disabilities. Journal of school health, 84(12), 793-801.
Introduction
This aricle provides great information because it demonstrates how reseseach studies can statistically show the benefits of specific trainings and interventions on specific specific populations of people. The authors of this study showed evidence that there is significant benefits in educatining those with special needs and that they are not beyond non concrete concepts of self-advocacy, safety, feelings of inappropriare boundaries, etc. This article also encourages more evidence-based research studies …show more content…
The change in outcomes was identified effectely by the significant results of the two groups and sub groups. ANCOVA appears to be an appropriate test choice to compare the two groups after the intervention. It is clear to this writer that this study could be duplicated to test a multitude of other populations.
The authors of this study demonstrated significant positive impacts on students participating in the IMPACT:Ability training compared to the wait-list comparision group in the areas that are a primary focus of the curriculum. Specifically, impact was demonstrated in safety and self-advocacy knowledge, participants confidence to defend themselves, and perhaps most importantly, their behavior, speaking up to say “stop” to unwanted attention more frequently after participating in the training. Additionally, significant improvements were observed from secondary analyses that suggested students’ sense of safety and general …show more content…
More specifically, after controlling for the baseline score age, sex, race and disability category the intervention students improved their safety and self- advocacy knowledge (+1.6 points versus -0.26; p = <.0001), confidence in ability to defend self in dangerous situation (p= .0075), and speaking up to unwanted attention (p= .004) were observed. Two additional items also were found to inprove significantly: sense of safety traveling to and from school in the dark (p= .0066), and GSE (p =
Program to Improve Safety and Self‐Advocacy Skills in High School Students With Disabilities. Journal of school health, 84(12), 793-801.
Introduction
This aricle provides great information because it demonstrates how reseseach studies can statistically show the benefits of specific trainings and interventions on specific specific populations of people. The authors of this study showed evidence that there is significant benefits in educatining those with special needs and that they are not beyond non concrete concepts of self-advocacy, safety, feelings of inappropriare boundaries, etc. This article also encourages more evidence-based research studies …show more content…
The change in outcomes was identified effectely by the significant results of the two groups and sub groups. ANCOVA appears to be an appropriate test choice to compare the two groups after the intervention. It is clear to this writer that this study could be duplicated to test a multitude of other populations.
The authors of this study demonstrated significant positive impacts on students participating in the IMPACT:Ability training compared to the wait-list comparision group in the areas that are a primary focus of the curriculum. Specifically, impact was demonstrated in safety and self-advocacy knowledge, participants confidence to defend themselves, and perhaps most importantly, their behavior, speaking up to say “stop” to unwanted attention more frequently after participating in the training. Additionally, significant improvements were observed from secondary analyses that suggested students’ sense of safety and general …show more content…
More specifically, after controlling for the baseline score age, sex, race and disability category the intervention students improved their safety and self- advocacy knowledge (+1.6 points versus -0.26; p = <.0001), confidence in ability to defend self in dangerous situation (p= .0075), and speaking up to unwanted attention (p= .004) were observed. Two additional items also were found to inprove significantly: sense of safety traveling to and from school in the dark (p= .0066), and GSE (p =