Youth focused life skills training and counselling services program-An inter-sectoral initiative in India: Program development and preliminary analysis of factors affecting life skills.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This paper describes the methodology of developing and implementation of a youth focused life skills training and counselling services programme (LSTCP) and assessment of factors associated with life skills of participants pre-training.

Design

Development of all aspects of LSTCP (modules, methods and evaluation) was through a consultative process. Experiential learning based facilitation was decided as the approach for training participants. A quasi-experimental design with pre, post and follow-up assessment post-training was finalised. Data collection was done using specifically developed semi-structured self-administered questionnaire.

Results

Multivariable logistic regression with life skills as outcome and various exposure variables was performed. About

SUBMITTER: Melur Sukumar G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449178 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature