Amidst the global youth unemployment crisis, the relationship between emotional
intelligence (EI) and youth career readiness is an important theme of research for enhancing …

This paper describes the development of The Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Adolescent
Social Competence Inventory (SEDASCI). The goal is to provide an instrument which can be …

Given the growing rates of youth and young adult unemployment today, particularly in urban
contexts, this grant proposal seeks funding to support the development of a soft skills …

Abstract The Armed for Life program, a token economy designed to include the local
business community and families to improve student achievement and reduce behavior …

This article advances a prevention and positive youth development perspective for
promoting access to decent work and decent lives for all. We apply the psychology of …

Work and wellness have long been linked in the field of psychology, but few researchers
have studied this topic with rural emerging adults without a high school diploma. Overall …

We know that effective approaches for transition-age youth focus on helping youth develop
caring, reciprocal relationships and on building self-efficacy and selfdetermination so that …

Education is a fundamental right for all children which must be guaranteed in every nation.
Unfortunately, children with disabilities have been marginalized in many countries …

Social and emotional learning (SEL) includes learning to be aware of and manage
emotions, work well with others, and persevere when faced with challenges. Youth …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that a cognitive-behavioral
based psycho-educational group counseling program would increase at-risk female …