Schedule:
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Columbia A/B (Hyatt Regency Washington)
* noted as presenting author
Gail Chan, PhD,
Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC
Raquel Turci Pedroso, MA, General Coordinator of the Prevention Project in Brazil, Ministry of Health, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
Anissa Rahnamaye Rabbani, PhD, National Supervisor of Prevention Project Implementation in Brazil, Ministry of Health, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
Ingrid Hrusa da Silva, MA, National Supervisor of Prevention Project Implementation in Brazil, Ministry of Health, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
Jeanne Marie Poduska, ScD, Managing Researcher, American Institutes for Research, Baltimore, MD
Introduction: This presentation describes the pre-pilot implementation of the Good Behavior Game (GBG) in four cities in Brazil: Florianopolis, Tubarao, Sao Bernardo de Campo and Sao Paulo. There is a total of 40 teachers in 7 schools involved in the pre-pilot. This is the first time that GBG has been implemented in Brazil and the goal was to test the feasibility and acceptability of the game and its components in a Brazilian context. In partnership and collaboration with the UNODC and the Brazilian Ministries of Health and Education, AIR led the training of 6 local coaches who subsequently trained and mentored 40 teachers for the pre-pilot.
Methods: The GBG training model promotes a scaffolding of learning and expertise that includes both group based training and individualized on-going year round support for teachers implementing the game. Furthermore, GBG coaches are also supported by AIR trainers as they deepen their knowledge of GBG content and help teachers become self-directed implementers of the game. We will describe the model of training and support used and the adaptations that were made for the Brazilian context. We will also present some of the key challenges that emerged and lessons learned.
Results: We will describe the results from the pre-pilot in terms of the feasibility and acceptability of the GBG in Brazil. We will provide a brief summary from a selection of our stakeholders, coaches, teachers and students about their experience with the game and its components.
Conclusions: The implications for this collaboration and partnership are far reaching and if successful, has enormous possibilities. Brazil has identified an immediate and pressing need to improve outcomes through prevention for children and young people and this work could potentially help to build an infrastructure that could be sustained over time. We will summarize and discuss the lessons learned and next steps in terms of implementation, adaptations, training and support.
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