Das suchtpräventive Unterrichtsprogramm Lions Quest wird weltweit im Schulunterricht angewandt. Es ist erforderlich, dass das Original aus den USA an die Gegebenheiten eines Landes adaptiert wird. Ziel meiner Arbeit war es, dies für das Land Kolumbien vorzunehmen. Nach einer wissenschaftlichen Erhebung vor Ort im Jahr 2005 konnte ich besonders auf die Aspekte \"Kultureller Hintergrund Kolumbiens\", \"Drogenpolitik, Situation des Drogenkonsums und Stand der Suchtprävention in Kolumbien und Deutschland\" sowie dem \"Kolumbianischen Schulsystem im Vergleich zum deutschen Schulsystem\" eingehen. Durch die Nutzung qualitativer und quantitativer Verfahren (Gruppendiskussion, Teilnehmende Beobachtung, Experteninterviews, Dokumentenanalyse, Fragebogenerhebung) war es mir möglich, als Ergebnis der Arbeit konkrete Vorschläge zu geben, in welchen Bereichen Veränderungen notwendig sein werden, um das Programm Lions Quest in Kolumbien zu adaptieren und letzlich anwenden zu können. Die Ergebnisse liegen den Partnern vor Ort vor.

Adolescence is characterized as a time of impulsivity, emotional decision-making, and peer influence; thus, interventions targeting the development of effective psychosocial skills are imperative. Improved psychosocial functioning can equip adolescents for successfully overcoming future life challenges. There are few studies that have examined how adolescents' psychosocial skills could be improved in the context of substance abuse prevention program participation. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in psychosocial skills in a group of adolescents who participated in 2 of 10 Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence (Lions Quest SFA) programs being used in central Virginia middle schools. This study examined whether Lions Quest SFA was useful in observing changes in the total score of lagging psychosocial skills, which incorporated measures of impulse control, emotion regulation, and social skills. The adolescent population of interest had already demonstrated weaknesses in these areas as they had been referred to this program from school-based mental health services. This archival study used an ANCOVA to analyze 1-year pre- and posttest score differences on the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems and examine possible gender differences following participation in the program for 1 school year. The secondary dataset consisted of pre- and posttest scores of 36 male students and 30 female students. The results of this study demonstrated implications for social change as they extended the knowledge in this area by suggesting that participation in the Lions Quest SFA program may contribute to the improvement of psychosocial skills, and these findings could contribute to the improvement of treatment interventions used at Horizon Behavioral Health.

Das suchtpräventive Unterrichtsprogramm Lions Quest wird weltweit im Schulunterricht angewandt. Es ist erforderlich, dass das Original aus den USA an die Gegebenheiten eines Landes adaptiert wird. Ziel meiner Arbeit war es, dies für das Land Kolumbien vorzunehmen. Nach einer wissenschaftlichen Erhebung vor Ort im Jahr 2005 konnte ich besonders auf die Aspekte \"Kultureller Hintergrund Kolumbiens\", \"Drogenpolitik, Situation des Drogenkonsums und Stand der Suchtprävention in Kolumbien und Deutschland\" sowie dem \"Kolumbianischen Schulsystem im Vergleich zum deutschen Schulsystem\" eingehen. Durch die Nutzung qualitativer und quantitativer Verfahren (Gruppendiskussion, Teilnehmende Beobachtung, Experteninterviews, Dokumentenanalyse, Fragebogenerhebung) war es mir möglich, als Ergebnis der Arbeit konkrete Vorschläge zu geben, in welchen Bereichen Veränderungen notwendig sein werden, um das Programm Lions Quest in Kolumbien zu adaptieren und letzlich anwenden zu können. Die Ergebnisse liegen den Partnern vor Ort vor.

In this research the use of the Lions-Quest programme “Skills for Adolescence“ at an intermediate secondary school level is examined qualitatively. It is investigated how pupils at a German intermediate secondary school perceive the social skills training and how that training affects the social competencies of the pupils. It is also explored if the pupils can relate their acquired competencies with their values and beliefs. Based on the empirical-theological praxis cycle, the planning, carrying out and the results of thirteen one-to-one interviews and three group interviews are presented. Five types of adolescents can be distinguished in terms of knowing and applying social skills as result of different grounded theory coding strategies: the power-conscious, the autonomous, the ambivalent, the self-confident and the competent. This study wants to contribute to a better evaluation of the implementation of social skills programmes at schools and particularly in religious education. / Practical Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)

In this research the use of the Lions-Quest programme “Skills for Adolescence“ at an intermediate secondary school level is examined qualitatively. It is investigated how pupils at a German intermediate secondary school perceive the social skills training and how that training affects the social competencies of the pupils. It is also explored if the pupils can relate their acquired competencies with their values and beliefs. Based on the empirical-theological praxis cycle, the planning, carrying out and the results of thirteen one-to-one interviews and three group interviews are presented. Five types of adolescents can be distinguished in terms of knowing and applying social skills as result of different grounded theory coding strategies: the power-conscious, the autonomous, the ambivalent, the self-confident and the competent. This study wants to contribute to a better evaluation of the implementation of social skills programmes at schools and particularly in religious education. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)