Activity framed in the Extraordinary General Assembly of FAMPA Los Olivos held in IFEJA.
05/06/2023.- The researchers of the Psychology Department of the University of Jaén (UJA), David Jiménez and Laura Zafra, presented the initiative ‘Selective prevention through a transdiagnostic intervention for adolescents at risk of emotional problems’ (PROCARE) to the attendees of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Federation of Associations of Mothers and Fathers of Students of Jaén (FAMPA Los Olivos), in a training day held at IFEJA.
During their presentation, David Jiménez and Laura Zafra discussed the first international transdiagnostic initiative of selective prevention that has demonstrated its efficacy in the intervention of adolescents at risk (PROCARE+) and at high risk (PROCARE-I) of developing emotional problems such as anxiety or depression.
In their presentation, they explained the results obtained through its implementation, which are related to a reduction of emotional distress, a decrease in the risk of developing a future emotional problem, and an increase in quality of life, resilience, emotional strength and the ability to manage intense emotions.
PROCARE is a project funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, and launched by the UJA, together with the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and the Universidad Miguel Hernández, with the collaboration of the University of Miami (USA). It is currently being implemented in the Balearic Islands, with the participation of more than 1,300 adolescents and their families, thanks to the agreement signed by the UJA and the Conselleria d’ Educació i Formació Professional de las Islas Baleares.
It also has the institutional support of the Instituto de la Juventud (INJUVE) of the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, the Asociación Española de Ayuda Mutua contra Fobia Social y Trastornos de Ansiedad (AMTAES), the Confederación de Organizaciones de Psicopedagogía y Orientación de España (COPOE), the Consejo de la Juventud de España (CJE) and the Youth group of the Federación Estatal de Lesbianas, Gais, Trans, Bisexuales, Intersexuales y más (FELGTBI+) as members of its External Advisory Council.
