The PROCARE protocol is being implemented free of charge among adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age in the province of Jaén, thanks to funding from the Provincial Council of Jaén through its Jaenícolas brand.
05/04/2024.- David Jiménez and Laura Zafra, researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Jaén (UJA) and the PROEMO Network participated last Monday, April 15, in an online briefing with youth technicians of the province organized by the Youth area of the Provincial Council of Jaén and its brand Jaenícolas.
The objective of the meeting was about the presentation of the keys to the PROCARE Jaén program, which the Provincial Council of Jaén and Jaenícolas have funded in order to improve the health and emotional well-being of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years in the province of Jaén. The meeting, together with David Jiménez and Laura Zafra, was attended by the Deputy of Youth, María Dolores Ruiz.
The PROCARE protocol (‘Selective prevention through a transdiagnostic intervention for adolescents at risk of emotional problems’) is carried out in three phases. In the first phase, the adolescent and his or her family complete a questionnaire on emotional aspects telematically. All participants receive information on the outcome of their health and emotional well-being free of charge.
In the second phase, adolescents can also benefit free of charge from a workshop on emotional strengthening and resilience in the face of present and future adversities, which consists of eight sessions. In this way, they learn to cope with risk situations and enhance their communication skills. They also receive an additional tailored module on situations that make them feel vulnerable.
Finally, both six months and one year after the end of the workshop, they can carry out reminiscence sessions to consolidate the benefits acquired and evaluate the progress of the participating students on an emotional level.
This initiative is supported by the experience of PROCARE, an R+D+i project (PID 2019-111138RB-I00/) funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the State Research Agency), in which a team of researchers from the UJA, led by Luis Joaquín García, Lourdes Espinosa and José Antonio Muela and Mar Díaz, the researcher from the University of Miami (USA), Jill Ehrenreich-May, as well as a team from the University Rovira i Virgili, led by researcher Josefa Canals and a team from the University Miguel Hernández, led by researcher José Antonio Piqueras.
In addition, the Instituto de la Juventud (INJUVE), attached to the Ministry of Youth and Children, 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 Youth Group of the Federación Estatal de Lesbianas, Gais, Trans, Bisexuales, Intersexuales y más (FELGTBI+), the Consejo de la Juventud de España (CJE) and the Fundación Princesa de Girona (FPdGi) are part of the project’s External Advisory Board.
