Evaluation of the effects programme of integration of young people in conflict with the law

Abstract

The paper presents the results of implementation of an integrative programme of treatment of youth in conflict with the law, aimed at their social integration and reduction of antisocial behavior and recidivism. The programme encompassed parallel implementation of 12 family visits and 12 workshops for youth. It included 36 families of young people with behavioral problems and in conflict with the law, from three Belgrade municipalities. The evaluation of treatment was based on the data from evaluative questionnaires for assessment of effects of the treatment filled in by conductors and beneficiaries of the programme, as well as on the basis of differences in results between initial and final assessment on assessment scales (test-retest), obtained from the parents (assessment of adolescent behavior) and adolescent (self-assessment). The results confirmed positive effects of the treatment in the sense of reduction of antisocial behavior of youth, increase of their pro-social skills and improvement of integration into the community. Families showed progress in overcoming the young person's problems and in meeting the needs of its members. An appropriate, relatively short training can train professionals in centers for social work for efficient application of thus designed integrative programme of treatment with young and their families.

U radu se prikazuju rezultati primene integrativnog programa tretmana za mlade u sukobu sa zakonom, koji ima za cilj njihovu socijalnu integraciju i redukciju antisocijalnog ponašanja i recidivizma Program je uključivao paralelnu primenu 12 poseta porodicama i 12 radionica sa mlade. Obuhvaćeno je 36 porodica mladih sa problemima ponašanja i u sukobu sa zakonom iz tri beogradske opštine Evaluacija tretmana se zasnivala na podacima sa evaluativnih upitnika za procenu efekata tretmana koji su popunjavali realizatori i korisnici programa, kao i na osnovu razlika u rezultatima između početne i završne procene na skalama procene (test-retest), dobijenih od strane roditelja (procena ponašanja adolescenta) i adolescenta (samoprocena). Rezultati su potvrdili pozitivne efekte tretmana u smislu smanjenja antisocijalnog ponašanja mladih, povećanja njihovih prosocijalnih veština i poboljšanja integracije u zajednicu. Porodice su pokazale napredak u prevazilaženju problema mlade osobe i u zadovoljenju potreba svojih članova. Odgovarajuća, relativno kratka obuka može osposobiti profesionalce u centrima za socijalni rad za efikasnu primenu ovako koncipiranog integrativnog programa tretmana sa mladima i njihovim porodicama.