ADDICTA: The Turkish Journal on Addictions
Research Article

A School-Based Prevention Model in the Fight Against Addiction: Life Skills Training

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Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Esra İşmen Gazioğlu (PhD), Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education, Istanbul University, Besim Ömer Paşa Cd. No: 11, HAYEF B2 Blok Beyazıt Fatih Istanbul 34452 Turkey

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Assist. Prof. Azize Nilgün Canel (PhD), Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Atatürk Faculty of Education, Marmara University, Kadıköy Istanbul 34722 Turkey

Addicta 2015; 2: 23-44
DOI: 10.15805/addicta.2015.2.2.0011
Read: 962 Downloads: 920 Published: 30 October 2015

This literature review study examines Life Skills Training, which has been widely used in the world; the development, planning, and implementation of prevention programs based on life skills and schools will be discussed. In this study, the concepts of life skills will be discussed first; information will then be given about Life Skills Training’s structure and content; suggestions about its use in Turkey will be made after considering the studies that have examined the effectiveness of Life Skills Training.

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