BICULTURAL COMPETENCE SKILLS
PROGRAM (BCSP)
OVERVIEW
The Bicultural Competence Skills Program is a 10-session program designed to promote "fluency" in the two distinct cultures in which bicultural adolescents exist. The program trains participants in a variety of skills to promote social competence and positive identity. An experimental evaluation indicates that participation in the program has positive, potentially long-term impacts on substance use, peer pressure resistance skills, and certain social skills.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Target population: Bicultural adolescents
The Bicultural Competence Skills Program (BCSP) employs skills training to
promote "bicultural fluency"-social competency in two cultures-in the
bicultural adolescent. The program is administered over 10 sessions and is
designed to address 11 positive youth development constructs, including
social-emotional competence, perception of self-efficacy, and bonding with
others. The skills- and competence-based curriculum is administered through
activities such as role-playing and homework.
EVALUATION(S) OF PROGRAM
Evaluated
population:
137 Native-American adolescents (average age: 11-12) in Washington State
An experimental evaluation of BCSP showed several promising impacts. Compared
to the control group, program participants reported lower levels of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use, and greater knowledge about substance use in
general. Participants were also rated as having higher levels of self-control,
assertiveness, and certain peer pressure resistance skills than members of the
control group. These patterns were found six months after the end of the
program, as well (Schinke, Orlandi, Botvin, Gilchrist, & et al., 1988).
SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION
References:
Schinke, S. P., Botvin, G. J., Trimble, J. E., Orlandi, M. A., Gilchrist, L.
D., & Locklear, V. S. (1988). Preventing substance abuse among
American-Indian adolescents: A bicultural competence skills approach. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 35(1), 87-90.
Program also discussed in the following Child Trends publication(s):
Hair, E. C., Jager, J.,
& Garrett, S. B. (2002). Helping teens develop healthy social skills and
relationships: What the research shows about navigating adolescence (Research
brief).
Hair,
E. C., Jager, J., & Garrett, S. B. (2001). Background for
community-level work on social competency in adolescence: Reviewing the
literature on contributing factors. Washington, DC: Child Trends.
SUMMARY
& CATEGORIZATION
Program
categorized in this guide according to the following:
Evaluated participant ages: 11-12 / Program age ranges in the Guide: 6-11, 12-14
Program components: Clinic/provider-based
Measured outcomes: Social/emotional, Behavioral problem
Keywords: American Indian, adolescents, children, alcohol use, tobacco use, any substance use, marijuana/illicit/prescription drugs, peer pressure, clinic-based, co-ed
Program information last updated 12/31/01.
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