Program Goals

The goals of The All Stars Core Program are:

• Encourage students to explore ideal futures and reputations they want and help them risky behaviors will get in the way of what they want (Idealism)
• Correct student erroneous beliefs about what is normal and acceptable among their peers when it comes to engaging in risky behaviors (Normative beliefs)
• Encourage students to make voluntary, personal, and public commitments to not participate in risky behaviors (Personal commitment)
• Build a sense of belonging and relationship among the students and with the students and a respected adult (Bonding)
• Empower a parent or another important adult to set a good example, show affection, set and express expectations about risky behaviors, and monitor the students' friends, activities, and whereabouts (Positive parent/adult attention)

Logic Model

The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for The All Stars Core Program.

Essential Components

The essential components of The All Stars Core Program include:

• Focuses on the Student:
• Student-centered and encourages a high level of student engagement and hands-on learning
• Process-based (not informational-based) allowing students to make it about and for them
• Every student needs All Stars Core Student Materials. There are three packages of student materials to choose from (varying in price and contents). All packages include the consumable, copyrighted worksheets required to teach All Stars Core.
• Involves Parents and Other Important Adults:
• Invites parents or other important adults into discussions and activities with the student throughout the program.
• Ends with a Celebration that brings students, parents/other adults, and staff together
• Uses the All Stars Core Teacher Manual which allows for the following adaptations:
• Can be used in public or private and urban, suburban, and rural school classroom settings
• Can be integrated into the health curriculum as it meets the National Health Education Standards
• Can also be integrated into the counseling and/or family and consumer science curriculum or any area of curriculum where risky behaviors are addressed
• Can be used in community settings, such as afterschool programs, recreation programs, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA or YWCA and so many more
• Can be taught in a school by the actual classroom teacher or a specialist, such as a guidance counselor, school nurse, or community provider
• Offers Evaluation Tools:
• Provides free online quality assessment forms with automated results to measure program fidelity and quality of teaching by teachers
• Provides online or paper-and-pencil student outcome pretest-posttest surveys with online reports

Program Delivery

Child/Adolescent Services

The All Stars Core Program directly provides services to children/adolescents and addresses the following:

• Deterioration of hope for the future, incorrect perceptions about how many of their peers engage in risky behaviors and how acceptable it is participate in the behaviors, weakened personal commitments to not engage in risky behaviors, increased conflict between the student and their parent/guardian, strong belief there is no adult who they can talk to about things important to them and their future

Services Involve Family/Support Structures:

This program involves the family or other support systems in the individual's treatment: The All Star Core Program includes opportunities for the student and a respected adult (e.g., parent, foster parent, grandparent, teacher) to have conversations about content the student is creating in the program. For example, students will develop a plan for a reputation they want and a reputation they don’t want. They will speak with their identified adult about these reputations to seek advice on what to do and what not to do to get them. All Stars Core has four such conversations assigned.

Recommended Intensity:

A 45-minute session 1-2 times every week

Recommended Duration:

7-13 weeks (13 sessions) - depending on whether one or two sessions are completed in each week

Delivery Settings

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Community Daily Living Setting
• Community-based Agency / Organization / Provider
• School Setting (Including: Day Care, Day Treatment Programs, etc.)

Homework

The All Stars Core Program includes a homework component:

All Stars Core includes opportunities for the student and a respected adult (e.g. parent, foster parent, grandparent, teacher) to have conversations about content the student is creating in the program. For example, in All Stars Core, students will develop a plan for a reputation they want and a reputation they don’t want. They will speak with their identified adult about these reputations to seek advice on what to do and what not to do to get them. All Stars Core has four such conversations assigned.

Languages

The All Stars Core Program has materials available in a language other than English:

Spanish

For information on which materials are available in this language, please check on the program's website or contact the program representative (contact information is listed at the bottom of this page).

Resources Needed to Run Program

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

A private room without distractions, to include tables and chairs in a U-shape, an easel pad and stand, markers, and pencils.

Manuals and Training

Prerequisite/Minimum Provider Qualifications

An adult who knows how to use highly engaging techniques and methods is recommended. An adult whose style is to facilitate more than teach is most needed. Skills that are important for the facilitator, include asking open-ended questions, listening, affirming, and praising. They must enjoy being with middle school youth, have a genuine warm personality, and hold high and positive expectations of youth. These skills and this type of personality is more important than the educational degree the facilitator has.

Manual Information

There is a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Program Manual(s)

All Stars Core Teacher Manual - Version 3 - The manuals include clearly written, step-by-step lesson plans for the program no matter if it is delivered in a community-based or school classroom setting.

Teacher manuals for All Stars Core can be ordered at www.allstarsprevention.com. Preview copies are available for 30 days at no cost. Please contact Anne Page at allstarsprevention1@gmail.com to order a preview copy.

Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Training Contact:

• Kathleen Nelson-Simley
  www.knslearningsolutions.com
  kathleen@knslearningsolutions.com
  phone: (402) 489-1072

Training Type/Location:

Training for All Stars Core is available online. Onsite, in-person training for groups of 12-25 is available, upon request.

There is no training manual for each program. Rather, there are many handouts and supplemental materials provided during the training, including a detailed print out of all training PowerPoint slides.

Number of days/hours:

All Stars Core online training is 8 hours in length and is available online as five recorded modules.

All Stars Core onsite, in-person training last over 2 days for a total of 11-12 hours.;

The training is the same for providers and supervisors.

Implementation Information

Pre-Implementation Materials

There are no pre-implementation materials to measure organizational or provider readiness for The All Stars Core Program.

Formal Support for Implementation

There is formal support available for implementation of The All Stars Core Program as listed below:

Support is provided to each person/organization who completes formal training for the program. Support includes email/telephone consultation, webinars, live Facebook Q&A sessions, written resources, and a weekly blog.

Fidelity Measures

There are no fidelity measures for The All Stars Core Program.

Implementation Guides or Manuals

There are no implementation guides or manuals for The All Stars Core Program.

Implementation Cost

There have been studies of the costs of implementing The All Stars Core Program which are listed below:

Miller, T., & Hendrie, D. (2008). Substance abuse prevention dollars and cents: A cost-benefit analysis [DHHS Pub. No. (SMA) 07-4298]. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Research on How to Implement the Program

Research has not been conducted on how to implement The All Stars Core Program.

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

Child Welfare Outcome: Child/Family Well-Being

Additional References