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You Can Do It! Education: Program Achieve (Primary)

You Can Do It! Education

Program Achieve (Primary) is a socio-emotional learning program teaches children positive attitudes to influence their wellbeing and achievements.
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4/4 Evidence

The evidence rating is scored out of 4 and provides an assessment of the evidence underpinning the program.

4/4 Implementation

The implementation rating is scored out of 4 and provides an assessment of the program's training, support and acceptability by participants and instructors.

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Overview

Alignment with Be You Domains

  • Learning Resilience

Alignment with Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

  • Children are confident and involved learners
  • Children are connected with and contribute to their world
  • Children are effective communicators
  • Children have a strong sense of identity
  • Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

Alignment with Australian Curriculum

  • Health and PE

Target audience

  • Primary school

Target groups

  • Whole class
  • Whole school

Aims

YCDI! Program Achieve is a socio-emotional learning program that teaches children positive attitudes, socio-emotional skills and character strengths which influence both wellbeing and achievement outcomes. It also has a focus on reducing socio-emotional difficulties (anxiety, feeling down, anger, procrastination, not paying attention) through teaching children to use cognitive restructuring and cognitive behaviour strategies.

Program theory

Not indicated in application.

Topics

Sample topics for Year 3: Part 1 Achievement (work confidence, persistence, organisation, teamwork); Part 2 Relationships (values, character strengths and getting along skills); Part 3: Wellbeing (resilience, happiness); Part 4 Social-emotional blockers (anger, anxiety, feeling down, not paying attention, procrastination).

Cost

Annual licence fee for a school or organisation: $995.

Program structure

At each year level, there are 32 lessons designed to cover 4 terms, 8 lessons per term. Lessons once a week (50 to 60 minutes).

Instructor

  • External facilitator
  • Psychologist
  • Educator
  • Wellbeing leader

Instructor training

Instructor training takes two forms. 1. E-learning course consisting of 9 self-paced modules (approximately 30 minutes per module) 2. Instructor training available in one-day face-to-face workshops offered by Michael Bernard in urban centres across Australia.

Supporting resources or materials available with program

  • DVD
  • Manual
  • Posters
  • Workbook

Parent involvement

  • None

Origin of program

Australia

You Can Do It! Education

Program authors

Michael Edwin Bernard

Address
PO Box 405,East Melbourne VIC 8002 Australia
Phone
+61 438 063 898
Email
bernardgroup@gmail.com
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Ratings

4/4 Evidence

The evidence rating is scored out of 4 and provides an assessment of the evidence underpinning the program.

4/4 Implementation

The implementation rating is scored out of 4 and provides an assessment of the program's training, support and acceptability by participants and instructors.

Summary of evidence factors

This is a summary of the evaluation or research study characteristics that contribute to the program’s evidence rating.

Positive impact on at least one outcome for children and/or young people?

The study reported positive outcomes.

Yes
Link between program description and theory of change

Theory of change refers to whether there was a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why a desired change is expected to happen in a particular context.

Comprehensive
Study design

Type of study design reported.

Randomised control trial
Independence

The degree to which the program authors were involved in the research.

Semi

Summary of implementation factors

This is a summary of the program’s characteristics that contribute to its implementation rating.

Feedback sought from participants

Participants enjoyed the program and understood its benefits.

Yes
Feedback sought from instructors

Instructors enjoyed the program and understood its benefits.

No
Groups program is not suitable for

Groups the program wouldn't be suitable for or that required further research to determine suitability.

Not assessed
Training provided during study

The model of training provided.

Face to face train-the-trainer in person
Ongoing instructor support provided during study

Whether ongoing support is provided.

Yes

Context

This is a summary of the context in which the evidence for the program was established.

Study Participants

Pre school, primary school (Foundation to Year 6), secondary school (Years 7 to 12).

Primary school

Country of Study/s

The location in which the evidence or research was conducted.

Australia

Location of Study/s in Australia

The state (or states) the program was assessed in Australia.

VIC

Evaluation of program in culturally and linguistically diverse populations

Provider has included culturally and linguistically diverse people when assessing the program.

Yes
Evaluation of program in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people

Provider has included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when assessing the program.

No
Evaluation of program in low socioeconomic groups

Program has evaluated a diverse socio-economic population in their research.

Yes
Developmental based adaptations to program design and delivery

Shorter sessions for younger students or activities are adjusted for age appropriateness.

No
Evaluation of program in children and young people with disability and/or learning difference

Provider has included participants with a disability or learning difference when assessing the program.

No

Last updated: 21 April 2022

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