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J Behav Health Serv Res ; 46(1): 164-176, 2019 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29476385

ABSTRACT

This paper outlines the critical role of personal agency in influencing health and development outcomes and presents a framework for implementing non-therapeutic cognitive-behavioral interventions that foster agency, especially for women, in resource-poor settings. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has placed "empowerment" at the center of global targets, particularly to improve individuals' health and development. Despite extensive research on individual and community empowerment, there is limited focus on the role of psychological and behavioral approaches directly fostering individual and collective agency in health programs. Fundamental to this process is the understanding that decision-making is an interaction between mental processes and one's current context. Approaches that allow individuals to understand how their beliefs, values, emotions, and thoughts impact their behaviors and can be modulated to increase their personal agency are needed. This model is illustrated through a pilot behavioral intervention with women engaged in sex work in Pune, India, demonstrating substantive benefits.


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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/methods , Decision Making , Power, Psychological , Sex Workers/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Health Promotion/methods , Humans , India , Interviews as Topic , Middle Aged , Organizational Case Studies , Pilot Projects , Socioeconomic Factors , Young Adult
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J Relig Health ; 55(6): 2189-98, 2016 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27460673

ABSTRACT

India has high rates of mental health issues among its youth and low-income communities experience a disproportionate amount of depression and suicide. Positive psychology, the act of promoting well-being, could be used as a tool to promote wellness and help improve the mental health of youth living in slum areas of India. A pilot positively psychology program, "The Hero Lab", was conducted in a migratory slum in Worli, Mumbai, with trained Hindu community leaders implementing the interventions toward at-risk Hindu youth. The curriculum's impact showed statistical improvement (p < 0.001) in happiness (General Happiness Scale from 11.24 ± 1.56 to 19.08 ± 3.32), grit (Grit Survey from 2.23 ± 0.34 to 3.24 ± 0.67), empathy (Toronto Empathy Questionnaire from 24.92 ± 3.27 to 41.96 ± 8.41), and gratitude (Gratitude Survey from 16.88 ± 3.47 to 27.98 ± 6.59). While a pilot study, the Hero Lab curriculum demonstrates that positive psychology interventions may be an important tool in improving mental health in at-risk children.


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Adaptation, Psychological , Happiness , Hinduism/psychology , Poverty/psychology , Program Evaluation , Religion and Psychology , Child , Curriculum , Female , Humans , India , Male , Pilot Projects
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J Relig Health ; 55(3): 1089-1096, 2016 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26902365

ABSTRACT

Promoting wellness and providing reliable health information in the community present serious challenges. Lay health educators, also known as community health workers, may offer a cost-effective solution to such challenges. This is a retrospective observational study of graduates from the Lay Health Educator Program (LHEP) at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center from 2013 to 2014. Students were enrolled from the surrounding community congregations and from the hospital's accredited clinical pastoral education program. There were 50 events implemented by the lay health educators during the 2014-2015 time period, reaching a total of 2004 individuals. The mean time from date of graduation from the LHEP to implementation of their first health promotional event was 196 ± 76 days. A significant number of lay health educators implemented events within the first year after completing their training. Ongoing monitoring of their community activity and the clinical impact of their efforts should be a priority for future studies.


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Community Health Workers/education , Health Educators/statistics & numerical data , Health Promotion/methods , Program Evaluation/statistics & numerical data , Religion and Medicine , Community Health Workers/statistics & numerical data , Female , Health Educators/education , Health Promotion/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Male , Retrospective Studies , Urban Population
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