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Section 2. Understanding Risk and Protective Factors: Their ... >
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| Contributed by Jenette Nagy and Stephen B. Fawcett Edited by Jerry Schultz and Marya Axner |
Tool #1: Determining which risk or protective factors to focus on
In the table below, list all of the risk and protective factors that you have determined in the first column. In the next column, rate the importance of the factor, with one "1" being very important, two "2" being moderately important, and three "3" being slightly important. Note that more than one factor can have the same number. Do the same in the column labeled "Changeability," with one "1" being completely changeable, two "2" being partially changeable, and three "3" for factors you are unable to change. Finally, in the last column, add up the numbers you have gotten in each row. The factor(s) which has/have the lowest final value is/are the risk and protective factors you should start with, those with the second lowest value should come second, and so on.
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Checklist
Here, you'll find a checklist summarizing the major points contained in the text.
___You have a good understanding of risk and protective factors, including the different categories of factors, what affects these factors, and when they should be addressed by your organization.
___You have gathered available data on risk and protective factors for the issue your community is facing.
You have decided what technique(s) will best help your information on local risk and protective factors:
___The "but why" technique
___Focus groups
___Surveys
___You have developed your own information on risk and protective factors, using the mean(s) you decided were most appropriate ("but why," focus groups, and/or surveys ).
___You have selected the risk and protective factors your intervention will address.
___You have used information about who is affected by multiple risk factors to select your "targets of change."
___You have used the information about risk and protective factors and targets of change to select promising strategies for the comprehensive intervention.
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