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Evaluation reveals effects of coping programs on rural participants, indicating areas for future improvement.
Over a five-year period, seven county agents and I evaluated 27 Extension stress and coping programs with 615 rural Kentucky program participants.Nineteen programs were evaluated immediately following the program using an instrument called "Helping Us Serve You Better, Part 1" (HUSYB1); 16 were evaluated one to two months later using Part 2 (HUSYB2).1The programs covered different topics: stress and coping, crisis intervention, depression management, loneliness resolution, midlife adjustment, time management, managing feelings, active listening, tapping one's vitality resources, conflict negotiation, and marriage enrichment.
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