AN INTERVENTION STUDY FOR RURAL ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH ALCOHOLIC PARENTS IN SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA.

Addiction is a family problem and is a major source of stress for family members. Children are more at risk of child abuse, neglect, and behavioral problems. Children of alcoholics develop poor self-image, face disturbance in their studies resulting in low marks, become school dropouts, and are more likely to become alcoholics themselves. Life skill intervention can serve as a remedy for the problems as it will help the adolescents to lead a better life and handle the situation in a positive way. Present Study was an attempt to provide intervention programme in the form of Life Skills for rural adolescents living with alcoholic parents in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. The Objectives of the study were, to provide intervention programme for the rural adolescents who are living with alcoholic parents, to study the impact of life skills programme among rural adolescents before and after the intervention. The instruments used for measurement were demographic profile, Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST), (Pilat & Jones, 1985), Life Skills Assessment Scale (LSAS), (Nair, Subasree & Ranjan, 2010). The hypothesis is there will be no significant differences among rural adolescents on the basis of life skill intervention. The researcher has selected a descriptive research design in phase 1 and in phase 2 pre experimental research design was used and Purposive sampling was applied. The result of the present study revealed that the intervention was very effective among the adolescents in enhancing their level of awareness and positive improvement seen in life skills such as self-awareness skills, effective communication and critical thinking skills.