Thank you for your interest in the Building a Community Legacy Together (BCLT) Program!
The BCLT Program is being sponsored by the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging (CITRA) as part of a pilot study to determine its impact on participants’ self-esteem, communication skills, and feelings toward the other age group.
To conduct this program, the Rockland County 4-H Program is recruiting 24 high school-aged youth and 24 seniors – half of whom will participate in the BCLT Program, and half of whom will serve as a control group for the study. Participants will be selected at random by the CITRA researchers.
Selected seniors who participate in the program will have the opportunity to share their advice for living, help youth develop life skills, and promote positive attitudes toward aging.
All participants in this study are crucial to the success of this research, which will help shed new light on the benefits of intergenerational programs. We therefore ask that you read and commit to the program requirements before registering.
Requirements:
All participants will be completing brief pre- and post- tests (All information will be kept confidential, and no personal identifying information will be collected).
Only selected participants will be expected to complete numbers 2-4.
Program requirements:
1. Complete a pre-test (5-10 minutes).
2. Read and think about the sample questions (approx. 1 hour).
3. Participate in an interview with a young person. The interview can last up to 1 hour and will be recorded using a digital voice recorder. (Note: Extra time is allocated for instructions and set-up.)
4. Optional: Attend the BCLT community presentation. The BCLT youth will present their findings from their interviews with seniors to the community (1.5 hours).
5. Complete a post-test (5-10 minutes).
Program Agenda for Selected Participants:
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 9:00am-11:00am
Optional: Thursday, April 25, 2019, 5:30pm-7:00pm
All sessions will take place at the Cornell Cooperative Extension (10 Patriot Hills Drive, Stony Point, NY).
By registering for this program, I understand that I am participating in a research study and will be expected to meet all of the program requirements. If I am selected for the program, I agree to attend all of the sessions and actively participate. If I am not selected for the program, I agree to complete the pre- and post- tests so that the program can be properly assessed.
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