A critical analysis of a project allows refining it by identifying the aspects that make it difficult in order to facilitate the inclusion of effective strategies for the correction of the problems. Some authors suggest that the evaluation of preventive programs is made, considering the stages: analysis of the problem, delineation of the program, accomplishment of test-pilot, accomplishment of advanced test, dissemination or enlargement for other contexts. The objective of this paper is to evaluate a preventive project that aim to stimulate the development of social abilities in children from 6 to 8 years old. It was observed that the analyzed project has some positive aspects: it promotes subtle changes in the behavior of the children and sensitizes the parents in order to stimulate pro-social behaviors. On the other hand, it allowed to detect that a non use of an effective strategy of recruitment and retention of the participants can compromise the transformation of this project in a program.
Preventive programs; social abilities; evaluation of programs
