The present work reports a research intervention that aimed to implement and evaluate the impact of an adapted program existing in literature about Interpersonal Problem-Solving Skills. Participants included 30 children aged between 6 and 7 years old in the first grade of elementary school. All students were from a public school from Minas Gerais state. The study involved pre-and post-assessment using the instrument SSRS-BR and non-systematic observations carried out by researchers and teachers. Additionally, the researchers held meetings and guidance to care providers and teachers of the children. The comparative results of pre-and post-assessment indicated an increase of some skills in children as empathy, assertiveness, expression of positive feeling, civility and responsibility, converging with the data from comments made. There was greater awareness among parents and teachers about the educational strategies and management of undesirable behaviors. It was also found a greater opening regarding preventive practices of school psychology in the educational settings.
Interpersonal problem-solving; social-cognitive development; healthy promotion
