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An intervention protocol supported by virtual reality technology has been developed. This protocol allows simulating work environments in which workers face psychosocial risk factors to identify and transform their emotional states and improve their health and work performance. A detailed literature review was done to identify situations that are threatening their mental health in the work environment and are susceptible to simulation using virtual reality. The protocol and the technological tool were validated in a company in the construction sector in Santa Marta, Colombia, showing a good acceptance by the workers. These positively valued this option compared to traditional alternatives for aspects of training in identifying and evaluating different situations that could threaten their mental health. It can be indicated that virtual reality is an effective technological tool to promote, prevent and intervene psychosocial risk factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of the intervention guide "Social Skills in Adolescents, a Group Intervention Guide designed for adolescents between 12 and 17 years old", in a public educational institution in the municipality of Chía, Colombia. The sample of participants consisted of 56 young people, who were divided into an experimental group to whom the guide was applied, and a comparison group, who did not receive any training. A pre-test and post-test application of the Goldstein Social Skills Checklist was applied to both groups in order to determine the effects of the guide. The results showed significant differences in the measurements of the experimental group, showing an improvement in social skills in this group, while in the comparison group no significant changes were shown, demonstrating the effectiveness of the guide, and recommending its replication in other contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community intervention establishes its relevance in marginal urban communities, where different programs of private and government entities execute actions and services with the aim of improving living conditions and citizen participation. The objective of the research was to establish the psychosocial characterization of two communities in the Northwest sector of the city of Guayaquil. Through an action research methodology, participatory, with a qualitative approach, where the community intervention protocol was implemented, through 4 participatory phases, from familiarization, to participatory diagnostic validation. The results showed drug consumption and expenditures, school dropouts, delinquency, intrafamily violence, child labor, inadequate perception of sexuality in adolescents and their caregivers; However, as part of the community resources, self-management strategies were proposed, based on the recognition of their problems. The need for comprehensive participatory interventions was demonstrated, with the community actors, reaffirming their feeling as self-advocates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]