This is a school-based expressive writing intervention aimed at at-risk students in the seventh grade of public elementary schools. The aim is to prevent and reduce aggressive behavior and promote greater emotional regulation.
The program is implemented during school hours by trained coordinators and consists of two types of intervention: standard expressive writing and improved expressive writing, in which aspects of cultural relevance and the student’s age group are taken into account.
Standard expressive writing is offered in eight sessions, where students have to write about situations of violence they have suffered or witnessed. Enhanced expressive writing, on the other hand, allows students to use their creativity to create other styles of writing, such as poems, songs, and short stories about situations of violence. Of the eight sessions, four are dedicated to sharing the works created with the class.