Community Prevention of Child Labor: Evidence-Based Practices to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Minors

Isidro Maya Jariego is Professor of Psychology at the University of Seville, and Principal Researcher of the Personal Networks and Communities Laboratory (HUM-059). Over the last decade, he has led the implementation of the ＂Educate Me First＂ program for the prevention of child labor in Colombia, Honduras, and Peru. This has allowed the Networks Laboratory to accumulate experience on psycho-educational intervention in communities at risk in Latin America, with the participation of international volunteer teams in development cooperation programs. Isidro Maya Jariego has published studies on typologies of personal networks, acculturation and psychological adaptation of immigrants, social cohesion in fishing communities, and implementation of programs to prevent child labor. He was the founder and coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Psychology of Social and Community Intervention (2010-2013), and coordinator of the Doctoral Program ＂Social Intervention with the Community＂ (2007-2013). He has directed and participated in research projects funded by the European Commission and by national research agencies in Spain, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico, among others. He is currently a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) and the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA). Since 2002 he has been the Editor of REDES. Hispanic Journal for Social Network Analysis. In his research, he combines social network analysis with community psychology.