An important issue related to the implementation of interventions within schools, raised by many authors, is the
ecological validity of these programs which have been often tested under strict experimental conditions but not in
real contexts. The contextually based and resilient interventions, we have developed in Greece during the last years,
draw upon an alternative methodological paradigm (action research intervention) and have actually resulted from
long-terms partnerships and co-action projects with teachers, families and students with difficulties in real school
settings (Kourkoutas, 2007a; 2007b; 2008; Kourkoutas et al., 2010). In fact, working in real clinical conditions in a
partnership perspective with all stakeholders allows professionals to develop a holistic view of the problems and
difficulties encountered in school settings (Kourkoutas & Georgiadi, 2009).