Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Students in Special Education Through a Trauma-Informed Resilience Curriculum.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Social Work in Public Health Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Epub Date: 2024-05-09 DOI:10.1080/19371918.2024.2316866

Kristin Gray, Lauren Marlotte, Hilary Aralis, Joshua Kaufman, Sheryl Kataoka, Angela Venegas-Murillo, Patricia Lester, Pia Escudero, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi

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This school program evaluation aims to highlight the mental health needs of students in special education with behavioral and emotional challenges and describe the implementation of a resilience curriculum with this population. We evaluated district mental health data from a convenience sample of 814 students in grades 5-12 special education to identify risk for mental health symptoms, violence exposure, and substance use. School social workers provided feedback on the implementation of the resilience curriculum to inform program evaluation. Students reported significant risk for traumatic stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, and high rates of violence exposure and substance use. School social workers described adaptations to the resilience curriculum and gave recommendations for future implementation. Students receiving special education services for behavioral and emotional challenges had high mental health need, including high rates of violence exposure, and may benefit from a trauma-informed school-based resilience curriculum adapted for their needs.

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通过以创伤为基础的复原力课程了解和满足特殊教育学生的需求。

这项学校项目评估旨在突出有行为和情绪挑战的特殊教育学生的心理健康需求，并描述针对这一群体实施抗逆力课程的情况。我们评估了 814 名 5 至 12 年级特殊教育学生的校区心理健康数据，以确定心理健康症状、暴力接触和药物使用的风险。学校社会工作者就抗逆力课程的实施情况提供了反馈意见，为项目评估提供了参考。学生们报告说，他们面临着巨大的创伤压力、焦虑和抑郁症状风险，而且暴力暴露率和药物使用率也很高。学校社工介绍了抗逆力课程的调整情况，并对未来的实施提出了建议。因行为和情绪方面的挑战而接受特殊教育服务的学生有较高的心理健康需求，包括较高的暴力暴露率，他们可能会受益于根据其需求而调整的创伤知情的校本抗逆力课程。

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期刊介绍： Social Work in Public Health (recently re-titled from the Journal of Health & Social Policy to better reflect its focus) provides a much-needed forum for social workers and those in health and health-related professions. This crucial journal focuses on all aspects of policy and social and health care considerations in policy-related matters, including its development, formulation, implementation, evaluation, review, and revision. By blending conceptual and practical considerations, Social Work in Public Health enables authors from many disciplines to examine health and social policy issues, concerns, and questions.