Joel O Bocanegra, Jennifer Gallup, Minghui Hou, Aaron A Gubi, Chung-Hau Fan, Nai-Jiin Yang, Celal Perihan
{"title":"COVID-19, Mental Health, Technology Use, and Job Satisfaction Among School Psychology Trainers.","authors":"Joel O Bocanegra, Jennifer Gallup, Minghui Hou, Aaron A Gubi, Chung-Hau Fan, Nai-Jiin Yang, Celal Perihan","doi":"10.1007/s40688-023-00449-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40688-023-00449-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to exacerbate the school psychology personnel crisis. There is a dearth of knowledge regarding how the pandemic has impacted school psychology trainers and course delivery. In this national study, 92 school psychology trainers completed an online questionnaire regarding technological instructional changes, job satisfaction, and their own mental health well-being during the pandemic. Findings suggest that during the portion of the pandemic assessed most trainers reported that they: (a) switched from in-person instruction to primarily online instruction, (b) were mostly satisfied with their jobs, and (c) generally experienced a positive sense of well-being. Furthermore, a sizable portion of those that switched to a mixture of hybrid and online instruction during the pandemic endorsed that they are likely to continue to use these modalities after the pandemic subsides. Unfortunately, although school psychology trainers presented as generally resilient workforce during the pandemic, almost 20% participants screened positive for possible depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9893972/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10673821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie Flood, Shanye Phillips, Kristy Goodwin, R. Mcconnell, Lindsay Matthews, Scott L. Graves
{"title":"An Examination of Self-Care Research in School Psychology","authors":"Stephanie Flood, Shanye Phillips, Kristy Goodwin, R. Mcconnell, Lindsay Matthews, Scott L. Graves","doi":"10.1007/s40688-023-00451-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-023-00451-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46060635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Where Is Counseling in School Psychology Literature? A Review of Six Prominent School Psychology Journals.","authors":"Stephanie Y Flood, Laurice M Joseph","doi":"10.1007/s40688-023-00452-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40688-023-00452-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>School psychology professionals rely on professional literature to access information on scientifically supported practices. Counseling is certainly one of those practices. The purpose of this review was to determine how many articles published in prominent peer-reviewed school psychology journals have addressed providing effective counseling services to children and youth. We wanted to determine the types of counseling approaches that were described in those articles and which approaches garnered the most attention. Findings revealed that there were relatively few articles about counseling in prominent school psychology journals. Interestingly, most studies employed quantitative rather than qualitative designs and analyses. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) was the approach that was implemented the most in empirical studies across the school psychology journals. Empirical studies mainly included elementary and middle school students from diverse racial and ethnic groups who were receiving counseling services in a small group (tier 2) format. Implications for the profession of school psychology are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9884129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10652084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brittany N. Beaver, Tyler C Ré, Annette K. Griffith, Dorothy X. Zhang, Mary A. Schoener
{"title":"A Systematic Literature Review of Group Contingencies Within General Education Classrooms","authors":"Brittany N. Beaver, Tyler C Ré, Annette K. Griffith, Dorothy X. Zhang, Mary A. Schoener","doi":"10.1007/s40688-023-00448-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-023-00448-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42307628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Does the Digital Administration Format of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition (WISC-V) Measure?","authors":"Kacey Gilbert, Nicholas Benson, J. Kranzler","doi":"10.1007/s40688-022-00447-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-022-00447-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43273097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“You Have No Place in the World”: Social Rejection as a Developmental Mechanism in Middle Childhood—Latency","authors":"Hanna Fisher-Grafy, Halabi Rinat","doi":"10.1007/s40688-022-00445-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-022-00445-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44777054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janise S Parker, Kate Murray, Riley Boegel, Madeline Slough, Lee Purvis, Christie Geiling
{"title":"An Exploratory Study of School Psychology Students' Perceptions of Religious and Spiritual Diversity Training in their Graduate Programs.","authors":"Janise S Parker, Kate Murray, Riley Boegel, Madeline Slough, Lee Purvis, Christie Geiling","doi":"10.1007/s40688-021-00396-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-021-00396-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Religiosity and spirituality are essential aspects of individuals' cultural identities. However, the field of school psychology has generally avoided in-depth discussion regarding the implications of religious/spiritual diversity within the context of multiculturalism and culturally responsive practice. One aim of this study was to examine school psychology students' perceptions of their current training relative to religious and spiritual diversity, because graduate training is critical for helping emerging practitioners develop attitudes, knowledge, and skills to employ culturally responsive services. Results showed that students received limited preparation and explicit teaching to address issues related to religious and spiritual diversity; and programs most frequently addressed disability diversity, socioeconomic diversity, and racial/ethnic diversity. Furthermore, the participants most frequently identified practicum experiences as facilitating their capacity to respond to religious and spiritual diversity in their professional practice. Key results suggest that school psychology graduate students may benefit from more explicit instruction during their graduate training to respond to religion and spirituality as aspects of cultural diversity in their professional work.</p>","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"27 2","pages":"370-385"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8438905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9870033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Molina Palacios, Stacy L Bender, Danielle J Berry
{"title":"Characteristics of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Schools: a Systematic Review in School Psychology Journals.","authors":"Andrea Molina Palacios, Stacy L Bender, Danielle J Berry","doi":"10.1007/s40688-022-00432-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-022-00432-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been evaluated in terms of efficacy; however, little is known about implementation factors of MBIs in schools<b>.</b> The purpose of the current study was to systematically review MBI studies published in school psychology journals. This systematic review examined peer-reviewed MBI literature in nine school psychology journals from 2006 to 2020 to examine prevalence of MBI intervention studies, specific techniques taught in MBIs, if and how fidelity of MBI implementation was evaluated, and how mindfulness skills were measured for youth participating in MBIs. A total of 46 articles (out of 4415) were related to mindfulness and 23 articles (0.52%) focused on the implementation of MBIs in schools. Nine different mindfulness techniques were implemented as part of MBIs in studies with some of the most common including awareness, breathing, and meditation. This study also found scarce evidence of implementation fidelity, and limited use of mindfulness measures within MBI studies. Future research and limitations are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"27 1","pages":"182-197"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9575630/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10814902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael J Furlong, Jennica L Paz, Delwin Carter, Erin Dowdy, Karen Nylund-Gibson
{"title":"Extending Validation of a Social Emotional Health Measure For Middle School Students.","authors":"Michael J Furlong, Jennica L Paz, Delwin Carter, Erin Dowdy, Karen Nylund-Gibson","doi":"10.1007/s40688-022-00411-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-022-00411-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary-2020 (SEHS-S-2020) is a well-studied option for assessing social emotional health to support students within a multitiered system of school support. While a growing body of literature supports the SEHS-S-2020 measure for assessing student covitality, there is less validation evidence specifically for middle-school-aged students. The present study aimed to fill this gap in the literature by examining its use for younger adolescents. Study participants were from two samples, including a cross-sectional sample with 9,426 students in Grades 7-8 from 32 counties in California and a longitudinal sample with 414 students in Grades 6-8 from two middle schools. Data analyses examined structural validity, internal consistency, measurement invariance, criterion validity, predictive validity, and response stability. Results indicate excellent fit indices for a four-level higher-order measurement model, with adequate concurrent and one-year predictive validity coefficients, supporting the use of the SEHS-S-2020 measure with young adolescents in middle school settings. The discussion focuses on implications for assessing students' psychosocial assets, universal school-based screening, and cultural and intersectionality considerations when interpreting SEHS-S-2020 responses.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40688-022-00411-x.</p>","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"27 1","pages":"92-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8941839/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10813488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Positive Psychological Effects of School-Based Yoga and Mindfulness Programs for At-Risk Hispanic Adolescents.","authors":"Bernice Sanchez, David Allen, Janna Delgado","doi":"10.1007/s40688-022-00427-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-022-00427-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This quasi-experimental study investigates differences in the impact of school-based yoga interventions and mindfulness practices on psychological well-being impact factors in at-risk Hispanic adolescent high school students compared to similar students enrolled in traditional physical education classes. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, experimental conditions were delivered virtually. The BRUMS and PANAS-C were utilized to assess psychological well-being constructs of mood and affect. Statistical analyses included Friedman's test for nonparametric data, comparisons of pre post change scores between yoga and physical education classes, and longitudinal data trends for each subscale from the study's inception to conclusion. The findings show that school-based yoga participants exhibited higher levels of improved mood and affect with large effect sizes than those enrolled in a standard physical education (PE) class during the 12 weeks of the intervention. Implications and further directions are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":72700,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary school psychology","volume":"27 1","pages":"118-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9487850/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10814641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}