{"title":"Editorial Board","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/1754730x.2017.1342338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730x.2017.1342338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"(ebi) - (ebi)"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730x.2017.1342338","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41520079","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}
Gerald G. Strait, E. R. Lee, Samuel D McQuillin, John D. Terry, M. Cebada, J. Strait
{"title":"The Student Check-Up: effects of paraprofessional-delivered Motivational Interviewing on academic outcomes","authors":"Gerald G. Strait, E. R. Lee, Samuel D McQuillin, John D. Terry, M. Cebada, J. Strait","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333915","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Paraprofessionals and school volunteers increase the number of youth who receive academic and mental health interventions by providing services that were traditionally reserved for professional staff. However, the promise of these low-cost, high-volume non-professional services is tempered by the lack of experimental evidence documenting their effectiveness. In this study, we trained non-professionals to provide a brief school-based Motivational Interviewing (MI) intervention called the Student Check-Up (SCU) to middle school-students. In contrast with previous studies, we found no significant differences between treatment and control groups in post-treatment academic grades. However, following the SCU, participants randomly assigned to the treatment group rated the importance of in-class participation and academic effort self-efficacy significantly higher than those in the control group. Based on these results, we provide recommendations for improving the effectiveness of paraprofessionals’ use of the SCU and for improving future research methodology in this area.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"250 - 264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333915","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42166006","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}
Marissa Smith-Millman, P. Flaspohler, M. Maras, J. Splett, Kristy Warmbold, Hannah Dinnen, A. Luebbe
{"title":"Differences between teacher reports on universal risk assessments","authors":"Marissa Smith-Millman, P. Flaspohler, M. Maras, J. Splett, Kristy Warmbold, Hannah Dinnen, A. Luebbe","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333914","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Some universal behavioural screening processes require classroom teachers to complete a risk assessment measure on each student in their class, leading to a possible, but unexplored, problem: risk assessment scores may be influenced by the teacher completing the measure. The current study investigated whether teacher-reported risk assessment scores systematically differ between teachers and whether they differ across both deficit- and strengths-based risk assessment measures. Results from this study indicated that between 7.7 and 20.5% of the variance in risk assessment scores was attributable to between-teacher differences. These findings underscore the need to account for and control between-teacher differences in teacher-reported risk assessments.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"235 - 249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333914","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46310900","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":"The impact on anxiety and depression of a whole school approach to health promotion: evidence from a Canadian comprehensive school health (CSH) initiative","authors":"Wijaya Dassanayake, J. Springett, TaniaT Shewring","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333913","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this paper, we examine the impact of adopting a comprehensive school health (CSH) approach on reducing anxiety and depression of school-age children. We use the data from 245 schools that received government funding support to adopt a CSH approach in order to build health promoting school environments in Alberta. Using a linear multi-level (hierarchical) model, we compare the average percentage of students with anxiety and depression across the schools that are in three different funding stages: pre-funded, actively-funded, and post-funded. Results show that, all else held constant, the schools that are in the actively-funded stage, relative to pre-funded schools have a lower percentage of students who suffer from anxiety and depression.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"221 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333913","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46814583","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":"Greek teachers’ experience and perceptions of child abuse/neglect","authors":"I. Bibou-Nakou, Angelos Markos","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333916","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The present paper focuses on teachers’ experiences of child abuse/neglect cases, teachers’ awareness of reporting or discounting, and their ways of responding to a hypothetical disclosure of abuse/neglect. A total of 1877 teachers in Greek public schools participated from a national teacher in-service training across the country; of them, 306 (16.3%) reported that they had experiences with children exposed to forms of abuse in their professional career. The higher level of perceived awareness of reporting responsibility was significantly associated with a lower level of discounting and with more appropriate ways of teachers responding to a child’s disclosure. The findings are discussed within the Greek context, highly characterized by its lack of institutional arrangements and adequate child protection services that could facilitate schools to document, examine and share helpful practices for child abuse and neglect.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"265 - 282"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1333916","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42582994","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":"Feasibility of a school-based parenting intervention for adolescent parents","authors":"Kristin M. Rispoli, S. Sheridan","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1325329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1325329","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Associated with complex developmental, personal, and environmental risk factors, adolescent parents have been found to display higher rates of unfavorable parenting practices than adult parents, placing their children at high risk for social, emotional and behavioral concerns. Nevertheless, interventions targeting this group often focus solely on adolescents’ personal outcomes. This study evaluated the acceptability and fidelity of a relationship-focused intervention to increase positive parenting among adolescents with young children, adapted from the Parents Interacting with Infants model. The intervention was delivered via groups in high schools that housed daycare centers for children born to adolescents. Multiple-case study data were evaluated for adolescent parents from each group to describe potential effects of the intervention on parenting behaviors. Delivery of the intervention was feasible and acceptable in a high school group context, suggesting this program can be implemented in a highly accessible format. Case study data suggest positive effects on parental affect, responsiveness, verbalizations, and social initiations.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"176 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1325329","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43529045","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}
Rebecca A. Graham, J. Osofsky, H. Osofsky, T. Hansel
{"title":"School based post disaster mental health services: decreased trauma symptoms in youth with multiple traumas","authors":"Rebecca A. Graham, J. Osofsky, H. Osofsky, T. Hansel","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1311798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1311798","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Children exposed to disasters are at an increased likelihood for multiple trauma exposure. The objective of our study is to understand the efficacy of post disaster school based services for reducing trauma symptoms of youth exposed to multiple traumatic events. Students (N = 112) age 8–17 that were survivors of Hurricane Katrina received individual treatment for multiple traumas on site at school. We used repeated measures ANOVA to investigate the effectiveness in self-reported trauma symptoms over time. Results indicated significant reduction in overall posttraumatic stress symptoms as well as subscales assessing anxiety, anger, depression, dissociation, overt dissociation, and fantasy dissociation. The school based services for students with multiple traumas were effective at reducing trauma symptoms following disaster.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"161 - 175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1311798","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60330442","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":"School mental health – a multi-layered and complex field","authors":"Sharon A. Hoover","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1300689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1300689","url":null,"abstract":"This issue of Advances in School Mental Health Promotion touches on different levels of school mental health implementation, from district and school considerations for the installation of evidence...","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"100 - 99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1300689","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44296957","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}
Timothy J. Runge, Tim Knoster, Deanna Moerer, Todd Breinich, James Palmiero
{"title":"A practical protocol for situating evidence-based mental health programs and practices within school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports","authors":"Timothy J. Runge, Tim Knoster, Deanna Moerer, Todd Breinich, James Palmiero","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1285708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1285708","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Schools have limited experience and little guidance to identify and install evidence-based and promising programs and practices/interventions (EBPs) within advanced tiers of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (SWPBIS). One form of guidance is the Hexagon Tool which can be used to ensure a match between the EBP and student needs. The authors demonstrate how the Hexagon Tool was utilized by an alternative education program already implementing SWPBIS. Data from the Hexagon Tool were used to identify and install EBPs for various student, faculty, and administrative needs. Outcomes related to installation of those EBPs, when applicable, are summarized. Based on these experiences, a hybrid protocol to equally ensure alignment of a given EBP to the developmental, cultural, and linguistic characteristics at the school was created. Schools are encouraged to use the Hexagon Tool or hybrid protocol in the process of implementing advanced tiers of support.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"101 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1285708","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41621190","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":"Systematic review and meta-analysis of the Skills for Social and Academic Success (SASS) program","authors":"Matthew P. Mychailyszyn","doi":"10.1080/1754730X.2017.1285709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1285709","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the available research on the Skills for Social and Academic Success (SASS) program, a school-based cognitive/behavioural intervention for adolescents with social anxiety disorder. A search of online databases, combined with reference list examination and communication with program implementers/developers, led to the identification of five (5) studies that explored the effects of the SASS program (N = 227). Given the age of target individuals, analyses focused on self-report of anxiety, with effect sizes aggregated according to a random effects model and calculated as differences in scores between time points (e.g. Standardized Mean Gain). This program is unique in that it was developed specifically for implementation within school systems. The preliminary evidence based on existing studies suggests that the program holds promise for assisting teens with social anxiety in an ecologically valid setting. In the contemporary context of evidence-based practice, it demonstrates initial empirical support, though additional trials are needed to bolster the overall sample size of youth served, and additional generalization studies are needed.","PeriodicalId":89653,"journal":{"name":"Advances in school mental health promotion","volume":"10 1","pages":"147 - 160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1285709","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44825182","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}