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Direct linkGreen, Jennifer Greif; Xuan, Ziming; Kwong, Lana; Holt, Melissa K.; Comer, Jonathan S. – Children & Schools, 2016
After mass crises, trauma-exposed children report increased psychological distress, yet most receive no mental health (MH) services and supports. This study identifies factors associated with teachers' reports of outreach to school-based MH providers (such as social workers, psychologists, and counselors) as well as provision of informal supports…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Tragedy, Weapons, Elementary Secondary Education
Bronstein, Laura R.; Anderson, Elizabeth; Terwilliger, Susan H.; Sager, Kristen – Children & Schools, 2012
The purpose of this article is to share results of an exploratory qualitative research study designed to shed light on experiences of an interdisciplinary group of elementary school staff and graduate students in a school-based services project. A researcher conducted 20 interviews with staff and graduate students who represented the fields of…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, School Social Workers, Graduate Students, Family Involvement
Robbers, Monica L. P. – Children & Schools, 2008
This article presents findings from the evaluation of the Caring Equation, a Department of Health and Human Services-funded project established in 2003 in Arlington County, Virginia, public schools. The program is a multifaceted intervention program and is one of about 20 programs currently operating in school districts around the United States.…
Descriptors: Human Services, Intervention, Child Rearing, Early Parenthood
Jozefowicz-Simbeni; Debra M. Hernandez – Children & Schools, 2008
The role school social workers play within schools, the training they receive, and whether they are present in junior high schools are all factors that pose barriers and opportunities for school social workers' involvement in dropout prevention efforts during the middle school years. Such efforts are necessary because the unique challenges of…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Dropout Prevention, Early Adolescents
Dupper, David R.; Montgomery Dingus, Amy E. – Children & Schools, 2008
Although corporal punishment has been banned in 29 states, more than a million cases of corporal punishment in U.S. schools continue to be reported annually, with states located in the southeastern and southwestern United States accounting for the vast majority of instances of corporal punishment. This article provides an overview of corporal…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Punishment, School Social Workers, Social Work
Franklin, Cynthia; Streeter, Calvin L.; Kim, Johnny S.; Tripodi, Stephen J. – Children & Schools, 2007
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a solution-focused, alternative school in preventing students from dropping out of high school. A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest group design was used with 85 students to examine differences in credits earned, attendance, and graduation rates. Follow-up data on students in the experimental group were…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Experimental Groups, Credits, Graduation Rate
