A5073268918- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Youth Development and Social Support
- School Choice and Performance
- Disability Education and Employment
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Legal Issues in Education
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Education and Teacher Training
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2014-2023
University of Denver
2015-2020
University of California, Santa Barbara
2013-2020
University of Colorado Denver
2016
Georgia State University
2013-2014
Nevada Department of Education
2013
University of Nevada, Reno
2013
South Carolina Department of Education
2013
University of South Carolina
2013
Universal screening for complete mental health is proposed as a key step in service delivery reform to move school-based psychological services from the back of system front, which will increase emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and promotion. A sample 2,240 high school students participated schoolwide universal identify behavioral emotional distress well personal strengths. School psychologists, part multidisciplinary team, coordinated use these data engage preventive consultation...
The overrepresentation of U.S. minority students identified for emotional and behavior disorders special education programs plagues schools challenges researchers practitioners. Arcane methods including teacher nomination continue to guide referral processes, despite compelling evidence their influence on disproportionate placement children color. As universal screening practices are deployed, emerging suggests that requiring a teacher, parent, or student complete rating scale may reduce...
As school psychologists, we have an ethical responsibility to engage in social justice and antiracist action. School psychology organizations graduate education programs play important role shaping future generations of psychologists lead the mental health, educational research, advocacy initiatives that promote equity for personnel, students, families communities they serve. This is only possible if our field acknowledges, evaluates, works reconstruct existing systems, structures, policies...
Youth in the United States are experiencing mental health concerns at alarming rates. Considering nation's legacy of racism and growing recognition impact social determinants on educational inequities, it is imperative to re-envision how we approach screening schools center equity. A focus for sole purpose identifying individual at-risk students ignores key contextual considerations, ineffective addressing has potential perpetuate oppressive practices schools. Equity-focused requires a shift...
The disproportionate representation of specific groups students in special education has been an area concern since Dunn's (1968) seminal article over 40 years ago. Despite the longstanding acknowledgment this problem, schools and districts across United States continue to report overrepresentation African American Native (e.g., Skiba et al., 2005, 2008; Sullivan & Bal, 2013) boys (e.g. Bruce Venkatesh, 2014; Coutinho Oswald, 2005; Hibel, Farkas, Morgan, 2010) education. Acknowledging...
Social justice-centered training has progressed in school psychology, yet and practice still do not adequately address systems-level influences on mental health, let alone focus dismantling the systemic inequities that adversely affect wellbeing of marginalized children youth. An equity- intersectional justice-minded framework for future psychologists school-based health is presented, informed by theories intersectionality, critical race theory, social determinants radical healing. The...
School policies have increasingly criminalized students for common developmentally appropriate behaviors, such as talking back, public displays of affection, or repeated tardiness. Although their behaviors are no more problematic than peers, children color and with disabilities punished at higher rates. The increasing number police in schools has also increased the arrests. In some cities, primary referral source to juvenile court. literature on implicit bias, decision-making, discipline...
Mental health screening in schools is a progressive practice to identify students for prevention and intervention services. Multiple gating procedures, which are provided more intensive assessments following initial identification of risk, aligned with science poised enhance multitiered systems support. Yet, empirical evidence supporting this limited. Using data obtained from an urban high school (N = 761), the authors investigated multiple informant approach its ability predict...
Universal screening for behavioral and emotional difficulties is integral to the identification of students needing early intervention prevention efforts. However, unanswered questions regarding stability scores impede ability determine optimal strategies subsequent screening. This study examined 2-year risk investigated whether change could be predicted based on student characteristics or initial scores. As part a district-wide effort, 863 middle high school completed Behavioral Emotional...
The Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) is a relatively new method for identifying behavior emotional risk (BER) in children adolescents. Psychometric evidence regarding this instrument important researchers practitioners considering the use of BESS BER students. Previous psychometric research specifically Student Form involved samples elementary middle school-age children. This study adds to scores on by using high school aged students assess both factor structure reported...
A 2009 National Academies of Sciences report on child mental health prevention and treatment concluded that screening for risk is an essential component service delivery. To date, however, there are few practical assessments available or practices in place measure individual risk, aggregated at the school community level. This study examined utility a 30-item paper pencil student self-report screener behavioral emotional (BER) surveying among 7 schools.In 2010, 2,222 students 3 middle 4 high...
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study examining experiences counselors in their work with clients who self‐injure. Using grounded theory methodology, authors established 6 categories to explain counselors’ conceptualization self‐injury and process working these clients: (a) external factors self‐injury, (b) defining (c) potential for harm, (d) conditions treatment, (e) reactions self‐injure, (f) clients’ response treatment.
.Increasingly, schools are implementing school-based screening for risk of behavioral and emotional problems; hence, foundational evidence supporting the predictive validity instruments is important to assess. This study examined Behavior Assessment System Children-2 Behavioral Emotional Screening Student Form (BESS Student) in authentic context an urban high school that conducted universal over 3 years. Multivariate regression, sensitivity, specificity, receiver operating characteristic...
Given the steady increase of students from diverse backgrounds in U.S. educational system, particular immigrant and Latino students, it is important to consider how best support all within our schools. The present study focuses on Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2) Behavioral Emotional Screening (BESS) Parent Spanish form, which a promising assessment tool those who are interested screening behavioral emotional risk among Spanish-speaking populations. included...
The transition from high school to adulthood is challenging for many students, but particularly students who hold membership in marginalized populations. College and career readiness (CCR) supports can help with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) those have had interactions the juvenile justice (JJ) system find postsecondary success a variety of areas, including employment, independent living, education, leisure/social activities,...
Research indicates that there is a discrepancy in academic outcomes between students attending school urban environments and those suburban environments. While educational reform efforts have focused on providing in-school interventions, they often do not consider variables address well-being, nor are aligned among critical stakeholders. This study implemented two-round Delphi survey to develop consensus around priorities of focus improve the well-being students. It was discovered main...
The role of religion/spirituality (R/S) in the lives incarcerated individuals is complex. Inmates may draw on R/S as a coping strategy, way to place responsibility, or an approach creating meaning. importance using strategy can be amplified context correctional setting. While some attention has focused effectiveness faith-based services jails and prisons, very little emphasis been placed those constructs psychotherapy within context. Accordingly, this article explores application...
Interventions developed to improve adaptive skills can academic achievement. The authors expanded this line of research by examining the relationship between performance on a state proficiency exam and classifications Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Second Edition parent teacher reports. Participants included 392 Latino students, Grades 2–6 in large urban school district. Ordinal regression models were used assess relationships student level classifications. Students classified as...
Although racial, ethnic, and linguistically minoritized school-aged students within the United States are increasing in population, school psychologists have historically been predominantly white, monolingual females. Diversity field of psychology is important for improving students' achievement postsecondary success, particularly as it relates to underrepresented students. Research shows that diversity faculty recruitment retention graduate However, demographic information has only...