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Brendel, Kristen Esposito; Maynard, Brandy R.; Albright, David L.; Bellomo, Mary – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objective: To examine the effects of school-based interventions on the well-being of military-connected children (i.e., dependents of U.S. military service members, veterans, or reserve component members) who attend public or private elementary or secondary schools with parental deployment, parental reintegration, parental military-related trauma…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Intervention, Military Service, Parent Child Relationship
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Fagan, Abigail A.; Catalano, Richard F. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objectives: Given the high rates at which adolescents engage in violence, the strong link between adolescent and adult violence, and the financial and social costs of violence, the prevention of violent behavior is a national priority. Methods: The authors conducted a comprehensive review of evaluations utilizing quasi-experimental or experimental…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Adolescent Attitudes, Intervention
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Newsome, W. Sean – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
Despite the preliminary studies that support solution-focused brief therapy, limited research has examined the model as a group intervention with students at risk for academic underachievement and school nonattendance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the model on school attendance and grade point average.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade Point Average, Elementary Secondary Education, Underachievement