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Fukuchi, Naru; Koh, Eugen – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2022
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011 leaving more than 400,000 people, including 100,000 children, homeless. These displaced children lived in temporary housing and 'temporarily' attended schools, which provided them with professional mental health support after the disaster. This paper highlights the role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Anxiety, Trauma
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Sangar, Maninder; Howe, Julia – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2021
The cultural construct 'shame' (sharam) is cited as an oppressive force that controls and perpetuates patriarchal structures within particular cultures. 'Shame' and the related construct 'honour' (izzat) are believed to be key instruments for the oppression of women. Research has suggested that shame prevents women from South Asian communities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Females, Social Influences
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Gillard, Duncan; Flaxman, Paul; Hooper, Nic – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2018
Guidance for schools regarding the promotion and enhancement of psychological wellbeing represents an invitation to intervene to promote effective, evidence-informed, whole-school approaches for school staff, students and parents. With its transdiagnostic approach and evidence from empirical literature, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is…
Descriptors: Well Being, Mental Health, Psychological Patterns, Intervention
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Krause, Natasha; Blackwell, Laura; Claridge, Simon – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2020
The Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme is an evidence-informed intervention delivered by teaching assistants and supervised by educational psychologists. In this research, semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate the impact of the ELSA programme on wellbeing from the perspective of pupils. A thematic analysis of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Emotional Intelligence, Student Welfare
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Zafeiriou, Maria Evrydiki; Gulliford, Anthea – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2020
Educational psychologists (EPs) in England are identified as key to specialist mental health provision in schools yet are underrepresented in policy development. This study examined EPs' mental health casework in schools as one aspect of the professional contribution in this area. Data gathered from interviews with EPs were analysed though…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Mental Health
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Gren-Landell, Malin; Ekerfelt Allvin, Cornelia; Bradley, Maria; Andersson, Maria; Andersson, Gerhard – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
In the present online survey, 158 teachers in regular and special education teaching in grades six to nine were asked to rate the importance of probable reasons for problematic school absenteeism. On average, the teachers estimated that among their students, 19 students had presented with problematic school absenteeism over the last five years.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Attendance Patterns, Online Surveys