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Te Qi; Gill Strait; Anthony Roberson; John D. Terry – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
The student check-up (SCU) is a brief school-based motivational interviewing intervention developed to promote academic-related behavioral changes and to increase accessibility to mental health services. Despite published randomized controlled trials demonstrating SCU's effectiveness in promoting student self-efficacy in academic efforts, the…
Descriptors: Students, Student Behavior, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs
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Kara McKenna; Melissa A. Bray; Brenna Fitzmaurice; Dowon Choi; Erin DeMaio; Clark R. Bray; Carly Bernstein – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This study sought to investigate the effects of a self-monitoring (SM) with goal-setting (GS) intervention on students' disruptive behavior. A multiple baseline A-B-BC design was implemented across five elementary school-aged participants diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to examine the use of a behavioral intervention…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Self Management, Intervention, Student Behavior
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Begeny, John C.; Codding, Robin S.; Wang, Jiayi; Hida, Rahma M.; Patterson, Sierra L.; Kessler, Sarah; Fields-Turner, Felicia; Ramos, Kimberly A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
More than half of students in the USA perform below a proficient level in math. Although evidence suggests that intervention in elementary school is critical to supporting struggling learners, and there are several research-supported instructional practices to support students with math difficulties, the existing research is limited with regard to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Motivation, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention
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Savage, Todd A.; Prout, H. Thompson; Chard, Kathleen M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate school psychologists' attitudes toward lesbians and gay males. Aspects of school psychologists' knowledge, beliefs, current practices, and levels of preparedness related to issues of sexual orientation were also explored. A sample of 288 school psychologists (215 females and 73 males, mean age = 44…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Sexual Orientation, School Psychology
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Walcott, Christy M.; Meyers, Adena B.; Landau, Steven – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Many adolescents are susceptible to negative outcomes associated with sexual behavior. This is particularly true for those who initiate sexual intercourse at an early age, have many sex partners, or engage in unprotected sex because these behaviors put one at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. This article reviews the…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescents