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Iachini, Aidyn L.; Wolfer, Terry A. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
Preparation of the school mental health (SMH) workforce is an important priority. Significant gaps remain, however, in our understanding of which pre-service training strategies may be most effective for promoting essential cross-disciplinary SMH competencies. In response, this paper describes the case method of teaching and provides pilot…
Descriptors: Social Work, Professional Education, Graduate Students, Student Surveys
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Iachini, Aidyn L.; Rogelberg, Sandra; Terry, John David; Lutz, Amy – Children & Schools, 2016
This article describes Aspire, a new motivational interviewing (MI) early intervention program designed to prevent dropout among students repeating the ninth grade, and then examines the feasibility and acceptability of this program through a mixed-methods approach. The Aspire program is a nine-lesson curriculum grounded in MI with an emphasis on…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Motivation Techniques, Interviews, Early Intervention
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Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Iachini, Aidyn L.; Ball, Annahita; Barke, Susan; Martin, Lloyd D. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2016
School improvement models are expanding to incorporate priorities around positive youth development, safe and supportive school climates, school mental health, and school-family community partnerships. A partnership was formed between researchers and district/school leaders to examine the 3-year adoption and implementation of 1 such exemplary…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Urban Schools, School Districts