Evaluation of a Remote Training Strategy

Launched by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA · Sep 1, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a remote training platform with BHS in schools serving rural communities.

Study Design: This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial to compare implementation and student outcomes of three training strategies: Control Condition (CC), Remote Video (RV), and Remote Video plus Coaching (RV+).

Setting/Participants: Participants will be school personnel with and without prior mental health training and students in grades 4-8 in schools serving rural communities who are deemed at risk for externalizing and internalizing ...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Administrator: Any school principal or assistant principal from participating schools implementing PBIS.
• • Behavioral Health Staff: Any counselor, social worker, or teacher from participating schools implementing PBIS who work with students in grades 4-8.
• Students: Inclusion of students to receive a Tier 2 intervention is as follows:
• • attending one of the participating schools
• • being in grades 4-8
• • identified by the Tier 2 team as not responding to Tier 1 intervention, thus needing Tier 2 support
• • scoring ≥ 1 SD above the mean on the Emotional Symptoms or Conduct Problems scales of the Strength andDifficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) completed by a parent or a teacher
• • The cut-off score level for the SDQ is appropriate for identifying students at risk for a behavioral/mental health disorder. We limit participation to students in grades 4-8 because the group EBPs are appropriate for this age group.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Administrator: School staff who are not principals or assistant principals.
• • Behavioral Health Staff: School staff who are not part of the PBIS team and who do not work with students in grades 4-8.
• • Students: Students who do not meet screening or group participation criteria will not be included in the study. Students with a history of intellectual disability or serious developmental delays according to school records will not be included because they would be unlikely to benefit from the interventions used in the study. Students with a history of psychotic or autistic spectrum disorders as reported by parents will not be included.
• • Subjects that do not meet all the enrollment criteria may not be enrolled. Any violations of these criteria must be reported in accordance with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Policies and Procedures.