Date of Award
2011
Degree Name
School Psychology
College
Graduate School of Education and Professional Development
Type of Degree
Ed.S.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Steve O’Keefe
Second Advisor
Sandra S. Stroebel
Third Advisor
Fred Jay Krieg
Abstract
With the number of children being placed into alternative school settings growing, it is of interest to know if mental health services are a beneficial addition to the traditional alternative programs. To research this issue, case studies of 48 children who had attended an alternative school were assessed. Participants included 48 students, half of whom had received only alternative school services while the other half had received alternative school services in addition to mental health services during their alternative school placement. Findings show no significant correlation between the hours of mental health services received and any of the following variables: days back at the home school, GPA 09-10, disciplinaries 09-10, absences 09-10, or dropout 09-10. One serious implication of this evidence is the suggestion that, in this situation, the addition of mental health services to the traditional alternative school setting is not an effective means of increasing school success.
Subject
Alternative schools
Subject
Students - Mental health
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Chasity D., "Mental Health Services and Alternative Schools" (2011). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 98.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/98
