TY - JOUR
T1 - Modifying an evidence-based summer treatment program for use in a summer school setting: A pilot effectiveness evaluation
AU - O'Connor, Briannon C.
AU - Tresco, Katy E.
AU - Pelham, William E. J. R.
AU - Waschbusch, Daniel A.
AU - Gnagy, Elizabeth M.
AU - Greiner, Andrew R.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - This report evaluates a pilot implementation of a modified version of the Summer Treatment Program (STP, Pelham et al. in Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents. The Guilford Press, New York, 2010) as an afternoon adjunct to a mandatory summer school curriculum in three inner city elementary schools (Summer School STP, SSSTP). Using preliminary post-test measures, the SSSTP was compared with afternoon adjunct programs implemented in two comparison schools. Students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade who failed to meet grade-level requirements for grade promotion were required to attend the program and served as participants (SSSTP n = 585, Comparison n = 686). Measures collected include the following: student self-reports, teachers’ program evaluations, staff evaluations (of students, program, benefit to self), staff ratings of benefit to junior counselors (i.e., adolescent employees), and independent observations. Results suggest that the SSSTP is an acceptable and feasible adjunctive intervention for the summer school setting in inner city schools. Further research is needed to examine academic and therapeutic benefits. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved). (journal abstract)
AB - This report evaluates a pilot implementation of a modified version of the Summer Treatment Program (STP, Pelham et al. in Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents. The Guilford Press, New York, 2010) as an afternoon adjunct to a mandatory summer school curriculum in three inner city elementary schools (Summer School STP, SSSTP). Using preliminary post-test measures, the SSSTP was compared with afternoon adjunct programs implemented in two comparison schools. Students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade who failed to meet grade-level requirements for grade promotion were required to attend the program and served as participants (SSSTP n = 585, Comparison n = 686). Measures collected include the following: student self-reports, teachers’ program evaluations, staff evaluations (of students, program, benefit to self), staff ratings of benefit to junior counselors (i.e., adolescent employees), and independent observations. Results suggest that the SSSTP is an acceptable and feasible adjunctive intervention for the summer school setting in inner city schools. Further research is needed to examine academic and therapeutic benefits. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved). (journal abstract)
KW - Educational Program Evaluation
KW - Educational Programs
KW - Elementary Schools
KW - School Based Intervention
KW - child psychotherapy
KW - evidence based treatment
KW - program evaluation
KW - summer school curriculum
UR - https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/831
M3 - Article
VL - 4
JO - School Mental Health
JF - School Mental Health
ER -