Modifying an Evidence-Based Summer Treatment Program for Use in a Summer School Setting: A Pilot Effectiveness Evaluation

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 c...

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Published inSchool mental health Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 143 - 154
Main Authors O’Connor, Briannon C., Tresco, Katy E., Pelham, William E., Waschbusch, Daniel A., Gnagy, Elizabeth M., Greiner, Andrew R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer US 01.09.2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Academic achievement
Achievement tests
Adolescents
After school programs
Behavior disorders
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Classrooms
Clinical Psychology
College students
Developmental Psychology
Drug use
Education
Grade repetition
Health services
Individualized Instruction
Intervention
Mental health care
Original Paper
Paraprofessionals
Peers
Psychology
Standardized Tests
Summer school
Teachers
Teenagers
Disruptive behavior
Program evaluation
Summer school
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1866-2625
1866-2633
DOI:10.1007/s12310-012-9075-z