Highlights
This exploratory study examined COVID-19 related peritraumatic distress among child welfare workers (N=1,996) in one southeastern state in the United States (U.S.).
Nearly half of all participants were experiencing mild or severe distress.
Those identifying as married, heterosexual/straight, a supervisor, more financially stable, and in better physical and mental health (respectively) were experiencing less distress than others in the sample.
School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) emphasize unity of staff expectations regarding student behavior, the proactive teaching of positive behaviors, and a tiered, data-driven system of interventions (Sugai & Horner, 2009). Research shows SWPBIS yields improvements in student behavior outcomes like disciplinary office referrals and out of school suspensions (Bradshaw, Mitchell,
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