A School‐based Primary Prevention Group for Children with Alterations in Health Status

Abstract

The implementation of primary prevention measures for the positive mental health of children has been identified by psychiatric nursing leaders as a priority for child psychiatric nurses. Promoting positive mental health behaviors in school‐aged children is facilitated by establishing a helping relationship within the context of small‐group activity situated in the child's natural school setting. The authors describe the theory and process of establishing a time‐limited, closed group in a school setting, for 10 children who were experiencing some alteration in health status.

Selection and Use of Clinical Rating Instruments in Child Psychiatric Nursing

“…The CBCL also has applications for research. For example, it could be used to characterize a sample of school children prior to the initiation of a school-based group therapy project (Conley & Kendall, 1989).…”