Training Teachers to Identify and Refer At-Risk Students Through Computer Simulation

Bradley, Elizabeth; Kendall, Brittany

doi:10.1007/s41347-019-00106-w

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“…The rate of suicide in Alabama in 2018 was 16.8 per 100,000, with Alabama showing a pattern of higher rates than the United States national average since 1990 (ADPH, 2020; CDC, 2020). Since teachers spend most of the day with their students, they may be the best professionals to recognize and intervene with adolescents at risk for psychological problems; however, teachers and staff do not feel they have been adequately trained to identify or refer at-risk students (Bradley & Kendall, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The teachers and staff members engage in hands-on practice leading conversations with virtual, fully animated, and emotionally responsive students scienti cally designed to embody speci c personalities, attitudes, and medical/behavioral health conditions (Kognito, 2020). A study by Bradley and Kendall (2019) reported signi cant improvement in teacher con dence and competence in approaching and referring at-risk students to mental health services. Results from the study suggested that virtual simulations were an effective training tool for educators in identifying and referring atrisk students.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies suggested that educators lacked knowledge and con dence in dealing with NSSI and suicidal behaviors (Badr, 2017). Studies suggested using virtual simulations, such as programs by Kognito, in professional development to help build skills in teachers and staff to identify and intervene early with students experiencing psychological distress, which could lead to suicide (Bradley & Kendall, 2019;Groschwitz et al, 2017). Implementing evidence-based school-based programs to increase school staff and educators' knowledge regarding NSSI and recognizing adolescents at risk for suicide is necessary.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Teachers spend most of the day with their students. As a result, they may be the best professionals to recognize and intervene with adolescents at risk for psychological problems that could lead to suicide (Bradley & Kendall, 2019). Teachers and staff members must recognize adolescents at risk for suicide and intervene early.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite this, school teachers and staff members have had di culty identifying those students before a signi cant incident. Teachers do not feel that they have been adequately trained to identify students with psychological problems or refer atrisk students (Bradley & Kendall, 2019;Marsh, 2016).…”

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Increasing Referrals to School Counselors by Integrating an Evidence-based Program for Educators Identifying Adolescents at Risk for Suicide in a Rural High School

Holloway¹

2022

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Background: Addressing suicide in America's youth is imperative. Teachers play an essential role in identifying and intervening with adolescents experiencing psychological distress leading to suicide. Unfortunately, teachers and staff lack professional development in addressing the identification of students in psychological distress. Purpose:This project aimed to increase referrals to school counselors by integrating an evidence-based program for educators identifying adolescents at risk for suicide in a rural high school. Design Method: This quantitative quality improvement project with a pre-/post-test design was implemented with referrals to the school guidance counselors before and after the program's completion were analyzed. Conclusion: There was a significant increase in teachers and staff members' confidence in their ability to recognize when a student was exhibiting signs of psychological distress and their ability to talk to a student in psychological distress and help those students connect with the school guidance counselors. Implications for Nursing: This project showed that implementing an evidence-based professional development program helped build teachers' and staff's skills that support early identification and intervention with students experiencing psychological distress, leading to suicide.

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High School Educator Training by Simulation to Address Emotional and Behavioral Concerns in School Settings: A Randomized Study

Albright

Fazel

Khalid

et al. 2022

J. technol. behav. sci.

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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of an online virtual human role-play simulation in teaching high school educators and staff to identify, talk to, and if necessary, refer students in psychological distress to support services. High school educators (N = 31,144) from 43 US states and 5 American territories completed a baseline survey and then randomly assigned to a wait-list control or treatment group. Participants in the treatment group completed the training simulation which included active learning strategies to teach evidenced-based communication strategies such as motivational interviewing to build skills and shift attitudes. Immediately after the training, treatment group participants completed a post-survey and then a 3-month follow-up survey. Baseline and post-surveys included the validated gatekeeper behavior scale measures which assess attitudinal constructs that predict helping behaviors. Self-reported helping behaviors were collected at baseline from both groups and at the 3-month follow-up for the treatment group. The treatment group participants’ post and follow-up data were compared to the control group’s baseline measures. The treatment group post-training scores were significantly higher (p < .001) than the control group’s baseline scores for all gatekeeper behavior scale attitudinal constructs of preparedness, likelihood, and self-efficacy to engage in helping behaviors. A teacher subsample reported significant increases (p < .001) in the number of students referred to mental health support services when compared to baseline measures of the control group. Role-play simulations hold promise in teaching educators to become the “eyes and ears” of student mental health by empowering them to identify students in psychological distress, engage them in effective conversations about their concerns, and if necessary, make a referral to behavioral health support services. Future studies need to implement measures that document students entering counseling as a result of self-reported referrals and examine the impact of the training on the overall mental health culture within schools. Such studies could lead to simulations being widely adopted to support public health initiatives that address student mental health and wellness.

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Serious games to prevent and detect bullying and cyberbullying: A systematic serious games and literature review

Calvo-Morata

Alonso‐Fernández

Freire

et al. 2020

Computers & Education

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Training Teachers to Identify and Refer At-Risk Students Through Computer Simulation

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Increasing Referrals to School Counselors by Integrating an Evidence-based Program for Educators Identifying Adolescents at Risk for Suicide in a Rural High School

Increasing Referrals to School Counselors by Integrating an Evidence-based Program for Educators Identifying Adolescents at Risk for Suicide in a Rural High School

High School Educator Training by Simulation to Address Emotional and Behavioral Concerns in School Settings: A Randomized Study

Serious games to prevent and detect bullying and cyberbullying: A systematic serious games and literature review

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