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Presented at the 21st Annual Research Conference

Schools and Systems of Care: Challenges and Models for Collaboration from the National Evaluation

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Presenting: Charles Seagle; Freda Brashears

All Authors for this paper: Charles Seagle; Freda Brashears

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: From the National System of Care Evaluation data, researchers have identified distinct approaches to collaboration between schools and systems of care. We discuss two general approaches: one in which mental health workers are out-stationed in schools to coordinate and provide services; another in which schools and systems of care collaborate through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, a program that focuses on understanding and impeding problem behaviors, altering environments, and creating support systems for students.

Comparing Academic Progress Over Time in Systems of Care and Usual Services

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Presenting: Jeffrey Anderson; John Houser; Robert Stephens; Christine Walrath

All Authors for this paper: Jeffrey Anderson; John Houser; Robert Stephens; Christine Walrath

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: This study examined school data from a large national evaluation to better understand the extent that SOC involvement impacts academic progress over time. This project is unique in that no study to date has provided a longitudinal comparison of the educational progress associated with system of care and usual services. Findings suggest that outcomes improved to a greater degree for young people served in the system of care as compared to youth receiving usual services.

Using Local Data to Evaluate Educational Outcomes

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Presenting: J. Sean Allen

All Authors for this paper: J. Sean Allen

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: Through collaboration with a local school district, evaluators obtained academic records of children receiving wraparound. School records told a different story from the data obtained from caregivers in evaluation interviews. Whereas caregivers reported dramatic improvement in grades, no evidence of a change in actual grades was found. This finding underscores the importance of utilizing multiple data sources rather than relying exclusively on caregiver reports in evaluating academic outcomes.

Educational Profiles at Enrollment in Systems of Care: A National Perspective

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Presenting: Jeffrey Anderson; Ana Maria Brannan; Brigitte Manteuffel

All Authors for this paper: Jeffrey Anderson; Ana Maria Brannan; Brigitte Manteuffel

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: While research demonstrates the poor outcomes experienced in school by children and youth with serious emotional and behavioral challenges, an initiative called systems of care appears to be able to offer previously unavailable or uncoordinated supports to schools, students, and their families. This study describes the educational profiles of a national sample of students who participated in federally funded systems of care at the time of their enrollment into a system of care.

Educational Outcomes in Systems of Care: Emerging Evidence?

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Session Number: 2 Room: Meeting Room 12

Presenting: Jeffrey Anderson; Sylvia Fisher

All Authors for this paper: Jeffrey Anderson; Sylvia Fisher

Presentation Type: brief symposium

Synopsis: This symposium focuses on educational processes and outcomes in federally funded systems of care. It has been hypothesized that systems of care can support improved school functioning because, unlike schools, these approaches ostensibly offer assistance to students, their families, and their schools 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, little is known about the extent to which systems of care approaches actually focus on educational and school outcomes. The first study examined a national dataset of systems of care participants to describe the typical educational profiles of K-12 students at the time they entered a system of care. In the second study, a collaboration between evaluators and a local school district is described in which the academic records of children receiving wraparound were compared with data obtained from caregivers in evaluation interviews. Findings underscored the importance of utilizing multiple data sources when evaluating academic outcomes. In the third study, hierarchical linear modeling was used to better understand the extent to which SOC involvement impacts academic progress over time. Findings suggested that outcomes improved to a greater degree for young people served in the system of care as compared to youth receiving usual services. In the last study, researchers discuss distinct approaches to collaboration between schools and systems of care. Findings uncovered two general approaches. In the first, mental health workers are out-stationed in schools to coordinate and provide services and in the second, schools and systems of care collaborate through positive behavioral interventions and supports.

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Session Time: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Presentation Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM