The Catholic School Community as a protective factor for students whose military parents have been deployed

This study explores school-based mental health services for students who have experienced the military deployment of a parent. Military deployment creates a period of uncertainty and reorganization of the family as the family prepares for or adjusts to the deployment. The purpose of this study is to...

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Published in:Journal of instructional psychology 2012-09, Vol.39 (3-4), p.201
Main Authors: Carpenter-Aeby, Tracy, Aeby, Victor G, Raynor, Monica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Anxieties
Catholic schools
Children & youth
Community relations
Counseling
Data Analysis
Deployment (Strategy)
Education
Families & family life
Health services
Learning
Mental health
Mental Health Programs
Methods
Military deployment
Parents & parenting
Psychological aspects
Services
Social workers
Spirituality
Stress
Student adjustment
Student guidance services
Students
Study and teaching
Support groups
System theory
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Summary:This study explores school-based mental health services for students who have experienced the military deployment of a parent. Military deployment creates a period of uncertainty and reorganization of the family as the family prepares for or adjusts to the deployment. The purpose of this study is to explore emotional responses and the classroom performance of these students and the school-based mental health services that are necessary for positive school engagement. As a preliminary study in a rural area, school, church, and Catholic Charities become a social community acting as a single unit, which meet The Search Institute's criteria as a protective factor for minimizing at-risk school behaviors. In a secondary analysis of data, five case studies were examined considering their presenting problems at time of referral, psychosocial symptoms with respect to classroom performance. This study suggests that, students may benefit from school-based mental health services when a parent is deployed and a school community such as The Catholic School Community, in this case.
ISSN:0094-1956