ERIC Number: EJ1350936
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
The Feasibility and Promise of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training with Teachers and School Personnel in High-Poverty Schools
Psychology in the Schools, v59 n11 p2229-2250 Nov 2022
This study examined the feasibility and promise of using virtual Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) with educators. DBT-ST was offered to 39 educators (89% female, mean age 46.45) in one high-poverty school district during the COVID-19 pandemic using a pre-post design. Educators attended five of eight groups (Mode = 8) and there were statistically significant decreases in stress (p = 0.001, r[subscript rb] = -0.51) and dysfunctional coping (p = 0.000, r[subscript rb] = -0.57), and increases in DBT skill use (p = 0.016, r[subscript rb] = 0.44). Ratings on anxiety and depression were unchanged. The X[superscript 2] analyses indicated a significant relationship between stress and attendance with the high stress group more likely to attend the groups than the low stress group, X[superscript 2](1) = 4.88, p = 0.027. DBT-ST may be feasible for teachers but future considerations regarding the role of mental health personnel in delivering teacher health and wellness interventions is warranted.
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Skill Development, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Poverty, COVID-19, Pandemics, Stress Management, Coping, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Teachers, Intervention, Feasibility Studies, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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