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Internship
in Clinical Child Psychology
Research
Programs
Project Title
Teacher Leaders and Mental Health Services for Children with ADHD in
Low-Income Urban Communities.
Supervisors
Marc S. Atkins, Patricia Graczyk, Jaleel Abdul Adil, Stacy Frazier
Collaborators
Carl C. Bell, M.D., Robert Gibbons, Ph.D.
Project Description
Recent guidelines for best practice for ADHD indicate the importance
of school-based services for children with ADHD and the need for enhanced
collaboration between mental health providers and educators. This program,
funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, studies a model based
on social diffusion theory in which peer-nominated teacher opinion leaders
are paired with community-based mental health service providers to impact
on school practices for students with ADHD. UIC team members will train
teacher key opinion leaders (KOL) and community-based mental health
providers on evidence-based practices for students with ADHD students
via a web-based course offered through the UIC College of Education.
Upon completion of the course, KOL teachers and mental health providers
will work collaboratively to recommend classroom- based interventions
for students with ADHD in Grades 1-4. A comparison group in matched
schools will provide evidence-based training to mental health providers
via the web-based course but these providers will not be teamed with
teacher opinion leaders. We hypothesize that teachers in KOL schools
will show more positive attitudes towards educational and mental health
services, will make greater use of recommended classroom accommodations
for ADHD students, and will evidence greater parental involvement and
improved academic and social behavior for students.
Psychology Interns
Roles and Contributions
1. Provide consultation to KOL teams on program implementation and evaluation.
2. Assist with the refinement of ADHD guidelines mental health providers
in urban low income communities.
3. Assist with the development of measures to assess program implementation
and effectiveness.
4. Assist with data analysis and interpretation towards the refinement
of research goals.
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