The Practices of Psychologists Working in Schools during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Investigation

Autor/inn/en	Reupert, Andrea; Schaffer, Gary E.; Von Hagen, Alexa; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Berger, Emily; Büttner, Gerhard; Power, Elizabeth M.; Morris, Zoe; Paradis, Pascale; Fisk, Amy K.; Summers, Dianne; Wurf, Gerald; May, Fiona
Titel	The Practices of Psychologists Working in Schools during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Investigation
Quelle	In: School Psychology, 37 (2022) 2, S.190-201 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Reupert, Andrea) ORCID (Allen, Kelly-Ann) ORCID (Berger, Emily) ORCID (Morris, Zoe) ORCID (Summers, Dianne) ORCID (Wurf, Gerald) ORCID (May, Fiona)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2578-4218
DOI	10.1037/spq0000450
Schlagwörter	School Psychologists; Mental Health; School Closing; COVID-19; Pandemics; Cultural Differences; Barriers; Access to Health Care; Student Needs; Telecommunications; Printed Materials; Technological Literacy; Counseling Techniques; Foreign Countries; United States; Canada; Germany; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Psychohygiene; School closings; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Kultureller Unterschied; Telekommunikationstechnik; Technisches Wissen; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Ausland; USA; Kanada; Deutschland; Australien
Abstract	This exploratory study aimed to identify the ways psychologists working in schools supported students' mental health during school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was developed to determine (a) how psychologists working in schools across the United States, Canada, Germany, and Australia supported students' mental health during COVID-19, (b) how their services changed during COVID-19, and (c) potential differences between countries concerning difficulties supporting students' mental health during this time. The survey was based on previous research and was subsequently piloted. Using convenience and snowball sampling, 938 participants (U.S. n = 665; Canada n = 48; Germany n = 140; Australia n = 85) completed the online survey. Overall, school psychology services across these four countries pivoted from psychoeducational assessments to virtual counseling, consultation, and the development/posting of online support directly to children or parents to use with their children. There was some variation between countries; during the pandemic, significantly more psychologists in Germany and Australia provided telehealth/telecounseling than those in the United States and Canada, and psychologists in Germany provided significantly more hardcopy material to support children than psychologists in other countries. There is a need to ensure psychologists have the appropriate technological skills to support school communities during periods of school closure, including, but not limited to, virtual counseling and the administration of psychoeducational assessments. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01