Mentoring to Promote Courage and Confidence Among Elementary School Students With Internalizing Problems: A Single-Case Design Pilot Study |
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| Authors: | Aria E Fiat Clayton R Cook Yanchen Zhang Tyler L Renshaw Polocarpio DeCano Jillian S Merrick |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;2. Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA;3. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;4. Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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| Abstract: | There is a paucity of selective, Tier 2 interventions that educators can implement for students with internalizing problems as part of their schools' Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports. To fill this void, the authors' purpose was to evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and integrity of a structured school-based mentoring program, the Courage and Confidence Mentor Program (CCMP), for elementary students. A single-case experimental multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the efficacy of the CCMP with 6 students. Visual analysis of the results and single-case effect size estimates revealed that all but 1 of the participants demonstrated noticeable reductions in internalizing problems as measured by teacher-completed direct behavior ratings. Findings were confirmed by other dependent variables gathered from students and teachers. Limitations of the methods and directions for future research involving Tier 2 interventions for elementary students with internalizing problems are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Mentoring internalizing mental health tier 2 |
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