<p>School mental health issues have become an increasingly important issue for our youth. Schools are a vital resource for providing prevention-based services to students. This study evaluated a pilot implementation of a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) based skills intervention in a single high school in the Midwest. The sample included a convenience sample of 39 students from three different teachers across three trimesters. Social-emotional learning (SEL) skills, DBT skill use, dysfunctional coping, fidelity, and intervention attendance information were collected. We used a hybrid fixed effects/multi-level model to evaluate the effects of the intervention (McNeish, <CitationRef CitationID="CR26">2023</CitationRef>). Students increased their use of DBT-based skills (<i>b =</i> 0.18, SE = 0.07), decreased their use of dysfunctional coping skills (<i>b</i> = -0.12, SE = 0.07), and increased their overall SEL skills (<i>b</i> = 2.59, SE = 2.02). There were significant differences in implementation fidelity across teachers (<InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\:{\eta\:}^{2}\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> = 0.18); however, only one teacher in one trimester had implementation fidelity slightly below 90%. Lastly, there were non-significant correlations between attendance, previous DBT exposure, and gender on changes in SEL, DBT skill use, or dysfunctional coping. Limitations and future research are discussed.</p>

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Preliminary Evaluation of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Skills Training Class for High School Students

  • Jared T. Izumi,
  • Bethany Walczak,
  • Jamie K. Elizalde,
  • Matthew Hayes

摘要

School mental health issues have become an increasingly important issue for our youth. Schools are a vital resource for providing prevention-based services to students. This study evaluated a pilot implementation of a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) based skills intervention in a single high school in the Midwest. The sample included a convenience sample of 39 students from three different teachers across three trimesters. Social-emotional learning (SEL) skills, DBT skill use, dysfunctional coping, fidelity, and intervention attendance information were collected. We used a hybrid fixed effects/multi-level model to evaluate the effects of the intervention (McNeish, 2023). Students increased their use of DBT-based skills (b = 0.18, SE = 0.07), decreased their use of dysfunctional coping skills (b = -0.12, SE = 0.07), and increased their overall SEL skills (b = 2.59, SE = 2.02). There were significant differences in implementation fidelity across teachers ( \(\:{\eta\:}^{2}\) = 0.18); however, only one teacher in one trimester had implementation fidelity slightly below 90%. Lastly, there were non-significant correlations between attendance, previous DBT exposure, and gender on changes in SEL, DBT skill use, or dysfunctional coping. Limitations and future research are discussed.