Development of a typology of mentoring programmes for young people in secondary schools in the UK: a qualitative study

Research reports high levels of mental health problems faced by young people in the UK. Schools provide a range of mental health support services, although these are often not robustly evaluated. This paper aims to explore the mental health provision of secondary schools across two large regions in the North of England and provide comparisons to the mental health questionnaire scores of their pupils. Results are part of a wider study providing an overview of the mental health of secondary school pupils. Measures include the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, distributed to year 8, 9, and 11 pupils attending secondary schools and a bespoke mental health service provision questionnaire for school staff at the same schools. A total of 6328 pupil questionnaires and 36 staff questionnaires were returned from 21 schools. Results showed a non-significant correlation between provision and young people’s mental health scores and highlight a range of factors to take into consideration. There is a need to improve the evaluation and recording of school-based mental health provision. Mental health difficulties in young people are prevalent in schools. Future research is needed to elucidate which types of services are most helpful in preventing, supporting, and signposting those with mental health problems.

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What do young people with rheumatic conditions in the UK think about research involvement? A qualitative study

Pediatric Rheumatology ◽

10.1186/s12969-018-0251-z ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Suzanne Parsons ◽

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Wendy Thomson ◽

Katharine Cresswell ◽

Bella Starling ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Research Involvement ◽

Rheumatic Conditions ◽

The Uk

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The Anxiety Caused by Secondary Schools for Autistic Adolescents: In Their Own Words

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11110726 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 726

Author(s):

Debra Costley ◽

Anne Emerson ◽

Danielle Ropar ◽

Elizabeth Sheppard

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Social Communication ◽

Daily Basis ◽

School Experience ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Sensory Sensitivities ◽

Inclusive Settings ◽

Theoretical View ◽

The Uk

Secondary schools are increasingly becoming inclusive of all students whatever their individual needs, but we question whether teachers understand enough about specific needs in order to effectively support all their students. Research indicates that autistic students often struggle with aspects of school (conformity; social communication; sensory challenges; bullying) but very few studies ask autistic adolescents about their experiences. One of the key elements of the school experience for autistic adolescents is the levels of anxiety experienced by many students on a daily basis. This research set out to explore the extent to which autistic students in secondary schools in the UK were able to recognise and reflect on their own anxiety. The eighteen participants in this co-produced qualitative study took part in semi-structured interviews planned by a team of autistic and non-autistic researchers. The themes that emerged from this study, in terms of triggers for anxiety, included other people’s behaviour, fear of the unknown, and sensory sensitivities. A theoretical view of their difficulties concurs with the concept of intolerance of uncertainty. Our data suggest that autistic students continue to experience high levels of anxiety throughout their secondary education, despite supports put in place by some schools. Strategies are highlighted that could be implemented by all schools to promote truly inclusive settings.

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Designing sexual health services to meet the needs of young people in the UK: results from a qualitative study to inform discrete choice experiment (DCE) development

10.26226/morressier.58ef94ddd462b80290b504f2 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Louise Jackson

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Health Services ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Discrete Choice Experiment ◽

Discrete Choice ◽

Choice Experiment ◽

The Uk

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Between the Rhetoric of Employability and the Reality of Youth (Under)Employment: NEET Policy Rhetoric in the UK and Scotland

Journal of Applied Youth Studies ◽

10.1007/s43151-021-00045-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Charlotte McPherson

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Young People ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Policy Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Empirical Data ◽

School To Work ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

The Uk ◽

Problem Agenda

AbstractIn the UK and Scotland, considerable resources have been devoted to tackling the persistent issue of young people who are, or are at risk of becoming, not in education, employment or training (NEET), a pathologized status that incurs significant penalties for young people and the economy. Using critical discourse analysis, this paper analyses and evaluates policy rhetoric to explore how the NEET ‘problem’, agenda and population are constituted by the UK and Scottish governments. In doing so, numerous unifying and problematic NEET policy tropes are identified, challenging the popular notion of significant policy divergence between the punitive reputation of Westminster and the image of Scottish governance as more socially democratic. Moreover, this paper differs from traditional policy analysis by also evaluating policy from the perspective of young people, drawing on empirical data from a qualitative study of the school-to-work transitions of NEET and marginally employed young people in Scotland.

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Reaching out: a proactive process to include young people with learning disabilities in counselling in secondary schools in the UK

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling ◽

10.1080/03069885.2010.491849 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 301-311 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sue Pattison

Keyword(s):

Learning Disabilities ◽

Young People ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

The Uk

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Psychological adaptation and recovery in youth with sarcoma: a qualitative study with practical implications for clinical care and research

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038799 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. e038799

Author(s):

Urska Kosir ◽

Lucy Bowes ◽

Rachel M Taylor ◽

Craig Gerrand ◽

Rachael Windsor ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Clinical Care ◽

Psychosocial Care ◽

Psychological Adaptation ◽

Individual Level ◽

Face To Face ◽

Framework Approach ◽

The Uk ◽

Meaningful Connections

ObjectivesThis study explored factors that play a role in psychological adaptation and recovery of young people with sarcoma.DesignQualitative study.SettingNational Health Service hospitals in the UK.MethodsUsing purposive sampling, participants were recruited for semistructured interviews over the telephone or face to face in order to answer questions about how cancer impacted various domains of their life. Data were analysed using a framework approach.ResultsThirty participants, aged 15–39 years with primary sarcoma diagnosis provided in-depth accounts of their experience. Emerging themes from the interviews were grouped into two overarching themes that relate to one’s adaptation to illness: individual level and environmental level. The qualitative nature of our study sheds light on meaningful connections between various factors and their role in one’s psychological adaptation to sarcoma. We devised a visual matrix to illustrate how risk and protective factors in adaptation vary between and within individuals.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates that young people with sarcoma report an array of both positive and negative factors related to their illness experience. The route to recovery is a multifactorial process and a one-size-fits-all approach to psychosocial care proves inadequate. We propose that moving beyond the latent constructs of resilience and psychopathology towards a dynamic model of psychological adaptation and recovery in this population can result in optimisation of care. We offer some recommendations for professionals working with young people with sarcoma in clinic and research.

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