scholarly journals A National Survey on Mental Health Professional Development in Juvenile Justice Facilities: Implications for Youth Reentry

2020 ◽  
pp. 019874292091118
Author(s):  
Joseph Calvin Gagnon ◽  
Jacqueline Swank
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Correctional Officers ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
National Study ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Training Format ◽  
Youth Reentry ◽  
Clinical Directors

A national study of clinical directors examined professional development (PD) focused on mental health provided to professionals in juvenile justice facilities for adjudicated youth. A total of 85 clinical directors responded to a mail survey (45% return rate). The survey questions related to (a) topics of staff training and the basis for choosing topics, (b) which professionals participated in each PD topic, (c) training format and frequency of PD, (d) recommended attributes of PD, (e) methods of evaluating PD, and (f) adequacy of PD and how can it be improved. For each topic, PD was typically provided once per year and face to face, rather than online. PD participation rates were commonly in the 30% and 40% ranges for professionals other than clinical directors and counselors, with teachers, correctional officers, administrators, and teaching assistants receiving PD the least. Rarely did PD include recommended attributes of PD, and it was commonly viewed as ineffective. Implications for research and practice related to PD and its relationship to youth reentry from juvenile justice facilities are discussed.

Preventing Suicide in Prisons, Part II

Crisis ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc S. Daigle ◽  
Anasseril E. Daniel ◽  
Greg E. Dear ◽  
Patrick Frottier ◽  
Lindsay M. Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Task Force ◽  
International Association ◽  
Correctional Officers ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Correctional Systems ◽  
Prevention Activities ◽  
Prison Systems

Abstract. The International Association for Suicide Prevention created a Task Force on Suicide in Prisons to better disseminate the information in this domain. One of its objectives was to summarize suicide-prevention activities in the prison systems. This study of the Task Force uncovered many differences between countries, although mental health professionals remain central in all suicide prevention activities. Inmate peer-support and correctional officers also play critical roles in suicide prevention but there is great variation in the involvement of outside community workers. These differences could be explained by the availability of resources, by the structure of the correctional and community services, but mainly by the different paradigms about suicide prevention. While there is a common and traditional paradigm that suicide prevention services are mainly offered to individuals by mental health services, correctional systems differ in the way they include (or not) other partners of suicide prevention: correctional officers, other employees, peer inmates, chaplains/priests, and community workers. Circumstances, history, and national cultures may explain such diversity but they might also depend on the basic way we think about suicide prevention at both individual and environmental levels.

Staff morale in English mental health hospitals: a national study

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Nolan ◽  
E Wearn ◽  
M Paul ◽  
S Wood ◽  
R Araya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
National Study ◽  
Staff Morale ◽  
Mental Health Hospitals

Toward an Understanding of What Works in Professional Development for Online Instructors: The Case of PBS Teacherline

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara C. Storandt ◽  
Lia C. Dossin ◽  
Anna Piacentini Lacher
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Online Faculty ◽  
Faculty Professional Development ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Learner Outcomes ◽  
Professional Development Model ◽  
Course Experience ◽  
Instructor Satisfaction

Research conducted in various settings suggests that preparation and support for online instructors should be considered separately from efforts to prepare face-to-face instructors. However, very few studies outline the ways in which preparation to teach online should differ, and only a handful link these practices to measurable outcomes that help define what is meant by effective. PBS TeacherLine’s professional development model presents an opportunity to examine a comprehensive, well-established effort that has undergone regular refinements over the past 11 years. Results from the yearlong study presented in this paper showed that PBS TeacherLine’s professional development model contributes positively to instructor satisfaction, retention, high quality online instruction, increased instructor reflection, and learner outcomes such as an overall positive course experience. These findings reveal promising best practices for online faculty professional development that are specific to the online environment.

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