Tough Transitions: Mental Health Care Professionals' Perception of the Psychiatric Hospital to School Transition |
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| Authors: | Elysia V. Clemens PhD Laura E. Welfare PhD Amy M. Williams PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Counselor Education &2. Supervision , University of Northern Colorado , Greeley, Colorado, USA elysia.clemens@unco.edu;4. Department of Counselor Education , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Blacksburg, Virginia, USA;5. AspenPointe Health Services , Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA |
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| Abstract: | Psychiatric reasons are among the most common causes of hospitalization for adolescents. A Consensual Qualitative Research approach was used to explore mental health professionals' perceptions of the needs of adolescents as they transition from psychiatric hospital to school. Academic, social, and emotional domains emerged as important areas of attention prior to and during the psychiatric hospital to school transition. Implications from interviews with 14 mental health professionals working in inpatient, outpatient, and school settings are reported. |
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| Keywords: | adolescent mental health at-risk students |
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