Characteristics of School Violence and the Value of Family-School Therapeutic Alliances

Mental Health Research in K–12 Schools: Translating a Systems Approach to University–School Partnerships

“…A second axiom of the BSFT model that renders BSFT applicable to working with schools is the focus on forming and maintaining a therapeutic alliance (Hudson et al, 2005). The BSFT therapist has the goal of becoming a temporary member of the family in order to be accepted as an insider.…”

“…Disentangling how to establish and sustain successful, authentic partnerships with K–12 schools is important because these schools can serve as rich contexts for conducting mental health and health‐related research (Crawford et al, 2009; Hooper & Newman, 2011; Mayers & Schnorr, 2003; Owens & Murphy, 2004). Reaching out to and connecting with various and diverse school systems to form successful partnerships require thoughtful conceptual models and strategies (Bronfenbrenner, 1986; Hudson, Windham, & Hooper, 2005). In this article, we offer suggestions related to this long‐reported problem: What models exist to assist university researchers on how to partner with K–12 schools successfully and thoughtfully?…”

Exploring the Relations Between Parent Depressive Symptoms, Family Religious Involvement, and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Test of Moderation

“…Thus, additional studies are needed to further understand the relationship between religion and mental health in adolescents, specifically depression. Given the high levels of religion reported by individuals and families in the United States, studies examining the extent to which various family religious practices may serve a buffering effect on adolescent depressive symptoms in the context of family conflict (Davis & Epkins, 2009;Hudson et al, 2005;Mabe & Josephson, 2004) is an important area of study.…”

“…Specifically, and as shown in Figure 1, we tested three hypotheses: (1) There will be a linear relation between parent depressive symptoms and adolescent depressive symptoms (Hooper, 2010;Rice, 2009; Hypothesis 1), (2) family religious involvement will be inversely associated with adolescent depressive symptoms (higher scores on the Family Environment-Religious Involvement Scale will be associated with lower scores on the Beck Depression Inventory; Cotton et al, 2005;Horowitz & Garber, 2003; Hypothesis 2), and (3) family religious involvement will moderate the association between parent depressive symptoms and adolescent depressive symptoms (Cotton et al, 2005;Fabricatore, Handal, Rubio, & Gilner, 2004;Holmbeck, 1997;Wink, Dillon, & Larsen, 2005; Hypothesis 3). We also explored the association between family conflict and the study variables (Campbell & Moyers, 1988;Davis & Epkins, 2009;Hooper & DePuy, 2010;Hudson et al, 2005;Mabe & Josephson, 2004).…”

Characteristics of Sustainable Changes for Schools

“…Recognizing the importance of diversity can help one to focus on humanityís capacity to work together to meet the enormous environmental and social challenges (Hudson, 2005). Unity in diversity ñ the phrase connected with the ideas of equity and social justice.…”