Emerging Ecological Approaches to Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health in the School Context: Next Steps From a Community Psychology Perspective

School Social Workers’ Perception of School Climate: An Ecological System Perspective

“…The aim of this study was to explore the views and opinions of school social workers concerning school climate. Using the ecological system framework (Trickett & Rowe, 2012), this study will focus on factors that influence school social workers' views on specific aspects relating to school climate, such as safety measurements and other environmental factors within the school, that can lead to positive and effective dynamics. Specifically, this study presents two questions: 1) how do social workers view the existing measurements, regulations, and activities implemented in schools to promote positive and effective climate, and 2) what are the factors that seem to influence the school social workers' views on the quality of school climate and developmental plans implemented in schools.…”

TheJournal of Educational and Psychological Consultation: A Quarter Century of Contribution, A Future of Challenge and Optimism

“…He suggested, for example, using consultation to adopt empirically-validated teaching methods to prevent school failure, and to prevent school violence through proactive problem solving or anger management training. Similarly, Trickett and Rowe (2012) discussed how community psychology's ecological perspective for promoting health could generalize to schools. For example, using a multilevel perspective resulted in desired changes.…”

Exploring the Predictors of Citizen Participation in Substance Abuse Prevention Activities

“…Health interventions that traditionally focused on altering individual characteristics to promote behavioral change were being reformulated with empowerment as an ideological center [2]. Empowerment became a useful framework for public health practitioners who were encouraged to promote health through community engagement efforts.…”

“…Empowerment became a useful framework for public health practitioners who were encouraged to promote health through community engagement efforts. These efforts helped to define needs, implement strategies, and evaluate engagement effectiveness [2]. By embracing a communitypartnership model, public health interventions can work to foster opportunities for citizens to participate in voluntary community organizations and other natural help seeking systems by involving all sectors of the community [3,4].…”

“…During the mid-1980s, health promotion efforts in the United States began to recognize the importance of the interplay between individuals and their communities as factors influencing health [1,2]. Health interventions that traditionally focused on altering individual characteristics to promote behavioral change were being reformulated with empowerment as an ideological center [2].…”