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Kirmayer, Laurence J.; Rousseau, Cecile; Corin, Ellen; Groleau, Danielle – Academic Psychiatry, 2008
Objectives: The authors aim to summarize the pedagogical approaches and curriculum used in the training of researchers in cultural psychiatry at the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University. Method: We reviewed available published and unpublished reports on the history and development of the McGill cultural psychiatry…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Curriculum, Questionnaires, Instructional Effectiveness
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Michael, Shannon; Dittus, Patricia; Epstein, Joyce – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Family and community involvement in schools is linked strongly to improvements in the academic achievement of students, better school attendance, and improved school programs and quality. Method: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts the School Health Policies and Programs Study every 6 years. In 2006,…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Programs, Family Involvement, Community Involvement
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Meier, Scott T. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Description of the development of a theoretically based instrument--the Computer Aversion Scale (CAVS)--to measure negative reactions to computers, focuses on the use of microcomputers in the mental health field. Previous efforts to assess computer anxiety are reviewed, and studies testing the reliability and validity of the CAVS are described.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Concurrent Validity, Correlation, Factor Analysis
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Kyle, Tonja M.; Brener, Nancy D.; Kann, Laura; Ross, James G.; Roberts, Alice M.; Iachan, Ronaldo; Robb, William H.; McManus, Tim – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 examined 8 components of school health programs: health education, physical education and activity, health services, mental health and social services, nutrition services, healthy and safe school environment, faculty and staff health promotion, and family and community…
Descriptors: Health Services, Physical Education, Health Education, Health Promotion
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Guarnaccia, Peter J.; Rodriguez, Orlando – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1996
Various concepts of culture related to ethnicity, language use, values, material goods, and rituals have influenced development of culturally competent mental health programs. Describes how understanding of culture's complexity influences assessment of Hispanic clients at three inpatient bilingual/bicultural psychiatric programs in New York City.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Awareness
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Brener, Nancy D.; Weist, Mark; Adelman, Howard; Taylor, Linda; Vernon-Smiley, Mary – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Schools are in a unique position not only to identify mental health problems among children and adolescents but also to provide links to appropriate services. This article describes the characteristics of school mental health and social services in the United States, including state- and district-level policies and school practices.…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Health Needs, School Psychologists, Mental Health