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Student Risk-Taking Behaviors: When Do School Counselors Break Confidentiality?
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Moyer, Michael; Sullivan, Jeremy – Professional School Counseling, 2008
A total of 204 middle and high school counselors from across the United States responded to a survey in which they were asked to determine whether they view specific adolescent risk-taking behaviors of varying intensity, frequency, and duration as warranting parental notification. Results suggest that counselors' perceptions that it is ethical to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Counselor Role, Ethics, Safety
Ecological Predictors of Substance Use in Middle School Students
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Mihalas, Stephanie; Powell, Heather; French, Rachel – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
The current study examined important predictors of substance use during early adolescence. The authors hypothesized that adolescents' relationships with key adults (i.e., teachers and parents) influence their choices to use substances indirectly through links with their decisions regarding peer groups. A total of 461 middle school students from an…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing, Early Adolescents
Adolescent Social Drug Use: School Prevention Program.
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Severson, Herbert H. – School Psychology Review, 1984
Social drug use by adolescents is reviewed and information on school-based prevention programs is provided. Programs which have social skills training as a major component appear effective in reducing use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana. School psychologists may facilitate school prevention programs, involve parents in prevention, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Mental Health Professionals with a Specialty in Anxiety Disorders: Knowledge, Training, and Perceived Competence in Smoking Cessation Practices
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Zvolensky, Michael J.; Baker, Kristin; Yartz, Andrew R.; Gregor, Kristin; Leen-Feldner, Ellen W.; Feldner, Matthew T. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2005
Knowledge and perceived competence regarding smoking cessation was examined among mental health professionals who specialize in the treatment of anxiety disorders (n = 75). Results indicated that therapists assess smoking behavior in less than 30% of clients, perceive themselves as "definitely unprepared" to deliver smoking cessation treatment,…
Descriptors: Smoking, Physicians, Mental Health Workers, Mental Health