Youth First Social Work Program Evaluation Brief 2016-17

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I mpr ovi ngRes i l i encyandReduc i ngRi s ks Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor k er sar es peci al i z edment or sembeddedi ns c hool st opr ovi dea s ys t emat i c,ac c es s i bl eappr oac ht opr event i on.I npar t ner s hi pwi t heduc at or sandpar ent s , t heybui l dpos i t i ver el at i ons hi pswi t hs t udent s ,f os t err eadi nes sf orc hange,anddevel op r es i l i ency.Thr ought he3Rsofr el at i ons hi ps ,r eadi nes s ,andr es i l i ency ,youngpeopl el ear n how t omanageemot i onsandc opewi t hc hal l enges .Thes ees s ent i all i f es ki l l sr educ et he r i s kofs ubs t anc eus eandot herment alheal t hc onc er nswhi l eal s ohel pi ngs t udent ss uc c eed i ns c hoolandt r ans i t i oni nt ot hewor kf or c e.Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor k er spr ovi det hr eet i er sof pr event i on:1)uni ver s alpr ogr amsf orgener alaudi enc es ;2)s el ect i ves t r at egi esf ors mal l gr oupswi t hs har edc onc er ns ;and3)i ndi c at eds uppor tf ori ndi vi duals t udent swi t hs peci fic needs .Thi seval uat i onbr i efs ummar i z esact i vi t i esandout c omesi n201617aswel last wo f ol l owups t udi ess howi ngs t udent sc ont i nuet oi mpr oveupt ot hr eeyear sl at er .

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St udent swi t hAc c es s

14, 612

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Yout hFi r s tSoc i alWor kSt r at egi es St udent si n Educ at i onal Pr es ent at i ons

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Sel ect i ve

11, 321

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St udent si n Gr oupSes s i ons

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925

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1, 949

15, 962

Cr i s i s I nt er vent i ons

516

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5, 343

10, 539

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HomeL i f e Conc er ns

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I mpr ovedPr ot ect i veF act or s St udent sandpar ent sr epor t eds i gni fic anti mpr ovement si npr ot ect i vef act or si n 2016– 17andpar ent sr epor t edc ont i nui ngi mpr ovement si nf ol l owups t udi es .

2016–17St udent s

1& 3YearFol l owUpSt udi es

St at i s t i cal l ySi gni ficantI mpr ovement s Bas el i net o3Mont hs

St at i s t i cal l ySi gni ficantI mpr ovement s

2015–16St udent s

Copi ngSki l l s Deci s i onMaki ngSki l l s F ami l yAt t ac hment F ami l yConfli ct

2013–14St udent s

MoodManagement Par ent Chi l dBondi ng Res i l i ency

Reduc edI ndi vi dualConc er ns T eac her s , par ent s , ands t udent sr epor t edas i gni fic antr educt i oni nt hei nt ens i t yof

Ex ampl esofI ndi vi dualConc er ns T eac her s :gr ades , at t e ndanc e, poorde c i s i on mak i ng, di s e ngageme nt , c onduc ti s s ues Par ent s :poorde c i s i onmak i ng, depr es s i on, defianc e, anger , f ami l yc onfli c t St udent s :ne gat i v es e l f i mage, anx i et y , depr es s i on, anger , ac ademi cper f or manc e Teac her s( c onc er nf ors t udent )n=346

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c onc er nsi n2016– 17 .

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Par ent s( c onc er nf ors t udent )n=230

3Mont hs

5Mont hs

St udent s( s el f r epor t edc onc er ns )n=290

Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor kPr ogr am,2016–17Academi cYear& Fol l owUpSt udyRes ul t s

I nc r eas edSc hoolAdj us t ment i ns c hooladj us t menti n2016– 17 .

Ex ampl esofSc hoolAdj us t ment Behavi or s •Sc hoolat t e ndanc e •Home wor kc ompl et i on •Cl as s r oom par t i c i pat i on •Pe err e l at i ons hi ps

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Behavi orRat i ng ( 0100)

s t udent si n2016– 17 .

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3Mont hs

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99%

of2016– 17c as el oad& s mal lgr oups t udent s

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98%

of2016– 17c as el oads t udent s whower egr aduat i ngs eni or s

hadc ol l egeorc ar eerpl ans .n=94

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