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Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Challenging Classroom Behaviors in an Alternative School Setting

VanMeter, Skyler
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721398914222634

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2024, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: School Psychology.
With youth currently experiencing elevated rates of mental and behavioral health concerns, the need for flexible and cost-effective interventions in schools is at an all-time high. This need is even more pronounced in alternative education settings, where students may be at higher risk for adverse outcomes if not adequately supported. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is one increasingly popular intervention in these settings, yet relatively little is known about its capacity to impact directly observable classroom behaviors, especially when administered in a group format. At present, existing studies on ACT in educational settings have focused primarily on internalizing problems, relied on indirect measures of behavior, or utilized individual therapy, which may be time- or cost-prohibitive. Considering these gaps in the literature and the growing need for school-based providers to understand the uses and limitations of the tools available to them, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of weekly ACT groups on directly observed classroom behaviors in an alternative education setting. Results of the study indicated that although the intervention was viewed favorably by group participants, a functional relation between the intervention and the level of classroom behavior was not observed. Limitations, implications for practice, and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Lori Vincent, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Rachel Saunders, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Renee Hawkins, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
79 p.
Educational Psychology
ACT; Behavior; Acceptance and commitment therapy; Direct Observation; BOSS

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  • VanMeter, S. (2024). Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Challenging Classroom Behaviors in an Alternative School Setting [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721398914222634

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • VanMeter, Skyler. Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Challenging Classroom Behaviors in an Alternative School Setting. 2024. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721398914222634.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • VanMeter, Skyler. "Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Challenging Classroom Behaviors in an Alternative School Setting." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721398914222634

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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