Tough Transitions: Mental Health Care Professionals' Perception of the Psychiatric Hospital to School Transition

• NCJ Number: 232978
• Journal: Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Volume: 27 Issue: 4 Dated: October-December 2010 Pages: 243-263
• Author(s): Elysia V. Clemens, Ph.D.; Laura E. Welfare, Ph.D.; Amy M. Williams, Ph.D.
• Date Published: October 2010
• Length: 21 pages
• Publication Format: Article; Correspondence
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper examines school reentry needs of adolescents who are hospitalized for psychiatric reasons.

Abstract

Psychiatric reasons are among the most common causes of hospitalization for adolescents. A Consensual Qualitative Research approach was used to explore mental health professionals' perceptions of the needs of adolescents as they transition from psychiatric hospital to school. Academic, social, and emotional domains emerged as important areas of attention prior to and during the psychiatric hospital to school transition. Implications from interviews with 14 mental health professionals working in inpatient, outpatient, and school settings are reported. (Published Abstract)