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Functional outcomes in school refusal
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Functional outcomes in school refusal
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an in-depth examination of youth participating in a pilot study of dialectical behavior therapy for school refusal
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Bonavitacola
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Lauren
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1987-
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Lauren Bonavitacola
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Shireen L.
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Shireen L. Rizvi
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Advisory Committee
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chair
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Chu
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Brian C.
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Brian C. Chu
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co-chair
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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2015
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2015-10
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2015
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eng
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School refusal (SR), defined as youth-motivated refusal to attend school and/or problems remaining in classes for an entire day, is a psychological problem that accounts for thousands of school-aged children not attending school every day (Kearney & Albano, 2007). School refusal behavior is associated with impairments in several functional domains including academic, familial, and social functioning (e.g., Lambin, 1996; Last and Strauss, 1990; Naylor et al., 1994). Several cognitive and/or behavioral therapies have been researched for the treatment of SR, yet there has been limited research on the effects of treatment on broader functional outcomes. The implementation of a novel approach to treating school refusal behavior meant to address all domains of functioning called Dialectical Behavior Therapy for School Refusal (DBT-SR) was utilized in this research. This paper presents two case studies from this pilot study focusing primarily on identification of, and changes in, the functional outcomes of academic, familial, and social functioning across the course of the study. Qualitative and quantitative data revealed that many constructs within family functioning, such as high conflict and low cohesion, remained relatively constant throughout the course of the study. Other constructs within the domains of social and academic functioning showed improvement, including social withdrawal and class grades. As the main primary outcomes of diagnostic remission and school attendance improved, some but not all functional outcomes improved. These mixed findings imply that youth with SR continue to exhibit some functional impairment despite treatment success. Future controlled studies of SR that address all areas of youths functioning are warranted.
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Clinical Psychology
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (vi, 109 p. : ill.)
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Psy.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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School attendance
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Dialectical behavior therapy
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by Lauren Bonavitacola
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3NK3H06
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Bonavitacola
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Lauren
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2015-04-07 21:39:44
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Lauren Bonavitacola
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Rutgers University. Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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