1. Development of the Trauma-Informed Practice Scales – School Counseling Programs Version (TIPS-SCP).
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Fye, Heather J., Wind, Stefanie A., and Cook, Ryan M.
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WOUNDS & injuries ,SELF-evaluation ,HUMAN services programs ,RESEARCH funding ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SCHOOLS ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,RACE ,RESEARCH methodology ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,SCHOOL mental health services ,COUNSELING ,SCHOOL health services - Abstract
We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Trauma Informed Practice Scales – School Counseling Programs Version scores using item response theory with a sample of 270 school counselors. Participants ranged in age from 24 to 69 years (M = 42.82, SD = 9.96). Participants identified as female (81.5%), male (14.1%) or unreported (4.4%,). Participants' racial and ethnic backgrounds were: White (79.3%), African American or Black (5.6%), Multiracial (5.2%), Latino/Hispanic/Spanish (4.8%), American Indian/Alaskan Native (0.4%), Other (0.4%), or unreported (4.4%). Participants from 14 states completed an online survey, which included demographics questions and the TIPS-SCP. After removing the poorly performing items, partial credit model estimates explained 58.63% of the variance in participant responses. We found psychometric evidence to support its ability to capture trauma informed practices in schools and school counseling programs. The TIPS-SCP is a brief instrument to provide school counselors with a self-assessment of their trauma informed practices. The TIPS-SCP can aid school counselors in making data-informed decisions about immediate and future incorporations of integrating trauma informed practices into their schools and school counseling programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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