{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Improving Education Today: The Deep Dive","title":"Measuring Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Using Social-Emotional Screeners, and Improving Students' Mental Health (Volume 2, Episode 18)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1907,"description":" Davey and Angela discuss the current state of students' mental health across the country, and the challenges that schools face relative to addressing these students' social-emotional needs. \n Based on a September 21, 2024 Blog by Dr. Howie Knoff, your hosts discuss (a) the characteristics and concerns with social-emotional screening tools; (b) the use of the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences (screening tool in particular; and (c) the importance of understanding the results social-emotional screening tool, and the limitations of using the ACEs-- especially by itself.\n Davey and Angela discuss a recent ACEs study that found correlations between ACEs' scores for young students’ and their social-emotional--but not their academic--status. They note at the same time the serious limitations with the validity of ACEs assessments, and the tool's (in)ability to causally explain students’ social-emotional—and, especially, trauma-related—difficulties. The many reasons (beyond traumatic events) that explain students’ significant social-emotional challenges are presented, as well as a discussion of the Tier 2 and 3 interventions that are available.\n The discussion concludes by emphasizing that comprehensive diagnostic assessments are needed to understand the root causes of students' social-emotional challenges. These causes need to be linked to a multi-tiered support system that includes a range of interventions and trained mental health professionals. Through Dr. Howie's work, Davey and Angela conclude that an ecological approach to social-emotional assessment, and a holistic approach to intervention is superior to relying solely on ACEs scores.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Zc48bcDu4P2ZU7AjdhQvumWISrqz5fJnoNgNNj8Tc50/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zN2Nm/NTZkZDU5NGJjYzgx/MTgxYmMwMDc0ZDQx/ZjFiYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}