Collaboration between Public Health and Schools: An Example of an Integrated Community Social Care Model

Audrée Jeanne Beaudoin; Marilyn Gagnon; Mathieu Roy; Irma Clapperton; Annie Lambert; Emmanuelle Jasmin; Edwige Ducreux; Annie Desrosiers; Claudine Martin

doi:10.5334/ijic.7529

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Logical model of the Positive Intervention.

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Description of the implementation of PI in three schools.

CASE	SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS			TARGETED CHILDREN	SCHOOL STAFF INVOLVED			ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT
CASE	LANGUAGE	SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND INDEX (IN DECILE)	RURALITY	TARGETED CHILDREN	PRINCIPAL	TEACHERS	SUPPORT STAFF	RAISING AWARENESS	MOBILIZING STAKEHOLDERS	COACHING STAFF	ADAPTING TOOLS AND DOCUMENTS	IMPLEMENTING SPECIFIC STRATEGIES
1	French	5	Urban	All grade levels	X	X	X	Informal awareness through discussion 1 formal workshop for all staff members*	Meetings with the school team Meeting with parents of 4 years old preschoolers	“Code of conduct” committee “Detention” committee Workshops with lunchtime workers	Revision of the code of conduct according to school’s values Revision of communication cards Implementation of positive bills	Additions of rewarding activities Replacing detention by “quiet time”
2	French	10	Rural	Preschool	X	X	–	2 meetings to reflect on practices and students’ needs with kindergarten teachers (3^rd meeting canceled*)	Meetings with school teachers Meetings to give systematic feedback to principal	Observation of students in class and at lunchtime Discussions about students’ needs and teachers’ practices Adjustment of teachers’ expectations	No needs identified	Addition of a 2^nd special education technician at lunchtime Assigned student’s rank Adjustment of the afternoon schedule according to students’ needs
3	English	9	Rural	Preschool and grade 1 and 2	X	X*	X	Workshop #1 for support staff Workshop #1 for teachers*	Joint meetings between Public Health and school psycho-educators	Workshops 2 and 3 with support staff and teachers*	No needs identified	Specific actions to be developed with support staff and teachers (workshop 2 and 3)*

Visual representation of Positive Intervention based on the six components of ICC.

Collaboration between Public Health and Schools: An Example of an Integrated Community Social Care Model

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