Connected Kids Goes To School Healthy People 2010 grant

California Chapter 4, American Academy of Pediatrics

P. Agran, J. Trueman, A. Dale, J. McDonald, B. Luu , C Moser&

Westminster School DistrictJ. Van Camp, D. Hill

Consultant: Robert Sege, MD, PhD. And ColleaguesIn-kind services, California Chapter 4, American Academy of Pediatrics

In-kind services Westminster School District

Before Connected Kids Goes to SchoolImplementation Workshops

ImplementationWorkshop

(50+)UCI

Residents(20)

CHOCResidents

(48)

CHOC-EDAC

(10)

UCI(6)

St. Joseph Hospital

(6)

“Connected Kids” Goes to School—Westminster

School DistrictFamily

ResourceCenters

School Readiness

Nurses

OC Health Care

Agency

Heart-to-Heart

Org

Bridges Home Visiting

Why Should Connected Kids Go to School?

• Fewer pediatrician visits for school age children• School professionals have daily contact• Prevention opportunities• Schools connect with community resources*

– *Key component of Connected Kids

Connected Kids Goes to School Goals

• Collaborate with school and community

• Involve pediatric residents

• Adapt to diverse ethnic and socioeconomic community

• Pilot

• Evaluate

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolMethods

• Found partners• Selected Middle School District

– Socioeconomically diverse– Multi-ethnic – Focus on 11-14 year olds

• Recruited focus group of school professionals– How adapt CK for school setting– Needs for CK guide for schools– Select topics – Need for other languages

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolMethods

• Implementation Workshop– Time– Feed– Speakers (MD important role)– Buy-in from school district

• Materials• Adapt into Spanish and Vietnamese

– How and Who?

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolMethods: Modify Clinical Guide*

• Professional Guide • Address multidisciplinary professionals, eg

– Teachers– Counselors; psychologists, nurse– Extended School Program

– * Robert Sege, Consultant and developed Professional Guide

Connected Kids Goes to School Methods: Evaluation

• Debrief– CA4, AAP & School District debrief

• Follow-up electronic survey of participants

• Aftermath

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolResults: Focus Group

• CK can be adapted for use by teachers, counselors, nurse, parent associations, after school program

• Must have in Spanish and Vietnamese

ResultsPriority Topics

• Bullying

• Talking To Your Teen

• Staying Cool

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolImplementation Workshop

• Multidisciplinary

• Connected Kids Orientation

• Interactive small groups: how to implement

• Eager to implement in specific school-related venues

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolImplementation Workshop

CK2S WorkshopPeer

Counselors

LibraryExtended

School Program

Teachers

Coaches

Law Enforcement

School Nurses

Teachers Counselors

Psychologist

Parents

Family Resource Centers

Connected Kids Goes to School

Community Settings

Library

Parent Resource

Library

News Articles

Train Peer

Mediators

Family Roundtables

Team Sports

Parent Nights

Teen Programs IndependentEducation

Student Study Team

Inservice for Parents & Staff

Life Skills Program

CounselingParents Identify

Behaviors

CK2S Workshop

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolEvaluation

• Need for materials

• Consistent messages

• AAP approved messages and materials

• Focus test adapted materials

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolEvaluation: Follow-up Survey

• Bullying popular topic

• Staff need to be reminded of program

• Need prominent display areas in school

• Materials great add-on to Violence Prevention Program @school

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolEvaluation: Aftermath

• Requests for– Follow-up session– Additional implementation workshops

• CA4, AAP decided to focus group test materials adapted into Spanish and Vietnamese

• CA4, AAP produce materials

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolConclusions

• School innovative ideas for integrating program into what they already do

• School will include CK into Prevention Grants

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolThe Aftermath

• Requesting implementation workshops in other districts/schools

• Want more materials; more brochures• Need Connected Kids CD• Need adaptation in other

languages/cultures

Connected Kids Goes to SchoolSummary

• CK role in school

• Multidisciplinary professionals recruited

• Have innovative ideas

• Need AAP materials

• Value of partnerships

• Snowball effect

Looking AheadWhere Should Connected Kids

Go Next?

• Child Death Review Team

• Child Care

• Preschools

• Social Services

• Public Health Nursing

Where Should Connected Kids Go Next?

• Reach Out and Read

• Integrate TIPP and CK

• Adaptation to other cultures

• Other opportunities?

Connected Kids OC provides…

Tools and strategies to help parents raise resilient children:

Professionals Guide for professionals & Clinical Guide for physicians

Educational materials for parents and youth

Low Literacy

Adaptation from English to Spanish and Vietnamese*

Resources

*select materials

Thank you

• CA4, AAP staff• Robert Sege and Colleagues• National AAP

– Becky Levin Goodman– Bonnie Kozial