The Impact of a School-Based, Trauma-Informed CBT Intervention for Young Women
Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Symptoms
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Anxiety focused on measuring Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Chicago Public Schools, high school, trauma-informed counseling, group-based counseling, counseling, mentoring, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, adolescents, females, trauma, stress, PTSD, anxiety, depression, graduation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chicago Public Schools high schools, chosen in collaboration with Youth Guidance leadership, that serve majority low-income, minority students in community areas impacted by violence
- School's 9th, 10th, and 11th grade female student population is large enough to support at least 50 treatment students and 50 control students, after accounting for a 60 to 70 percent take-up rate and exclusion criteria
- Schools do not currently have WOW services (as of AY2016-17)
- School administrators are enthusiastic about the program and agree to the terms and conditions of the experimental design
- All female students in these selected schools entering 9th, 10th, or 11th grade in Fall 2017, or entering 9th grade in Fall 2018.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Students with an overall attendance rate below 75% during AY2016-17 [Cohort 1] or AY2017-18 [Cohort 2]
- Students who display proactive aggression towards others
- Students with severe cognitive / developmental disabilities, these include: autistic, emotional and behavior disorder, educable mental handicap, intellectual disability - profound, severe/profound handicap, and trainable mental handicap
Sites / Locations
- University of Chicago
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control group
WOW Group and Individual Counseling
These youth will not receive Working on Womanhood (WOW) services during academic years 2017-18 and 2018-19 [Cohort 1] or 2018-19 and 2019-20 [Cohort 2] or after, and will not have contact with WOW clinicians. Control youth will be able to receive all other services available through their school as they normally would, such as access to the school counselor and after school programs.
These youth will receive Working on Womanhood (WOW) services during academic years 2017-18 and 2018-19 [Cohort 1] or 2018-19 and 2019-20 [Cohort 2]. These young women will participate in weekly group therapy and skill-building sessions, led by master's level clinicians, and will also receive individual support and therapy from their clinicians as-needed.