From Inpatient Facility to the Everyday Classroom - Examining the Process of Reintegration for Arkansas Youths

Author

Grace Webb, University of MississippiFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-2023

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Education

First Advisor

Kayla Crook

Second Advisor

Sara Platt

Third Advisor

Eva Tatum

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This thesis focuses on analyzing the current policies set in place within the state of Arkansas for student reintegration following a prolonged absence from school due to mental health issues. It is designed to explore what barriers and disconnections there are between mental health care and continued care after discharge of youths from an inpatient mental health facility and re-entry into the classroom. Within this thesis, current conditions impacting youth mental health and education are explored, as well as current school counseling plans throughout four school districts in various regions across the state. To my knowledge gathered from my findings, there is no systematic school re-entry program set in place in the state of Arkansas to provide continued care to students following an inpatient hospitalization for mental health. This thesis includes a review of current school transition programs throughout the country that I find above adequate to best support students. My opinion is based on in depth protocols, research, and undeniable results they all include. Based on the programs I have researched that are already set in place throughout the United States, I have created my own protocol that could potentially be implemented in the state of Arkansas, applying to any and all adolescents transitioning back into the classroom.

Recommended Citation

Webb, Grace, "From Inpatient Facility to the Everyday Classroom - Examining the Process of Reintegration for Arkansas Youths" (2023). Honors Theses. 2876.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2876

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