Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-11-2024
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Education
First Advisor
Tom Brady
Second Advisor
Ann Monroe
Third Advisor
Abby Novak
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this capstone is to explore how the needs of children whose parents misuse substances are often left unmet and to develop training modules for pre-service teachers. The need for teacher training on how to identify and intervene to meet students’ basic needs is essential as Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explains that children cannot build self-esteem, reach self-actualization, and focus on learning if their basic needs are not met. This capstone reviews the literature on the impacts that parental substance misuse has on children and the interventions that have been tried to help these children cope with the challenges that they face. This capstone also highlights the need to train teachers to better recognize the unmet needs of this population and better meet these needs to promote learning. The training modules were created to show how students' needs are often left unmet at each level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (physiological needs, safety and security needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs). By training pre-service educators to recognize and respond to these needs, we can help ensure that these students have better opportunities for success throughout their lives.
Recommended Citation
Biando, Lauren, "Serving Children Experiencing Parental Substance Misuse in the Elementary Classroom: Training Modules for Pre-Service Teachers" (2024). Honors Theses. 3165.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3165
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