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Social and emotional aspects of learning ( SEAL ) for secondary schools: implementation difficulties and their implications for school‐based mental health promotion
Author(s) -
Lendrum Ann,
Humphrey Neil,
Wigelsworth Michael
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/camh.12006
Subject(s) - mental health , promotion (chess) , seal (emblem) , social emotional learning , psychology , health promotion , applied psychology , developmental psychology , public health , medicine , psychiatry , nursing , political science , politics , law , art , visual arts
Background Increasing concern about adolescent mental health problems has resulted in schools being identified as central sites for their prevention (PsycInfo; ERIC 2000–2012). In this context, SEAL for secondary schools was launched in 2007. Method The implementation strand of the national evaluation of secondary SEAL comprised longitudinal case studies of nine schools and used multiple methods and data sources, including interviews, observations and document review. Results Implementation was variable, both within and between schools; barriers were identified at programme, teacher and school levels. Conclusions Implementation issues identified have implications for SEAL and school‐based mental health prevention and promotion interventions more generally.