Program
Education Doctorate
Number of Pages
112
Year Approved
2022
First Advisor
Mary Schulze Michner
Second Reader
Marla Hall
Third Reader
Chris Kamrath
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the integration of a School Based Mental Health Program within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) in an urban alternative high school. The eight participants of this study are members of the student support team at the urban alternative high school. The videoconferencing tool, Microsoft Teams, was used for the interviews. Qualitative data analyses processes developed codes and themes (Merriam & Tisdell, 2016). This process included member checking and a peer review process. Through this process sixteen codes and five themes emerged. The codes were present in at least six of the participants' data and themes were present in all eight participants’ data. The five themes are Theme 1: Holistic Support First, Theme 2: Mental Health Staff’s Integration, Theme 3: MTSS Team Roles, Theme 4: Diversity is an Asset, and Theme 5: School and Community Intersection. The themes each present part of how the urban alternative high school integrates mental health support into its MTSS.
Degree Name
Education Doctorate
Document Type
Doctoral dissertation
Recommended Citation
Kunz, A. B. (2022). “Everybody Here is Like a Therapist": A Qualitative Case Study of School Based Mental Health Integration within a Multi-Tiered System of Support in one Urban Alternative High School [Doctoral dissertation, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/867