Aidyn L Iachini
Biographic Data
| ID | 6246335 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aidyn L Iachini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aidyn L |
| FAMILY NAME | Iachini |
| SIGNATURE | IACHINI A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1779-3978 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The efficacy and usability of motivational interviewing just‐in‐time trainings for youth mentors
Using youth mentors to deliver evidence‐based psychosocial services has been proposed to increase the reach of treatments, in part given the affordability and ubiquity of mentors in youth settings. Further, tests of mentor‐delivered motivational interviewing (MI) have shown increases in youth mentees' academic performance and wellbeing. Yet, traditional methods of training mentors to use MI can be costly and time‐consuming. Previous work has sugg…
Evaluation of the Rural Interprofessional Behavioral Health Scholars Program to Expand Public Health Workforce Capacity During Covid-19
Mental health and substance use are growing nationwide public health concerns being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, there is a dire shortage in the public health workforce. This paper shares the design and mixed-method outcome evaluation of a Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET)-funded rural, interprofessional, behavioral health training program (RIBHS) delivered during COVID-19 at one southeastern US…
Embedding social emotional learning from the bottom up in multi‐tiered services and supports frameworks
Student mental health needs continue to rise across the United States and many students and families rely on schools to provide services to meet these needs. Yet, an overwhelming number of available frameworks and approaches to school mental health (SMH) and overlapping terminology surrounding SMH supports like trauma‐informed (TI) approaches, social and emotional learning (SEL), and others can lead to confusion and potentially less effective imp…
School social workers’ experiences delivering mental health supports amid Covid-19 school reopening
Training MSW Students for Integrated Behavioral Health Care During Covid-19
This article describes how two Southeastern social work programs delivered integrated behavioral healthcare training to MSW students and social work practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 posed challenges across five domains, including: (a) adaptations to course curricula; (b) adaptations to field education curricula; (c) experiences of grief, distress, and behavioral health issues by stakeholders; (d) organizational strain to unive…
The use of illustrations to explore social work students’ perceptions of interprofessional teams
Social workers often practice within interprofessional teams, yet few research studies have examined social work students’ perceptions of their role on these teams using a visual methodology such as illustrations and illustration descriptions. This qualitative study aimed to understand 1) What are social work students’ perceptions of their role on interprofessional teams? 2) What are social work students’ perceptions of the different members invo…
Benefits and Challenges of Telehealth Use during Covid-19
Social workers and other health care researchers have examined benefits and challenges of telehealth in rural communities before the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, experience with virtual platforms and other technologies have rapidly evolved during the pandemic. The research team interviewed 14 health care providers and 17 patients after the onset of the pandemic in a predominantly rural state to examine perceptions of telehealth. MaxQDA analytic softwa…
The Community Collaboration Model for School Improvement
Schools worldwide are developing innovative models in response to, and in anticipation of, societal changes. Aiming to address non-academic barriers to learning, while capitalizing on out-of-school time, some school and community leaders have prioritized family and community partnerships, especially in the United States (U.S.). The Community Collaboration Model (CCM) is one such U.S. partnership-oriented model of expanded school improvement. In c…
A Mixed Method Study of Teachers' Appraisals of Student Wellness Services and Supports During Covid‐19
BACKGROUND: Understanding teachers' appraisals of student wellness services and supports during COVID-19 is essential to strengthening services and improving student health outcomes. This mixed-method study aimed to examine US PK-12 teachers' appraisals of student wellness services and supports during COVID-19. METHODS: This study focuses on qualitative data from 291 teachers' open-ended responses to the question: "What do you wish your school le…
Development and initial validity and reliability of the Rural Practice Awareness and Skills Scale
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop and provide initial evidence of the validity and reliability of the Rural Practice Awareness and Skills Scale (RPASS). METHODS: A pool of 63 items was reviewed by an expert panel, subjected to 2 additional face validity checks, and reduced to 39 items. The scale was then completed by 333 participants, and an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted. FINDINGS: Res…
Factors that influence SBIRT implementation in non-medical settings
SBIRT is an evidenced-based intervention model designed to reduce substance use. While initially used in medical settings, SBIRT implementation has evolved into non-medical settings with mixed evidence of effectiveness. This exploratory qualitative study sought to understand what factors influence implementation of SBIRT in non-medical settings. Interviews were conducted with 15 practitioners trained in SBIRT. Findings suggest that eight factors …
Threats to Online Surveys
While securing data integrity has been a growing issue with online surveys for over a decade, recent cyber threats to online research, particularly survey bots, have escalated dramatically (Griffin et al., 2022; Pozzar et al., 2020; Storozuk et al., 2020). Survey bots, also known as automated form fillers, are computer programs that fill out web-based surveys with random responses (Howell, n.d.). While the exact programs and processes that bot pr…
Treatment Access Barriers and Disparities Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Treatment in the Rural South
PURPOSE: Little qualitative research has examined factors associated with care in substance abuse treatment agencies in Southeastern rural communities. This study explored client- and agency stakeholder-perceived barriers and facilitators to substance use treatment delivery in southeastern rural communities. METHODS: Group and individual interviews were conducted with 40 key stakeholders and 40 clients at 9 substance abuse agencies serving rural …
Project STRONG
While grant writing is critical for substance abuse organizations in the face of limited resources and mounting accountability pressures, no capacity-building models exist for social workers to use as they aim to promote organizational capacity development in this area. This article offers a promising capacity-building model—Project STRONG—designed to improve the grant writing capacity of substance abuse organizations. Feasibility findings of an …
School mental health content in state in-service K-12 teaching standards in the United States
Facilitators and barriers to interagency collaboration in mother–child residential substance abuse treatment programs
The Development of the Perceived School Experiences Scale
Objectives: This article describes two studies related to the development of the Perceived School Experiences Scale (PSES). The PSES may be used by social workers to assess youths’ perceptions of three school-related protective factors, including school connectedness, academic press, and academic motivation. Method: In Study 1, exploratory and confirmatory analyses were conducted on a calibration ( n = 386) and cross-validation sample ( n = 387) …
Initial Reliability and Validity of the Perceived Social Competence Scale
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of a perceived social competence scale that social workers can easily use to assess children's and youth's social competence. Method: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a calibration and a cross-validation sample of youth. Predictive validity was also established. Results: A four-item measure, labeled the Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS) , demonstra…
Initial Reliability and Validity of the Perceived Social Competence Scale
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of a perceived social competence scale that social workers can easily use to assess children's and youth's social competence. Method: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a calibration and a cross-validation sample of youth. Predictive validity was also established. Results: A four-item measure, labeled the Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS) , demonstra…
The Development of the Perceived School Experiences Scale
Objectives: This article describes two studies related to the development of the Perceived School Experiences Scale (PSES). The PSES may be used by social workers to assess youths’ perceptions of three school-related protective factors, including school connectedness, academic press, and academic motivation. Method: In Study 1, exploratory and confirmatory analyses were conducted on a calibration ( n = 386) and cross-validation sample ( n = 387) …
Threats to Online Surveys
While securing data integrity has been a growing issue with online surveys for over a decade, recent cyber threats to online research, particularly survey bots, have escalated dramatically (Griffin et al., 2022; Pozzar et al., 2020; Storozuk et al., 2020). Survey bots, also known as automated form fillers, are computer programs that fill out web-based surveys with random responses (Howell, n.d.). While the exact programs and processes that bot pr…
School mental health content in state in-service K-12 teaching standards in the United States
Facilitators and barriers to interagency collaboration in mother–child residential substance abuse treatment programs
Initial Reliability and Validity of the Perceived Social Competence Scale
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of a perceived social competence scale that social workers can easily use to assess children's and youth's social competence. Method: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a calibration and a cross-validation sample of youth. Predictive validity was also established. Results: A four-item measure, labeled the Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS) , demonstra…
The Development of the Perceived School Experiences Scale
Objectives: This article describes two studies related to the development of the Perceived School Experiences Scale (PSES). The PSES may be used by social workers to assess youths’ perceptions of three school-related protective factors, including school connectedness, academic press, and academic motivation. Method: In Study 1, exploratory and confirmatory analyses were conducted on a calibration ( n = 386) and cross-validation sample ( n = 387) …
Facilitators and barriers to interagency collaboration in mother–child residential substance abuse treatment programs
Treatment Access Barriers and Disparities Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Treatment in the Rural South
PURPOSE: Little qualitative research has examined factors associated with care in substance abuse treatment agencies in Southeastern rural communities. This study explored client- and agency stakeholder-perceived barriers and facilitators to substance use treatment delivery in southeastern rural communities. METHODS: Group and individual interviews were conducted with 40 key stakeholders and 40 clients at 9 substance abuse agencies serving rural …
Project STRONG
While grant writing is critical for substance abuse organizations in the face of limited resources and mounting accountability pressures, no capacity-building models exist for social workers to use as they aim to promote organizational capacity development in this area. This article offers a promising capacity-building model—Project STRONG—designed to improve the grant writing capacity of substance abuse organizations. Feasibility findings of an …
School mental health content in state in-service K-12 teaching standards in the United States
The Community Collaboration Model for School Improvement
Schools worldwide are developing innovative models in response to, and in anticipation of, societal changes. Aiming to address non-academic barriers to learning, while capitalizing on out-of-school time, some school and community leaders have prioritized family and community partnerships, especially in the United States (U.S.). The Community Collaboration Model (CCM) is one such U.S. partnership-oriented model of expanded school improvement. In c…
A Mixed Method Study of Teachers' Appraisals of Student Wellness Services and Supports During Covid‐19
BACKGROUND: Understanding teachers' appraisals of student wellness services and supports during COVID-19 is essential to strengthening services and improving student health outcomes. This mixed-method study aimed to examine US PK-12 teachers' appraisals of student wellness services and supports during COVID-19. METHODS: This study focuses on qualitative data from 291 teachers' open-ended responses to the question: "What do you wish your school le…
Development and initial validity and reliability of the Rural Practice Awareness and Skills Scale
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop and provide initial evidence of the validity and reliability of the Rural Practice Awareness and Skills Scale (RPASS). METHODS: A pool of 63 items was reviewed by an expert panel, subjected to 2 additional face validity checks, and reduced to 39 items. The scale was then completed by 333 participants, and an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted. FINDINGS: Res…
Factors that influence SBIRT implementation in non-medical settings
SBIRT is an evidenced-based intervention model designed to reduce substance use. While initially used in medical settings, SBIRT implementation has evolved into non-medical settings with mixed evidence of effectiveness. This exploratory qualitative study sought to understand what factors influence implementation of SBIRT in non-medical settings. Interviews were conducted with 15 practitioners trained in SBIRT. Findings suggest that eight factors …
Threats to Online Surveys
While securing data integrity has been a growing issue with online surveys for over a decade, recent cyber threats to online research, particularly survey bots, have escalated dramatically (Griffin et al., 2022; Pozzar et al., 2020; Storozuk et al., 2020). Survey bots, also known as automated form fillers, are computer programs that fill out web-based surveys with random responses (Howell, n.d.). While the exact programs and processes that bot pr…
Training MSW Students for Integrated Behavioral Health Care During Covid-19
This article describes how two Southeastern social work programs delivered integrated behavioral healthcare training to MSW students and social work practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 posed challenges across five domains, including: (a) adaptations to course curricula; (b) adaptations to field education curricula; (c) experiences of grief, distress, and behavioral health issues by stakeholders; (d) organizational strain to unive…
The use of illustrations to explore social work students’ perceptions of interprofessional teams
Social workers often practice within interprofessional teams, yet few research studies have examined social work students’ perceptions of their role on these teams using a visual methodology such as illustrations and illustration descriptions. This qualitative study aimed to understand 1) What are social work students’ perceptions of their role on interprofessional teams? 2) What are social work students’ perceptions of the different members invo…
Benefits and Challenges of Telehealth Use during Covid-19
Social workers and other health care researchers have examined benefits and challenges of telehealth in rural communities before the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, experience with virtual platforms and other technologies have rapidly evolved during the pandemic. The research team interviewed 14 health care providers and 17 patients after the onset of the pandemic in a predominantly rural state to examine perceptions of telehealth. MaxQDA analytic softwa…
Evaluation of the Rural Interprofessional Behavioral Health Scholars Program to Expand Public Health Workforce Capacity During Covid-19
Mental health and substance use are growing nationwide public health concerns being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, there is a dire shortage in the public health workforce. This paper shares the design and mixed-method outcome evaluation of a Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET)-funded rural, interprofessional, behavioral health training program (RIBHS) delivered during COVID-19 at one southeastern US…
Embedding social emotional learning from the bottom up in multi‐tiered services and supports frameworks
Student mental health needs continue to rise across the United States and many students and families rely on schools to provide services to meet these needs. Yet, an overwhelming number of available frameworks and approaches to school mental health (SMH) and overlapping terminology surrounding SMH supports like trauma‐informed (TI) approaches, social and emotional learning (SEL), and others can lead to confusion and potentially less effective imp…
School social workers’ experiences delivering mental health supports amid Covid-19 school reopening
The efficacy and usability of motivational interviewing just‐in‐time trainings for youth mentors
Using youth mentors to deliver evidence‐based psychosocial services has been proposed to increase the reach of treatments, in part given the affordability and ubiquity of mentors in youth settings. Further, tests of mentor‐delivered motivational interviewing (MI) have shown increases in youth mentees' academic performance and wellbeing. Yet, traditional methods of training mentors to use MI can be costly and time‐consuming. Previous work has sugg…
Psychology (17 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Medical education (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works)