Abstract
Teen dating violence is an important issue facing adolescents because of its alarming rates as well as its associated negative physical and mental health outcomes. School psychologists should be trained to recognize teen dating violence and intervene appropriately to offset risk. This is the first study of teen dating violence curriculum coverage in a national sample of school psychology training programs (N = 62 faculty members and N = 79 graduate interns). Faculty and graduate interns reported low levels of training in the area of teen dating violence. Over half of programs (54.8 %) reported no coverage of teen dating violence training, and the majority of graduate students (86.5 %) identified their lack of training as the most common barrier to appropriately dealing with teen dating violence in school settings. Logistic regression results indicated that graduate students with higher rates of self-efficacy and stronger beliefs about the importance of the role of the school psychologist in dealing with teen dating violence were more likely to respond to teen dating violence in their internship setting. Study findings indicated a critical need for educating school psychologists about teen dating violence.
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