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BASC Newsletter: MI Promising Strategy to Prevent High School Dropout 💯✍🎓
Use of Motivational Interviewing presented by: Dr. Aidyn Iachini
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June 2020 Newsletter
In this issue, BASC will share valuable information on:
"The Use of Motivational Interviewing
as a Promising Strategy to
Prevent High School Dropout"
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Motivational Interviewing |
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Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes. |
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US High School Dropout Rate 2020; Statistics and Trends
- In 2019, the national graduation rate was 84.6%
- Some states do better than others, and while the
national graduation rates have increased in recent years, the number of schools with lower graduation rates are increasing.
- The graduation rate has increased since World War II (1945), when graduation/completion rates were closer to 50%
- In 2018, 93% of adults between the age of 18 and 24 and 89.8% of adults over the age of 25 had completed a diploma, GED or another equivalency credential
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In 1980, only 84% of adults between the age of 18 and 24 had graduated
- About 3.6 million public school students projected to graduate in the 2019-2020 school year with high school diplomas
(does not include equivalency credential)
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3.3 million will graduate from public schools
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347,000 will graduate from private schools
- 36% of students who have a disability (physical or learning) drop out of high school
- 54% of students who drop out of high school left in 10th or 11th grade
- The ACGR for students with limited English proficiency was 66% in 2018
- 73% of high school dropouts indicated their parents tried to talk them into staying compared to 37% indicating their school tried to talk them into staying
- 53% of dropouts said their parents offered to help them with personal problems vs. 24% indicating their school offered to help
- 75% of high school dropouts never participated in an alternative program or school
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Professional Learning Opportunities
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Behavioral Alliance of South Carolina
FREE Monthly Webinar |
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TODAY AT 4:00 PM
OVER 225 Participants are already registered!
Are you interested in shaping up your Motivational Interviewing skills?
Tune in for this informative and interactive webinar with Dr. Iachini
Thursday June 25, 2020 4:00 - 5:00 pm. |
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Dr. Aidyn Iachini is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on the organizational systems and processes, along with social and leadership factors, influencing positive youth development within schools and out‐of‐school time settings (e.g., afterschool programs, sport/physical activity programs, youth development programs). Her most recent line of research has focused on the use of motivational interviewing with high school students to prevent high school dropout. Prior to joining the faculty at UofSC, Dr. Iachini was an instructor and post-doctoral research fellow at the Ohio State University College of Social Work in the Community and Youth Collaborative Institute and was trained as a school social worker. She also worked as a Grant Writer and Evaluator for a sport-based youth development organization in Los Angeles, CA. |
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RESOURCES for Motivational Interviewing;
Strategies to Prevent High School Dropout
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Motivational interviewing tools:
Comprehensive list of motivational interviewing tools and skills ranging from self-inventories to effective language strategies.
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2021 Conference - Myrtle Beach, SC
April 15-16, 2021
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Watch for more information on a hybrid (live or virtual) option to attend the 2021 #SSBHC coming soon! |
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If you would like your organization featured in our SPOTLIGHT or have a community event you would like us to promote please contact BASC team members at BASC@mailbox.sc.edu
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This newsletter is made possible by the South Carolina Department of Education - Office of Special Education Services grant funding to establish the Behavioral Alliance of South Carolina (BASC). |
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