PO466: Supporting Postsecondary Immigrant Students: Factors and Implications for Academic Success

  • PMD: 8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. work with students from immigrant backgrounds;
  2. understand the relationship between social support and academic performance; and
  3. consider students' immigrant status in developing culturally responsive interventions.

Description

This study examines the relationship between students' immigrant status, social support, academic performance, and mental health. We provide implications for school psychologists working with students from immigrant backgrounds.

Presenter(s)

Chandler M. Borel, University of Georgia
Mihyun Kim, University of Georgia
Nancy K. Resendiz Chavez, University of Georgia

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