InVEST School Coaching Research Study
Are you experiencing changes in your thinking, moods, and behaviors? Are those changes making school and work tasks overwhelming for you? School can be stressful and frustrating. InVEST could help!
Fast Facts
12-22 years old
changes in your thinking, moods, or behaviors
want support for work or school functioning
Compensation Provided
Living in massachusetts
Study conducted remotely
Study Background
InVEST is a school and work coaching program designed to help teens and young adults meet their school and work goals. In InVEST, teens and young adults can learn different skills and strategies that may help them meet their goals by developing organization skills and strategies to manage stress and procrastination.
Participation includes 4 months of weekly, 1-hour sessions focused on organizational skills, stress-management, and goal initiation with a school and work coach.
Sessions begin by assessing the young person’s goals, noting any difficulties with procrastinating, dealing with stress, or organizing their time. Sessions are then based on the specific needs of each participant. Our coach communicates and collaborates with the client’s individual therapist, school counselor, and family to build a team to support the teen to achieve these goals.
If you have experienced recent changes in your thinking, moods, or behaviors (such as confusion about what is real or imaginary, feeling suspicious or paranoid, or seeing/hearing things that others can’t), and are struggling with school or work, you may be eligible to participate. See if you qualify today!
Study Background
InVEST is a school and work coaching program designed to help teens and young adults meet their school and work goals. In InVEST, teens and young adults can learn different skills and strategies that may help them meet their goals by developing organization skills and strategies to manage stress and procrastination.
Participation includes 4 months of weekly, 1-hour sessions focused on organizational skills, stress-management, and goal initiation with a school and work coach.
Sessions begin by assessing the young person’s goals, noting any difficulties with procrastinating, dealing with stress, or organizing their time. Sessions are then based on the specific needs of each participant. Our coach communicates and collaborates with the client’s individual therapist, school counselor, and family to build a team to support the teen to achieve these goals.
If you have experienced recent changes in your thinking, moods, or behaviors (such as confusion about what is real or imaginary, feeling suspicious or paranoid, or seeing/hearing things that others can’t), and are struggling with school or work, you may be eligible to participate. See if you qualify today!
Additional Information
This study is for teens and young adults who have experienced recent changes in their thinking, moods, or behaviors, and are struggling with school or work. Participants must be ages 12-22 years old. These changes could be things like:
- Starting to feel like your eyes/ears/mind are playing tricks on you
- Feeling confused about what is real and what is not
- Feeling suspicious of others
- Withdrawal from friends and family
- Drop in self-care of personal hygiene
- Feeling more anxious, depressed, or out of touch
- Becoming overly focused on certain ideas that other people find odd
- These concerns are causing problems in school, work, or attention
Once enrolled, this study involves:
- A comprehensive diagnostic assessment
- A baseline assessment visit
- 4 months of weekly, 1-hour sessions focused on organizational skills, stress-management, and goal initiation with a school and work coach
- 2 follow-up assessment visits after 4 months and after 8 months
