PEARL

The initial PEARL project was set up in 2018 in an exchange between school practice and the university against the backdrop of the perception described by school administrators of a significant increase in massive aggressive impulse breakouts and a reduced suitability of the educational measures used to date. The project investigates the central questions,

(1) which mental abnormalities are present in which intensity in pupils at special schools with the FSP EsE,

(2) whether the support and support measures offered to date are suitable for this target group and

(3) which strategies can be used to expand the existing repertoire of action.

Following a detailed analysis of the students' mental health problems and their access to youth support and therapeutic services, a qualification and support measure (PEARL-QUALI) consisting of several training modules, coaching sessions and job shadowing was developed, implemented and evaluated, which is currently being adapted in the other PEARL projects in line with specific needs. The PEARL schools are currently continuing the project in the form of PEARL specialist units, while those involved in the project are also working with other stakeholders in the Participation Working Group to raise awareness of the need for continuous, low-threshold interdisciplinary support in the area of emotional and social development.