School-based prevention for children at risk : the Primary Mental Health Project / Emory L. Cowen ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cowen, Emory L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primary Mental Health Project.

School children--Mental health services--United States.

School children.

Student adjustment--United States.

Student adjustment.

Problem children--Education--United States.

Problem children.

Problem children--Education.

School children--Mental health services.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 356 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington DC : American Psychological Association, [1996]

Summary:

The Primary Mental Health Project (PMHP) is an innovative, school-based program aimed at preventing school adjustment problems in young children. School-Based Prevention for Children at Risk traces the evolution of PMHP over its 40-year history and explains, in concrete, user-friendly language, how to establish, maintain, and evaluate such a program. The book consists of two parts. The first traces PMHP's development and explains the current operation of the program. The second describes a range of dissemination activities and four newer primary prevention programs designed to promote wellness before signs of maladjustment appear. These four programs focus on social problem solving, helping children deal with the negative effects of divorce, cooperative peer learning, and enhancement of resilience. A final chapter considers PMHP's accomplishments to date and what they suggest for future school mental health programming. This book appeals to a broad audience of psychologists, educators, and school mental health professionals and administrators.

Contents:

Chapter 1. The Primary Mental Health Project: Roots and Wellsprings

I. PMHP: The Core Program

Chapter 2. How PMHP Operates: An X-Ray

Chapter 3. PMHP's Early Evolution

Chapter 4. Setting Up and Conducting a PMHP

Chapter 5. PMHP Mini-Programs: Extending and Refining the Basic Offerings

Chapter 6. Evaluating the Effectiveness of PMHP

II. Newer Directions

Chapter 7. Disseminating the PMHP Program Model

Chapter 8. The Social Problem-Solving Program

Chapter 9. The Children of Divorce Intervention Program

Chapter 10. The Study Buddy Program

Chapter 11. The Rochester Child Resilience Project

Chapter 12. Where From, Where To?

A. Playroom Equipment, Materials, and Supplies

B. Child-Associate Information

B1. Job Description

B2. Interviewer Rating Form

C. PMHP Assessment Instruments

C1. AML Behavior Rating Scale

Revised (AML-R)

C2. Child Rating Scale (CRS)

C3. Teacher-Child Rating Scale (T-CRS)

C4. Background Information Form (BIF)

C5. Parent-Child Rating Scale (P-CRS)

C6. Associate-Child Rating Scale (A-CRS)

C7. Professional Summary Report (PSR).

Notes:

Continues: New ways in school mental health. c1975.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-321) and indexes.

ISBN:

1557983534

1557983747

OCLC:

34886251