Implementation of mental health programs in schools : a change agent's guide / Susan G. Forman.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Forman, Susan G.

Contributor:

• Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

• School psychology book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• School children--Mental health services--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• School psychology--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Clinical psychology--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Clinical psychology.
• School children--Mental health services.
• School psychology.
• United States.

Genre:

• Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xi, 246 pages ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2015]

Summary:

Many excellent mental health programs have been proven to meet the needs of children, and schools are an ideal place to implement such programs. Yet school psychologists often face challenges when implementing them. They have to secure support from key stakeholders, provide effective training and supervision, ensure that organizational structures support the implementation, and make appropriate adaptations to suit the specific context while also maintaining fidelity to core program components. In this book, Susan G. Forman explains how to overcome obstacles and successfully implement mental health programs in schools. She summarizes the research on implementation science and, most important, translates it into practice for schools. Change agents will find practical, research-based guidance for every aspect of implementation. Book jacket.

Contents:

• Foundations. Definitions, key components, and stages of implementation
• Implementation history and theory
• Implementation evaluation and research
• Leadership for implementation and change
• Selecting and implementing interventions. Selecting interventions: intervention characteristics and implementation
• Developing stakeholder support
• Providing effective training and technical assistance
• Organizational characteristics and structures that support implementation
• Suprasystems: the community, the state, and the Federal government
• Fidelity and adaptation. Fidelity and adaptation / reinvention
• Adaptation of evidence-based interventions for diverse populations
• Looking forward. Sustaining and scaling-up evidence-based programs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

• 1433819422
• 9781433819421

OCLC:

891369498

Publisher Number:

99963456090

Online:

The Class of 1924 Book Fund Home Page