Mental health practice in today's schools : issues and interventions / Raymond H. Witte, G. Susan Mosley-Howard ; contributors, Chizara Ahuama-Jonas [and twenty-eight others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Witte, Raymond H., author.

Mosley-Howard, Gerri Susan, author.

Contributor:

Ahuama-Jonas, Chizara, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School children--Mental health service.

School children.

School psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In today's schools, the variety and consequences of mental health problems are growing and receiving greater public attention. Dwindling resources add to the difficulties of providing adequate mental health services. This practice-oriented, one-stop resource addresses the key mental health issues and challenges facing school-based mental health professionals and helps to facilitate effective and focused mental health consultation, training, and counseling within the school setting. Grounded in a tiered intervention approach to school psychological practices, this text focuses on preventive and

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; Share Mental Health Practice in Today's Schools: Issues and Interventions; Part I: Core Professional Topics; Chapter 1: Response to Intervention and Mental Health Intervention; Learning Outcomes; Background on Response to Intervention; Response to Intervention Tiers; Evidence-Based Treatments, Research, and Practice in Response to Intervention; Summary; Conclusion; Resources; References; Chapter 2: Screening At-Risk Students for Mental Health Intervention; Learning Outcomes

Evidence-Based Research and PracticeRecommendations for Crafting the System in Your School; Case Study; Summary; Resources; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Mental Health Integration and Collaboration Within Communities; Learning Outcomes; Background; Benefits of Partnerships; Challenges to Successful Partnerships; Evidence-Based Research and Practice; Case Study; Summary; Resources; References; Chapter 4: School-Based Law, Ethics, and Mental Health Services; Learning Outcomes; An Overview of Professional Ethics; A Brief Overview of the American Legal System and the Role of the Law in Education

Legal Concepts Important in the Delivery of Mental Health Services to YouthsFERPA and HIPAA; HIPAA; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004; Section 504; IDEA; Decision-Making Framework for Addressing Legal and Ethical Issues; Summary; Resources; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Culturally Sensitive Mental Health Services; Learning Outcomes; Intersection of Culture and Mental Health Intervention; Cultural Context: Why and When to Modify the Intervention

Methods of Cultural AdaptationCase Study; Summary; Resources; References; Chapter 6: Micro-Skills: Daily Practice for Mental Health Providers; Learning Outcomes; The Response to Intervention Model and School-Based Mental Health; What are Micro-Skills?; The Response to Intervention Model: Three Tiers of Intervention; Foundational Micro-Skills Used Across All Tiers of Intervention; Evidenced-Based Research and Practice; Case Study; Summary; Resources; References; Chapter 7: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy; Learning Outcomes; Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Schools

Solution-Building ConversationsQuestions and Reflections that Build Cooperative Relationships for Solution Building; Case Study; Growing Evidence Base for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Schools; Summary; Resources; References; Chapter 8: Reality Therapy and School Practice; Learning Outcomes; Principles of Choice Theory; Relationships; WDEP Delivery System; Classroom and Conferencing Environment; Integrating Reality Therapy with Tiered Intervention; Case Study: Using a Tier 3 Reality Therapy-WDEP Intervention Approach; Summary; Resources; References; Chapter 9: Mental Health for Educators

Learning Outcomes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8261-9642-X

OCLC:

894667521