Handbook of school mental health : advancing practice and research / edited by Mark D. Weist, Steven W. Evans, and Nancy A. Lever.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weist, Mark D., editor.

Evans, Steven W., editor.

Lever, Nancy A., editor.

Series:

Issues in clinical child psychology.

Issues in Clinical Child Psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

School children.

School psychology--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

School psychology.

Clinical psychology--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Clinical psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 386 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the growing challenges that children confront daily, schools must be prepared at any given moment to intervene on their behalf. And school professionals must be well trained to attend not only to the most routine mental health needs of its students but also to respond quickly and effectively to significant traumatic events. All this in addition to addressing demands to narrow the achievement gap, increase the rate of school success, and lower the dropout rate. Along with an introductory chapter that focuses on advancing school-based mental health practice and research, the Handbook of School Mental Health addresses a broad range of issues, including how to: Build and enhance collaborative approaches among the various individual, group, system, and agency stakeholders. Ensure best practices are used in all systems of care; provide effective training for all professionals; introduce strength-based approaches to assessment in schools; and facilitate the implementation of evidence-based practices. Prevent and effectively manage crises and violence in schools while addressing the unique ethical, cultural, and legal challenges of school mental health. This volume is an essential resource for the diverse coalition of school mental health staff and advocates including educators, social workers, school psychologists, school counselors and other professionals who work with and are concerned with the well-being of children.

Contents:

Background, Policy, and Advocacy

History of School-Based Mental Health Services in the United States

Toward a Comprehensive Policy Vision for Mental Health in Schools

Effective Advocacy for School-Based Mental Health Programs

Mobilizing Research to Inform a School Mental Health Initiative

Overcoming the Challenges of Funding School Mental Health Programs

Enhancing Collaborative Approaches

Mental Health in Schools

Enhancing Collaboration within and across Disciplines to Advance Mental Health Programs in Schools

The Community Schools Approach

Partnering with Families in Expanded School Mental Health Programs

System, Agency, and Stakeholder Collaboration to Advance Mental Health Programs in Schools

School Mental Health in Context

School-Based Mental Health Services in Urban Communities

The Mental Health for Immigrants Program

School-Based Mental Health on a United States Army Installation

Serving the Most Severe of Serious Emotionally Disturbed Students in School Settings

Children with Special Health Care Needs in School

Moving toward Best Practice

School Mental Health in Systems of Care

Training for Effective Practice in the Schools

Continuous Quality Improvement and Evaluation of Expanded School Mental Health Programs

Strength-Based Approaches to Assessment in Schools

Facilitating the Implementation of Evidence-Based Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Efforts in Schools

Cross-Cutting Issues

Preventing and Addressing Crises and Violence-Related Problems in Schools

Achieving Generalization in School-Based Mental Health

Cultural Sensitivity, Relevance, and Competence in School Mental Health

Addressing Unique Ethical and Legal Challenges in Expanded School Mental Health.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-387-73313-2