Parents can be invaluable partners in identifying students' behavioral and learning needs and developing effective solutions. This book provides practical tools for collaborating with families to achieve the best outcomes for K-12 students. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy reference and photocopying, the book includes more than 40 ready-to-use reproducibles. School-based mental health professionals will learn how to build positive home/school relationships, actively involve parents in assessment and intervention, and overcome barriers to collaboration. The latest research on what works in treating internalizing, externalizing, and academic difficulties is translated into clear-cut recommendations for practice.

Gretchen Gimpel Peacock, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Utah State University, where she has coordinated the specialist-level program in school psychology approved by the National Association of School Psychologists and served on the program faculty of the Combined Psychology (School/Clinical/Counseling) American Psychological Association-accredited PhD program. Dr. Gimpel Peacock is both a licensed psychologist and educator licensed school psychologist. She has been the faculty internship supervisor for the school psychology students and also supervises students’ practicum experiences in the department’s community clinic. Dr. Gimpel Peacock’s publications and professional presentations focus on child behavior problems and family issues as related to child behaviors, as well as professional issues in school psychology. She currently serves on the editorial advisory boards of several school psychology and related journals.

Brent R. Collett, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle and Attending Psychologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Dr. Collett’s clinical interests include early childhood mental health and pediatric psychology. He supervises child psychiatry and psychology trainees and teaches didactics on normative early childhood development, developmental psychopathology, and the assessment and treatment of early-onset conduct problems. Dr. Collett’s research focuses on infant mental health, disruptive behavior disorders, and the developmental and psychosocial sequelae of pediatric illnesses (e.g., craniofacial anomalies, pediatric cancer).

1. Working Collaboratively with Parents 2. Introduction to Emotional, Behavioral, and Learning Problems in School-Age Children 3. Assessment of Problems 4. Interventions for Externalizing Problems 5. Interventions for Internalizing Problems 6. Interventions for Academic Problems, with Donna Gilbertson

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