Handbook of School Mental Health Programs

by Weist, Mark D.; Evans, Steven W., Ph.D.; Lever, Nancy A., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780306473371
• ISBN10: 0306473372
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

There is a growing movement in the United States toward developing a range of mental health programs for youth in schools. This movement is fueled by the recognition of the gap between the needs of children and adolescents and access to effective programs for this population.This volume focuses on issues being confronted by school-based mental health programs, or those that are actually working within schools. These programs provide assessment, intervention, consultation, and/or prevention services directly in the school. They may be staffed entirely by school-employed staff (e.g., school psychologists, social workers, counselors), or may include staff from community agencies and programs (e.g., clinical, community and counseling psychologists; clinical social workers; child and adolescent psychiatrists).The Handbook of School Mental Health is an important resource for the diverse coalition of school mental health staff and advocates including educators, social workers, school psychologists, school counselors, nurses, clinical and counseling psychologists, licensed professional counselors, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, pediatricians, and others.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Advancing Mental Health Practice and Research in Schools	1	(8)
Mark D. Weist
Steven W. Evans
Nancy A. Lever
Part I. Background, Policy, and Advocacy	9	(78)
History of School-Based Mental Health Services in the United States	11	(12)
Lois T. Flaherty
David Osher
Toward a Comprehensive Policy Vision for Mental Health in Schools	23	(22)
Howard S. Adelman
Linda Taylor
Effective Advocacy for School-Based Mental Health Programs	45	(16)
Kathy HoganBruen
Caroline Clauss-Ehlers
David Nelson
Michael M. Faenza
Mobilizing Research to Inform a School Mental Health Initiative: Baltimore's School Mental Health Outcomes Group	61	(12)
Eric J. Bruns
Christine Walrath
Marcia Glass-Siegel
Mark D. Weist
Overcoming the Challenges of Funding School Mental Health Programs	73	(14)
Steven W. Evans
Marcia Glass-Siegel
Alicia Frank
Ron Van Treuren
Nancy A. Lever
Mark D. Weist
Part II. Enhancing Collaborative Approaches	87	(76)
Mental Health in Schools: Programs of the Federal Government	89	(18)
Trina Menden Anglin
Enhancing Collaboration within and across Disciplines to Advance Mental Health Programs in Schools	107	(12)
Nancy Rappaport
David Osher
Ellen Greenberg Garrison
Corinne Anderson-Ketchmark
Kevin Dwyer
The Community Schools Approach: Improving Student Learning, Strengthening Families and Communities	119	(16)
Martin J. Blank
Jane Quinn
Hayin Kim
Partnering with Families in Expanded School Mental Health Programs	135	(14)
Jennifer Axelrod Lowie
Nancy A. Lever
Melissa G. Ambrose
Susan B. Tager
Susan Hill
System, Agency, and Stakeholder Collaboration to Advance Mental Health Programs in Schools	149	(14)
Nancy A. Lever
Steve Adelsheim
Christine A. Prodente
Kristin V. Christodulu
Melissa G. Ambrose
John Schlitt
Mark D. Weist
Part III. School Mental Health in Context	163	(74)
School-Based Mental Health Services in Urban Communities	165	(14)
Marc S. Atkins
Stacy L. Frazier
Jaleel Abdul Adil
Elizabeth Talbott
The Mental Health for Immigrants Program: Program Design and Participatory Research in the Real World	179	(12)
Bradley D. Stein
Sheryl Kataoka
Lisa Jaycox
Erika M. Steiger
Marleen Wong
Arlene Fink
Pia Escudero
Catalina Zaragoza
School-Based Mental Health on a United States Army Installation	191	(12)
Michael E. Faran
Mark D. Weist
Albert Y. Saito
Linda Yoshikami
Jeffrey W. Weiser
Bjarne Kaer
Serving the Most Severe of Serious Emotionally Disturbed Students in School Settings	203	(20)
Joseph E. Nyre
Eric M. Vernberg
Michael C. Roberts
Children with Special Health Care Needs in School: Responding to the Challenge through Comprehensive School-Based Health Care	223	(14)
Cindy M. Schaeffer
Mark D. Weist
Jane W. McGrath
Part IV. Moving toward Best Practice	237	(82)
School Mental Health in Systems of Care	239	(18)
Philip J. Leaf
David Schultz
Laurel J. Kiser
David B. Pruitt
Training for Effective Practice in the Schools	257	(18)
Thomas J. Power
Patricia H. Manz
Stephen S. Leff
Continuous Quality Improvement and Evaluation of Expanded School Mental Health Programs	275	(10)
Laura A. Nabors
Heather D. Lehmkuhl
Mark D. Weist
Strength-Based Approaches to Assessment in Schools	285	(16)
Michael H. Epstein
Mark K. Harniss
Vestena Robbins
Linda Wheeler
Shelly Cyrulik
Michaela Kriz
J. Ron Nelson
Facilitating the Implementation of Evidence-Based Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Efforts in Schools	301	(18)
Patricia A. Graczyk
Celene E. Domitrovich
Joseph E. Zins
Part V. Cross-Cutting Issues	319	(56)
Preventing and Addressing Crises and Violence-Related Problems in Schools	321	(14)
Mary Margaret Kerr
Achieving Generalization in School-Based Mental Health	335	(14)
Steven W. Evans
Joshua Langberg
Jeff Williams
Cultural Sensitivity, Relevance, and Competence in School Mental Health	349	(14)
Matthew R. Mock
Addressing Unique Ethical and Legal Challenges in Expanded School Mental Health	363	(12)
Christine A. Prodente
Mark A. Sander
Chandra Grabill
Marcia Rubin
Nadine Schwab
Index	375