Handbook of School Mental Health Advancing Practice and Research

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...

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Other Authors: Weist, Mark D. (Editor), Evans, Steven W. (Editor), Lever, Nancy A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
Series:Issues in Clinical Child Psychology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of 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