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UNIT I. Placing Mental Health into the Context of Schools and the 21st Century

A. Introductory Overview

State of the Art
Emerging Trends
New Roles

B. The Need to Enhance Healthy Development and Address Barriers to Learning

Promoting Healthy Development
Personal and Systemic Barriers to Student Learning
Family Needs for Social and Emotional Support
Staff Needs for Social and Emotional Support
Exhibits:

• Barriers to Learning/Parenting/Teaching that Must be Addressed
  
• Areas of Focus in Enhancing Healthy Psychosocial Development
  
• Examples of Major Developmental Tasks

C. Addressing the Need: Moving Toward a Comprehensive Approach

Meeting Mandates: Necessary . . . but Insufficient and Often Unsatisfying
Understanding What Causes Different Types of Problems
Clinical Approaches at School Sites
School-Based Health Centers, Family Service Centers, and Full Service Schools Programmatic Approaches: Going Beyond Clinical Interventions to Address the Full Range of Problems
Needed: A Full Continuum of Programs and Services
Exhibits:

• Problems Categorized on a Continuum Using a Transactional View of the Primary Locus of Cause
• Factors Instigating Emotional, Behavioral, and Learning Problems
  
• From Primary Prevention to Treatment of Serious Problems: A Continuum of Community-School Programs to Address Barriers to Learning and Enhance Healthy Development
  

Coda: A Wide Range of Responses for a Wide Range of Problems

A. Screening and Assessment

Initial Problem Identification
Connecting a Student with the Right Help
Screening to Clarify Need
Client Consultation and Referral
Triage
Initial Case Monitoring
Exhibits:

• A Few Comments on Screening/Assessment and Diagnosis
• A Few Comments on Client Consultation and Referral

 

B. Problem Response and Prevention

Psychological First Aid: Responding to a Student in Crisis
Primary Prevention and Treatment

• Mental Health Education
  
• Psychosocial Guidance and Support
  
• Psychosocial Counseling
  

Ongoing Case Monitoring
To Review
Exhibits:

• Some Thoughts about Engaging Students in a Productive Dialogue
• To the Rescue

 

C. Consent, Due Process, and Confidentiality

Consent and Due Process
Confidentiality
Privacy & Confidentiality
Release Form: Consent to Exchange Confidential Information
Release Form: Released Records

 

Coda: Networks of Care

Follow-Up Reading

• ABCs of Assessment
  
• Managing and Preventing School Misbehavior and School Avoidance

Exhibits:

• Matters for a School to Consider in Developing Systems for Problem Identification, Triage, Referral, and Case Monitoring

A. Working Relationships

Differences as a Problem
Differences as a Barrier
Overcoming Barriers Related to Differences
Building Rapport and Connection
One Other Observation
Exhibits:

• Accounting for Cultural, Racial, and Other Significant Individual and Group Differences

B. Working to Enhance Existing Programs

It's Not About Collaboration. It's About Being Effective
A Team to Manage Care
A Team to Manage Resources
Exhibits:

• Planning and Facilitating Effective Meetings

C. Building a Comprehensive, Integrated Approach at Your School

Classroom-Focused Enabling
Crisis Assistance and Prevention
Support for Transitions
Student and Family Assistance
Home Involvement in Schooling
Community Outreach for Involvement and Support

(including a focus on volunteers)

Coda: New Roles for Schools: A Multifaceted Focus