TOPIC: Ethical/Legal/Consumer Issues in School Health/Mental Health

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Center Developed Documents, Resources, and Tools

Articles

• Enlisting Appropriate Parental Cooperation and Involvement in Children's Mental Health Treatment. The Mental Health Desk Reference, 31, 219-224.
• Confidentiality: Competing Principles, Inevitable Dilemmas. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 9, 267-275..

Continuing Education Modules

• Addressing Barriers to Learning: New Directions for Mental Health in Schools, Unit II, Section C: Consent, Due Process, & Confidentiality

Introductory Packets

• Confidentiality and Informed Consent

Newsletter

• School Dropout Prevention: A Civil Rights and Public Health Imperative

Quick Training Aid

• Confidentiality

Practice Notes

• When a Student Seems Dangerous to Self or Others

Relevant Documents, Resources, and Tools on the Internet

General

• HHS/ED Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Health Records
• Mental Health Links for Families and Individuals
• Mental Health Services Resources for the Public
• Mental Health Resources: A Guide for Patients and Families
• Suicide Prevention

Consumer Health Information

• Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Information
• Consumer Health Resources
• The Consumer-Directed Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for Families with Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance

Ethical and Legal Issues

• A Study of Legal Issues Encountered by School Counselors
• Balancing Student Privacy and School Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for Elementary and Secondary Schools
• American Psychological Association (APA): Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct
• Confidentiality of Student Health Records
• Children’s Mental Health: An Overview and Key Considerations for Health System Stakeholders
• Critical Issues Planning Session: Legal and Ethical Issues in the Practice of School Mental Health
• An Ethical and Legal Perspective on the Role of School Counselors in Preventing Violence in Schools - Special Issue: Legal and Ethical Issues in School Counseling
• Legal and Ethical Challenges in Counseling Suicidal Students - Special Issue: Legal and Ethical Issues in School Counseling
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling
• Parents' Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Rights Regarding Your Children's Education Records
• Privacy Protection of Health Information: Patient Rights and Pediatrician Responsibilities (RE9927)
• Student mental health and the law
• Web-based Resources for Legal and Ethical Issues in School Counseling
• What are the odds? Random drug testing of students: a legal perspective.

• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
• National Center for Youth Law
• The American Bar Association: Center on Children and the Law

• Opening Doors for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care: A Guide for Lawyers and Judges. By Mimi Laver, & Andrea Khoury. (2008) American Bar Association.
• Families in Need of Critical Assistance: Legislation and Policy Aiding Youth Who Engage in Noncriminal Behavior. Jessica R. Kendall. (2007). American Bar Association.
• Achieving Permanency for Adolescents in Foster Care: Guide for Legal Professionals. By Sharon G. Elstein, Rachel Feldheim, Andrea Khoury, Eva J. Klain, Drenda Lakin, Natalie Lyons, Gerald P. Mallon, Kathleen McNaught, Nancy Pineles & Edi Winkle. (2006). American Bar Assosiation.
• How to Work With your Court: A Guide to Child Welfare Agency Administrators (Second Edition. By Mark Hardin with Diane Boyd Rauber (2004). American Bar Assosiation.
• Learning Curves: education Advocacy For Children in Foster Care. By Kathleen McNaught. (2004). American Bar Assosiation.
• Ethical and legal issues for Mental Health Professionals: A comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards.    By Steven Bucky, Joanne Callan, and George Stricker (Eds). (2005). Haworth Press.
• Dictionary of Ethical and Legal Terms and Issues: The Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals. By Len Sperry.(2006). Brunner-Routledge.
• The Principal's Quick-Reference Guide to School Law: Reducing Liability, Litigation, and Other Potential Legal Tangles. By Dennis R. Dunklee and Robert J. Shoop. (2006). Corwin Press.
• The Best Interests of the Student: Applying Ethical Constructs to Legal Cases in Education. By Jacqueline A. Stefkovich. (2006). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Ethical & Legal Issues in School Counseling. By Jr. Theordre Remley, Mary A. Hermann, and Wayne C. Huey.(2003). American School Counseling Association.
• Ethical and Law for School Psychologists. By Susan Jacob and Timothy S. Hartshorne. (2006). Wiley.

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