Author : Jaime Edgardo Mendoza
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 30,13 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Child mental health services
ISBN :
Author : James C Raines
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 2008-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0190451181
Though recent legislation embedded with the No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act mandates the use of evidence in school-based practice to demonstrate positive outcomes for all students, school social workers - especially those long out of school - often lack the conceptual tools to locate, evaluate, and apply evidence in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of their work. The first of its kind tailored specifically to this audience, this SSAAA Workshop title guides school professionals in infusing research throughout their daily practice. It shows school service providers a pragmatic approach to informing every major practice decision with the appropriate research so that students receive the best possible services. This includes how to use research to make reliable and valid assessments, how to use research to choose the best intervention, and how to do research to evaluate progress. Raines goes beyond creating a catalog of interventions that will soon be outdated and provides school social workers with a detailed road map of the EBP process. Chapters detail the nuts and bolts of EBP, explaining how to ask a relevant, answerable question; where to search for evidence; how to appraise the literature and avoid the pitfalls of web based information; how to adapt and apply the evidence in a developmentally and culturally sensitive way; and how to evaluate the results. Detailed examples along the way, including sample spreadsheets practitioners can easily adapt to evaluate their students' progress, bring accountability within reach for school professionals who struggle to find the time, resources, and support sufficient to apply the best evidence to their schools.
Author : Courtney Lisbeth McLaughlin
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cognitive therapy for children
ISBN :
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and explore a preventative school-based mental health intervention targeting students at-risk for depression. The research design was a pre-test post-test treatment as usual group design with random assignment of a convenient group of 22 participants to one of two groups: (a) the experimental group who received a modified version of the Adolescent Coping with Depression Course (CWD-A; Clarke, Lewinsohn, & Hops, 1990) or (b) an intervention typical for targeted students in the school setting. Both the experimental group and the treatment as usual group made progress, and the groups did not increase their symptoms associated with depression. Moreover, the findings demonstrated that over time the students who participated in the CWD-A curriculum had stronger outcomes in comparison to the treatment as usual group. This study added to the depression prevention literature by further exploring the CWD-A curriculum, maintaining cost effectiveness, and focusing on group interventions rather than individual therapy for a convenient sample of students in a school-based setting who were at-risk for depression. However, further research is needed to make stronger conclusions that continue to contribute to the literature.
Author : Alan W. Leschied
Publisher : Springer
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 3319898426
The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality Series Editors: Donald H. Saklofske and Moshe Zeidner Handbook for School-Based Mental Health Promotion An Evidence-Informed Framework for Implementation Alan W. Leschied, Donald H. Saklofske, and Gordon L. Flett, Editors This handbook provides a comprehensive overview to implementing effective evidence-based mental health promotion in schools. It addresses issues surrounding the increasing demands on school psychologists and educational and mental health professionals to support and provide improved student well-being, learning, and academic outcomes. The volume explores factors outside the traditional framework of learning that are important in maximizing educational outcomes as well as how students learn to cope with emotional challenges that confront them both during their school years and across the lifespan. Chapters offer robust examples of successful programs and interventions, addressing a range of student issues, including depression, self-harm, social anxiety, high-achiever anxiety, and hidden distress. In addition, chapters explore ways in which mental health and education professionals can implement evidence-informed programs, from the testing and experimental stages to actual use within schools and classrooms. Topics featured in this handbook include: · A Canadian perspective to mental health literacy and teacher preparation. · The relevance of emotional intelligence in the effectiveness of delivering school-based mental health programs. · Intervention programs for reducing self-stigma in children and adolescents. · School-based suicide prevention and intervention. · Mindfulness-based programs in school settings. · Implementing emotional intelligence programs in Australian schools. The Handbook for School-Based Mental Health Promotion is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and policymakers as well as graduate students across such interrelated disciplines as child and school psychology, social work, education policy and politics, special and general education, public health, school nursing, occupational therapy, psychiatry, school counseling, and family studies.
Author : Beth Doll
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 10,39 MB
Release : 2007-09-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 1452294828
"This soundly structured book reinforces and enriches educators′ skills in population-based mental health. It provides usable information on how to get administrative buy-in for implementing coordinated, proven prevention and intervention practices. Rich with Web connections and references, it can serve as a textbook, a practitioner′s workbook, and as a tool kit for implementation." —Kevin P. Dwyer, Consultant, Turnaround for Children Former President, National Association of School Psychologists The road map for designing and implementing effective mental health services for all students! Studies have shown that mental wellness is a key determinant of students′ academic and developmental success, but simply addressing the problems of individual students is not enough. Increasingly, schools are turning to population-based models for providing mental health services to ensure that students maintain the psychological, social, and emotional competence needed for learning. This comprehensive guidebook demonstrates how to use this approach to effectively assess mental health needs and design appropriate prevention and intervention strategies that will benefit individual students, whole classrooms, and an entire school population. Drawing from a wealth of current research and backed by evidence supporting the effectiveness of the population-based approach, this wide-ranging resource offers: Formal and informal strategies for identifying and prioritizing a school′s mental health needs, as well as risk and protective factors Insights into creating and managing a nurturing school environment, promoting psychological well-being, and preventing mental health problems Suggestions for engaging parents in the process of fostering mental health Intervention strategies that address significant behavioral problems, including violence, bullying, depression, and difficulty relating to peers An integrated ten-step sequence for shifting from conventional approaches that focus only on individual problems to population-based services that support all students Transforming School Mental Health Services is the ideal resource for school mental health professionals and critical decision makers looking to optimize students′ wellness and educational performance.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 40,86 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Evidence-based medicine
ISBN : 9789241562164
This document high ights some of the basic issues in the field of prevention and promotion in mental health with special reference to the evidence base. It is hoped that the information given here will assist in wider utilization of appropriate and effective interventions on prevention and promotion towards reducing the burden of mental disorders and in enhancing the mental health of populations.
Author : Robyn S. Hess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 24,55 MB
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 113522157X
Despite the growing emphasis on a population-based training and service delivery model for school psychology, few resources exist to provide guidance concerning how such services might be conceptualized and put into place. In this book, the authors propose a public health model for comprehensive children’s mental health services that expands, rather than replaces, the traditional model of school psychology. The background and theoretical perspective for this public health model are discussed as an important way to solve problems and accomplish goals in schools, after which the authors outline and develop a clear, practical procedure for implementing and evaluating programs based on public health ideas. A case study in one elementary school walks readers through the stages of applying a public health model, detailing the key steps of each stage. Finally, the authors consider the changes to the role of school psychologist that will be required to practice a public health problem-solving model. Accompanying downloadable resources contain sample forms, handouts, and other valuable materials that will be of use to school psychologists implementing this public health model in their schools.
Author : Joseph A. Durlak
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 1995-07-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0803956320
"Despite, or perhaps because of, its brevity (98 pages plus references) this is a very useful compendium of programmes proven to be effective. I commend it to all those who wish to move away from the individual case referral." --Ewen Rennie in BPS Division of Educational & Clinical
Author : James Bennett-Levy
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 48,53 MB
Release : 2010-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0191015571
Mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are increasingly common. Yet there are too few specialists to offer help to everyone, and negative attitudes to psychological problems and their treatment discourage people from seeking it. As a result, many people never receive help for these problems. The Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT Interventions marks a turning point in the delivery of psychological treatments for people with depression and anxiety. Until recently, the only form of psychological intervention available for patients with depression and anxiety was traditional one-to-one 60 minute session therapy - usually with private practitioners for those patients who could afford it. Now Low Intensity CBT Interventions are starting to revolutionize mental health care by providing cost effective psychological therapies which can reach the vast numbers of people with depression and anxiety who did not previously have access to effective psychological treatment. The Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT Interventions is the first book to provide a comprehensive guide to Low Intensity CBT interventions. It brings together researchers and clinicians from around the world who have led the way in developing evidence-based low intensity CBT treatments. It charts the plethora of new ways that evidence-based low intensity CBT can be delivered: for instance, guided self-help, groups, advice clinics, brief GP interventions, internet-based or book-based treatment and prevention programs, with supported provided by phone, email, internet, sms or face-to-face. These new treatments require new forms of service delivery, new ways of communicating, new forms of training and supervision, and the development of new workforces. They involve changing systems and routine practice, and adapting interventions to particular community contexts. The Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT Interventions is a state-of-the-art handbook, providing low intensity practitioners, supervisors, managers commissioners of services and politicians with a practical, easy-to-read guide - indispensible reading for those who wish to understand and anticipate future directions in health service provision and to broaden access to cost-effective evidence-based psychological therapies.
Author : Travis Wendell Poulsen
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Anxiety in children
ISBN :
"Four fifth grade boys between the ages of 10-11 years old were identified as at-risk for anxiety and depression. A multiple baseline design across participants was implemented to assess the overall effectiveness of various phases of school-based interventions. The interventions consisted of The Coping Cat, a cognitive behavioral intervention serving as the main phase of intervention. Supplemental interventions included corrective feedback and self-Monitoring. Operationally defined behaviors for each student were monitored through daily report cards. Results of overall effectiveness across behaviors were mixed, but there was some supporting evidence of the reduction of symptoms for two of the students. Continued research is needed to assess school-based interventions for at-risk youth for each of these disorders"--Document.
