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ERIC Number: EJ1385395
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1537-7903
EISSN: EISSN-1537-7911
Evaluating Strategies to Promote Effective, Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration in School Mental Health
Bohnenkamp, Jill H.; Patel, Chandni; Connors, Elizabeth; Orenstein, Shawn; Ereshefsky, Sabrina; Lever, Nancy; Hoover, Sharon
Journal of Applied School Psychology, v39 n2 p130-150 2023
Multidisciplinary teams of school- and community-employed mental health, health, and educational staff work together in schools to offer a full continuum of mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and treatment services and supports. Intentional teaming structures and practices are essential to ensure teams deliver effective, coordinated services and supports. The current study investigated the extent to which continuous quality improvement strategies improved school mental health team performance during a 15-month national learning collaborative for 24 school district teams. All teams significantly improved their average teaming performance from baseline to the end of the collaborative (t(20) = -5.20, p < 0.001). Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles allowed teams to rapidly evaluate specific quality improvement changes to improve their performance. Teams with the most improvement focused on increasing multidisciplinary team membership, avoiding duplication and promoting efficiency, and connecting to community mental health providers/resources.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California; Massachusetts; Connecticut; Maryland; Illinois; Tennessee; Minnesota; Wisconsin; Kansas; New York; New Hampshire; Rhode Island; North Carolina; District of Columbia
Grant or Contract Numbers: U45MC27804