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Ready to Learn, Empowered to Teach: Guiding Principles for Effective Schools and Successful Students
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Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach; Sheila Desai; Nick Affrunti; Katherine C. Cowan; Caden Fabbi – National Association of School Psychologists, 2020
This document details seven guiding principles and recommends actions designed to advance equity and lower or remove individual and structural barriers to learning by creating school environments that: (1) promote wellness; and (2) effectively address the learning, behavioral, social-emotional, and mental health needs of students. These…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Equal Education, Barriers, Social Emotional Learning
Expanding the Role of the School Psychologist in the Delivery of School-Based Mental Health Services
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Eklund, Katie; Vaillancourt, Kelly; Pedley, Trisha – Communique, 2013
Approximately 20% of children in the United States experience significant mental, emotional, or behavioral symptoms that would qualify them for a psychiatric diagnosis (Burns et al., 1995; Costello et al., 2003). Unfortunately, only 15%-30% of these children receive any type of help or support (Ringel & Sturm, 2001; United States Public Health…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Services, Mental Health, School Psychology
The Provision of Counseling Services among School Psychologists: An Exploration of Training, Current Practices, and Perceptions
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Hanchon, Timothy A.; Fernald, Lori N. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Although school psychologists have been called on in recent literature to assume a leadership role in a collective and comprehensive effort to address students' mental health needs, many practitioners find that their professional roles continue to be narrowly focused on special education-related activities, such as individualized assessment…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, School Counseling, Child Health, Mental Health
Closing the Gap in School Mental Health: A Community-Centered Model for School Psychology
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Splett, Joni Williams; Maras, Melissa A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
Disciplines involved in the development and/or provision of services in school mental health have recognized the promise of evidence-based practices in meeting the growing unmet mental health needs of children, adolescents, and families in this country. As a result, School Psychology has strongly emphasized the development and dissemination of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, School Psychologists, Mental Health
Supporting Children's Mental Health in Schools: Teacher Perceptions of Needs, Roles, and Barriers
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Reinke, Wendy M.; Stormont, Melissa; Herman, Keith C.; Puri, Rohini; Goel, Nidhi – School Psychology Quarterly, 2011
There is a significant research to practice gap in the area of mental health practices and interventions in schools. Understanding the teacher perspective can provide important information about contextual influences that can be used to bridge the research to practice gap in school-based mental health practices. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Community Services, Health Needs, Educational Needs
School-Based Health Centers: Strategies for Meeting the Physical and Mental Health Needs of Children and Families.
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Brown, Michael B.; Bolen, Larry M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
Describes the role and primary functions of school-based health centers, describes several important issues in developing and implementing the centers, and reviews the effectiveness of services provided through school-based health centers. Notes that participation on school-based health services delivery enables school psychologists to expand…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Health Needs, Integrated Services, Mental Health