Main description:

Though schools have become the default mental health providers for children and adolescents, they are poorly equipped to meet the mental health needs of their students. Evidence-Based Practice in School Mental Health differs from other books that address child and adolescent psychopathology by focusing on how to help students with mental disorders in pre-K-12th-grade schools. Chapters address the prevalence of a disorder in school-age populations,
appropriate diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, comorbid disorders, available rapid assessment instruments, school-based interventions using multi-tiered systems of support, and easy-to-follow suggestions for progress monitoring. Additionally, the text shares detailed suggestions for how school-based
clinicians can collaborate with teachers, parents, and community providers to address the needs of youth with mental health problems. Each chapter finishes with extensive web resources and real-life case examples drawn from the author's clinical practice. This book serves as a helpful resource for school-based mental health providers (e.g., school social workers, school psychologists, and school counselors), communities-in-schools coordinators, and MSW students focusing on child and adolescent
mental health.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction
James C. Raines

Chapter 2. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Maria Scannapieco and Kirsten Painter

Chapter 3. Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michelle S. Ballan and Jennifer Hyk

Chapter 4. Specific Learning Disorder
James C. Raines

Chapter 5. Early Onset Schizophrenia
Theresa Early

Chapter 6. Bipolar Disorders
Chris Ahlman

Chapter 7. Depressive Disorders
Jacqueline Corcoran

Chapter 8. Anxiety Disorders
Nikolaus Schuetz and Amy N. Mendenhall

Chapter 9. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
James C. Raines

Chapter 10. Trauma and Stress Disorders
Marleen Wong, Pamela Vona, and Stephen Hydon

Chapter 11. Eating Disorders
Elizabeth C. Pomeroy and Alice Tate Smith

Chapter 12. Elimination Disorders
James C. Raines

Chapter 13. Disruptive Disorders
Shantel D. Crosby, Andy J. Frey, Gary Zornes, and Kristian Jones

Chapter 14. Self-Harm Disorders
James C. Raines and Stephanie Ochocki