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Preparing School Mental Health Professionals: Competencies in Interdisciplinary and Cross-System Collaboration

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Over the last 10–15 years, there has been significant momentum in the development and implementation of school mental health (SMH) programs, both nationally and internationally (e.g., Kumar et al., 2009; Weist, Lindsey, Moore, & Slade, 2006; Wells et al., 2011). The impetus has been based largely on the prevalence of mental health ailments among children and adolescents coupled with the opportunity to treat them in a context where they spend the majority of the day. When done well, SMH programs are embedded within existing educational systems to provide a continuum of care for students with a range of mental health conditions, educational needs, and disabilities; and SMH professionals must be proficient in working within these systems (Kutash & Duchnowski, 2011; Mellin & Weist, 2011). For instance, the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2006) governs how school systems provide special education and related services to youth with various disabilities, many of which have a mental health component. Another educational paradigm relevant to SMH is Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS; Simonsen, Sugai, & Fairbanks, 2007). PBIS is a framework to promote and select effective instructional and behavioral practices for all students, from broad-based prevention to individualized services. These systems provide examples of the interdisciplinary context within which SMH providers must integrate their practices.

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    Kurt D. Michael Ph.D.

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    Seth Bernstein Psy.D.

  3. Department of Psychology, Center for Intervention Research in Schools, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA

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  4. Department of Psychology, Appalachian State University, 222 Joyce Lawrence Lane, Boone, NC, 28608-2109, USA

    Abby Albright M.A.

  5. Department of Social Work, The Ohio State University, 211 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Dawn Anderson-Butcher Ph.D.

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Michael, K.D., Bernstein, S., Owens, J., Albright, A., Anderson-Butcher, D. (2014). Preparing School Mental Health Professionals: Competencies in Interdisciplinary and Cross-System Collaboration. In: Weist, M., Lever, N., Bradshaw, C., Owens, J. (eds) Handbook of School Mental Health. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7624-5_3

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