Collaborative Relationships: School Counselors and Non-School Mental Health Professionals Working Together to Improve the Mental Health Needs of Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Chris Brown ◽  
David T. Dahlbeck ◽  
Lynette Sparkman-Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Counselor Training ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
School Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Vice Principals

Fifty-three school counselors and administrators employed in middle and high school settings were surveyed regarding their thoughts about school districts working collaboratively with non-school mental health professionals to respond to the mental health needs of students. In addition, the survey sought to understand what school counselors and their hiring principals/vice principals regard as the roles and responsibilities of school counselors and the scope of school counselor training.

Mental Health Services in Public Schools: A Preliminary Study of School Counselor Perceptions

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1501604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Carlson ◽  
Nathalie L. Kees
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
School Based ◽  
Counselor Perceptions ◽  
School Counselor Perceptions

This descriptive survey research study (N = 120) examined the self-reported comfort level of school counselors in addressing the mental health needs of their students and school counselor perceptions regarding working relationships with school-based therapists. Survey results indicated that school counselors are generally confident in their counseling skills and comfortable addressing common issues brought to them by their students. However, these same school counselors indicated that they experience some discomfort in working with students living with DSM diagnoses and that specific courses within counselor training programs may have a mitigating effect on this discomfort. Results also revealed that school counselors are willing to lead and work with cross-disciplinary teams and school-based therapists to better meet the mental health needs of their students.

scholarly journals The Role of School Counselors in Meeting Students’ Mental Health Needs: Examining Issues of Professional Identity

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Dekruyf ◽  
Richard W. Auger ◽  
Shannon Trice-Black
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Educational Leader

The professional identity of school counselors has evolved over time. This article traces the historical context driving this evolution, and suggests it is time for the profession to conjoin the roles of educational leader and mental health professional. This proposal is prompted by heightened awareness of unmet student mental health needs, referrals that go unmet, school counselors displaced by other mental health providers in schools, the potential loss of the unique school counselor role, and the natural link between the mental health professional role and the array of personal-social factors that impact student achievement. A conjoint professional school counselor identity that includes the roles of both educational leader and mental health professional positions school counselors to better respond to all students, including those with mental health needs. This article discusses potential roadblocks and offers suggestions for action.

scholarly journals Psychogeriatric research comes of age in developing countries

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. JACOB ◽  
MARY GANGULI
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
High Quality

Psychogeriatrics and psychogeriatric research have been particularly slow to take hold in developing countries. In part this is because the elderly constitute relatively small proportions of those countries' populations, and are thus of low priority for specialized services. A recent report in Science (Miller, 2006) addresses mental health needs in developing countries worldwide but does not include old-age mental disorders other than dementia. Similarly, an article from Brazil (Garcez-Leme et al., 2005), in another international journal, provides an overview of that country's resources and needs in geriatrics, but neglects to mention mental disorders or mental health professionals. Yet, these countries are aging faster than the industrialized world and have fewer resources with which to care for their mentally ill elderly. High-quality, locally acquired information will be essential for planning appropriate mental health services.

scholarly journals Voices: Exploring the Experiences of Non-Mental Health Professionals Working with Mexican Immigrants Affected by Deportation

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lopez ◽  
Ioana Boie
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Insight Into

With large numbers of immigrants living in the United States and a recent increase in deportations, it is imperative that mental health professionals are aware of the implications involved in working with immigrants affected by deportation. The perspectives of non-mental health professionals working with immigrants are valuable in providing insight into the complexity of issues encountered when working with this population. The participants discussed perceptions, reactions, perceived mental health needs, and recommendations for working with Mexican immigrants.

Mental Health Services in Public Schools: A Preliminary Study of School Counselor Perceptions

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1201600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Carlson ◽  
Nathalie L. Kees
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
School Based ◽  
Counselor Perceptions ◽  
School Counselor Perceptions

This descriptive survey research study (N = 120) examined the self-reported comfort level of school counselors in addressing the mental health needs of their students and school counselor perceptions regarding working relationships with school-based therapists. Survey results indicated that school counselors are generally confident in their counseling skills and comfortable addressing common issues brought to them by their students. However, these same school counselors indicated that they experience some discomfort in working with students living with DSM diagnoses and that specific courses within counselor training programs may have a mitigating effect on this discomfort. Results also revealed that school counselors are willing to lead and work with cross-disciplinary teams and school-based therapists to better meet the mental health needs of their students.

Constructing Mental Health Services for Looked after Children

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddy Street ◽  
Mike Davies
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Health Advisory ◽  
Developmental Approach ◽  
Advisory Service ◽  
Looked After Children

Recent years have seen a welcome series of government measures aimed at meeting the mental health needs of looked after children. However, as Eddy Street and Mike Davies argue in this paper, there remains a clear lack of integration of models of ‘good practice’ among childcare and mental health professionals. Taking into consideration the ‘tiered model’ recommended by the NHS Health Advisory Service report (1995), the authors advocate a developmental approach through the implementation of a multi-disciplinary service that combines the best of psychiatric, psychological, social work and childcare perspectives.

Double Talk: Changing and Conflicting Constructions of Indigenous Mental Health

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 820-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Indigenous Australia ◽  
Indigenous Mental Health

Objective: The method by which psychiatric professionals and the profession itself have addressed the mental health needs of Indigenous Australians is explored. Method: A sociohistorical frame is utilised to explore the changing nature of psychiatric engagement in this field since the Second World War. Results: A series of distinct phases are definable, each of which demonstrates particular characteristics that relate to the social and political circumstances of indigenous Australia and changing investment on the part of mental health professionals. Significant difficulties have emerged at various stages and there exist quite different interpretations and uses of language relating to indigenous mental health. Conclusions: Current relations between mental health professionals and members of indigenous communities in Australia are informed by a history of which we should be aware. It has had and continues to have consequences that include significant differences in the ways in which mental health needs are conceived and articulated. These, in turn, are consequential in terms of policy and practice.

Recognizing and Managing Suicide Risk

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie Watson ◽  
Luigi Grassi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Cancer Patient ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs

Suicide rates for cancer patients are above those of the general population and higher than for patients with other medical conditions. The underdiagnosis and/or misdiagnosis of clinical depression and suicide risk by cancer health professionals emphasizes the importance of training in recognizing, assessing, and appropriately managing suicide risk. This chapter covers evidence on assessment of suicide risk, clinical management, and legal and ethical responsibilities that should help reduce and/or improve management of suicide risk. While oncology professionals may want to share with mental health professionals those aspects of cancer patient care relating to their patients’ mental health needs, the ability to manage serious psychological symptoms and deal with a patient in crisis due to suicide risk often lies primarily within the oncology professional’s domain of responsibility. This chapter briefly sets out information that should be useful in managing these aspects of cancer patient care.

Providing Primary Prevention and School Mental Health Services to LGBTQ+ Children and Youth

2021 ◽  
pp. 661-680
Author(s):  
Elizabeth K. Rhoades
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
School Mental Health ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
School Based ◽  
Healthy Growth

This chapter provides an overview of the difficulties facing LGBTQ+ youth in schools and their barriers to healthy psychosocial development. The risk and resiliency model is applied to these challenges, and specific risk factors and resiliency factors are explored. The focus is on means to foster healthy growth and development in sexual minority students through developing school-based programs and practices that have been proven to increase resiliency. The chapter provides specific strategies for school-based mental health professionals to use to increase resiliency in sexual minority youth through the application of school-wide policies and practices. Strategies for making such systemic changes and garnering support are also presented.

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