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Optimizing the Roles of School Mental Health Professionals
Author(s) -
Flaherty Lois T.,
Garrison Ellen G.,
Waxman Robyn,
Uris Patricia F.,
Keys Susan G.,
Siegel Marcia Glass,
Weist Mark D.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb06321.x
Subject(s) - mental health , social work , psychology , nursing , medical education , mental health service , work (physics) , service delivery framework , professional development , school nursing , service (business) , medicine , psychiatry , political science , mechanical engineering , economy , law , economics , engineering
Each mental health discipline offers unique contributions to the development and operation of school‐based mental health programs. The collaboration of professionals from different disciplines with each other, as well as with health and educational staff, is essential for service delivery in school settings. Conversely, interprofessional conflicts and turf issues can impede the development of effective school‐based mental health programs. The authors, who represent counseling, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, and social work, discuss the roles and competencies of each profession in providing school‐based mental health services. Training requirements within each discipline that relate to school mental health are described. Barriers to effective interdisciplinary collaboration, and methods of overcoming them, are delineated