Optimizing the Roles of School Mental Health Professionals |
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| Authors: | Lois T Flaherty MD Clinical Associate Professor Ellen G Garrison PhD Clinical Assistant Professor and Consultant Robyn Waxman PhD Consulting Psychologist Patricia F Uris RN PhD Assistant Professor and Project Director Susan G Keys PhD Assistant Professor Marcia Glass- Siegel LCSW-C Coordinator and Mark D Weist PhD Associate Professor and Director |
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| Institution: | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, 770 Lantern Lane, Blue Bell, PA 19422;Center for School Mental Health Assistance, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, 5604 Harwick Road, Bethesda, MD 21202;Center for School Mental Health Assistance, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, 307 Woodlawn Road, Baltimore, MD 21210;CE for Excellence in Mental Health Nursing in the School Setting, School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Ave., Denver. CO 80262;Dept. of Counseling and Human Services, Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Center, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850;School-Based Services, Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc., 201 East Baltimore St., Suite 1340, Baltimore, MD 21202;Center for School Mental Health Assistance, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, 680 West Lexington St., 10th floor, Baltimore, MD 21201–1570. |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: 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 |
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