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Reducing the Use of Language That Stigmatizes Students
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Weist, Mark D.; Mellin, Elizabeth A.; Garbacz, S. Andrew; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn – Communique, 2019
All four authors of this article are active in the movement toward more comprehensive school mental health (SMH) services involving community mental health staff joining school employees to increase the depth and quality of programs and services within the multitiered system of support (MTSS; Garbacz, 2019; Mellin & Weist, 2011; Weist, Lever,…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Social Bias, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health
Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Launching a Large-Scale Research Study in Schools
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DeLoach, Kendra P.; Dvorsky, Melissa; George, Mellissa R. W.; Miller, Elaine; Weist, Mark D.; Kern, Lee – Communique, 2012
Interdisciplinary collaboration (IC) is a critically important theme generally, and of particular significance in school mental health (SMH), given the range of people from different disciplines who work in schools and the various systems in place. Reflecting the move to a true shared school-family-community system agenda, the collaborative…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Promotion, School Psychologists, Mental Health Workers
Enhancing No Child Left Behind--School Mental Health Connections
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Daly, Brian P.; Burke, Robert; Hare, Isadora; Mills, Carrie; Owens, Celeste; Moore, Elizabeth; Weist, Mark D. – Journal of School Health, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was signed into law by President George W. Bush in January 2002 and is regarded as the most significant federal education policy initiative in a generation. The primary focus of the No Child Left Behind Act is on promoting educational success for all children; however, the legislation also contains…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Mental Health, Program Development
Optimizing the Roles of School Mental Health Professionals.
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Flaherty, Lois T.; Garrison, Ellen G.; Waxman, Robyn; Uris, Patricia F.; Keys, Susan G.; Glass-Siegel, Marcia; Weist, Mark D. – Journal of School Health, 1998
Collaboration of mental-health professionals from different disciplines with each other and with health and educational staff is essential for school health-service delivery. The paper discusses each profession's role in providing school-based mental-health services, noting training requirements within each discipline related to school mental…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mental Health Workers, Psychiatry