Chapter 10

Question 1

INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON WELLBEING

Answer 1

Social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs-the broad domain of human functioning that represents the quality of a student’s thinking, feeling, and behaving outside of academic or cognitive skills

Question 2

1 in 5 youth were experiencing a significant mental health problem

Answer 2

of those, only 20% were receiving the specialty mental health services they needed and many had no treatments

Question 3

2016 National Survey of Children’s Health

Answer 3

49.4% of youth with a mental health disorder did not receive needed treatment from a mental health professional

Question 4

Youth suicide rate has been rising…

Answer 4

Now the 2nd leading cause of death for 15-19 year olds

Question 5

Who is most at risk?

Answer 5

2020 National Survey on LGBTQ (Trevor Project)
* 48% of LGBTQ adolescents have considered suicide
* 21% have made an attempt in the last 12 months
* 46% report wanting mental health services but have not been able to receive the services

Question 6

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES

Answer 6

can have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity.

Question 7

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Answer 7

• Communities working together to focus on prevention efforts
• Promote resilience
• Resilience is the capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress
• Strong relationship with a caring adult is one of the most important factors.

Question 8

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE…

Answer 8

• Intentional focus by NASP to advocate for School Psychologists as behavioral and mental health providers
• Collaboration between educational and mental health
  professionals to create schoolwide programs such as SEL and PBIS
• Lawmakers increasingly proposing legislation to support and expand mental health in the schools

Question 9

OTHER FOCUS AREAS TO CONSIDER

Answer 9

• After school programming
• Parent Management Training
• Transdiagnostic CBT
• Single Session Interventions
• Collaborative Care
• Other ideas??

Question 10

PBIS

Answer 10

Positive behavior interventions and supports

Question 11

Positive behavior interventions and supports

Answer 11

prevents and reduces problem behaviors
-token reinforcement
-focus on the behaviors adults want to see

Question 12

SEL

Answer 12

social emotional learning
-process of learning social and emotional skills
-promotes self-regulation, responsible discipline, and social skills
-elementary school-high school

Question 13

Positive behavior interventions and supports

Answer 13

-establish expectation
-teach expectation
-positive reinforcement
-restorative consequences