Week 6: School Psychologists Role in Prevention/Intervention, Mental Health, SEB Flashcards
Externalizing behavior characteristics
Under controlled
Easily observable
Disruption to others
Internalizing behavior characteristics
Over-controlled
Covert
Characterized by subjective distress
There is a high rate of comorbidity between internalizing and externalizing disorders (True/False)
True
Treatments for externalizing and internalizing behavior problems have a similar focus (True/False)
False
Externalizing problems are best treated through…
indirect forms of intervention (consultation; parent training)
What is the main cause of disruptive behavior problems in the schools?
Ineffective behavior management strategies
Fill-in-the-blank: Disruptive behavior serves a ____________
function
Counseling is not effective for most externalizing behavior problems because counseling requires the
motivation to change
Indirect service (form of consultation) most effective for externalizing problems
Parent Training
Steps to behavioral consultation (same as problem-solving model)
Define Problem
Analyze Problem
Implement Intervention
Evaluate Intervention
Consultation is most effective when each of these variables are considered
Problem solving model
Knowledge of EBP
Professional Support
Social influence
An important conceptual similarity between counseling and consultation
The role of social influence - you need to get the client/parent/teacher to trust you
Benefits of consultation over counseling
Consultation has the advantage of being more efficient and has the potential for greater impact – a class of 25 kids as opposed to 1 kid.
What is CBT?
An evidence-based approach to psychotherapy which emphasizes the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, focusing on identifying and altering maladaptive thought patterns.
Reciprocal determinism
The bidirectional process between cognition and behavior
CBT is most appropriate for which kind of disorder?
Internalizing
ABCs of CBT
A: Activating Event – The situation or trigger
B: Beliefs – The thoughts or interpretations about the event. Most important in traditional CBT
C: Consequences – The emotional and behavioral reactions to the beliefs.
How do ideas of craving and attachment, and confusing wanting and needing have strong implications for CBT?
We often make our happiness dependent on what we want – not what we need —- if we don’t get what we want we are prone to negative emotions, becoming overly attached to thoughts
What are some newer CBT approaches and how do they differ from traditional CBT?
DBT & ACT, focus on changing relationship to thoughts, rather than on the content of thoughts. They also have a greater emphasis on mindfulness.
When does the behavioral part of CBT take priority?
When environmental variables are contributing to emotional problems rather than cognitive interpretations
What takes priority over cognitive modification for anxiety problems?
Exposure
Appropriate use of CBT
Functional impairment that is non normative
When cognitive disortions appear to be contributing to functional impairment.
When there is an evidence base to support its use
Inappropriate use of CBT
When the cognitive distortion is not relevant (Ex. bullying, abuse etc.)
