Week 7 Flashcards
Possible Roles for SP in Mental Health Promotion (Tier 1)
Universal screening
Develop and lead SEL/SWPBIS in schools
Positive climate
Possible Roles for SP in Mental Health Promotion (Tier 2)
Provide support groups
Check in/check-out
Consult/collaborate with peers, families, community
Possible Roles for SP in Mental Health Promotion (Tier 3)
Provide individual counseling for students with internalizing problems
Consult/collaborate with teachers, caregivers, community providers.
Cross-System collabration
reciprocal and dynamic process that occur among systems, schools, classrooms and/or individuals who share in decision making toward common goals and solutions related to students
Benefits of collaboration
Increased communication
Increased ownership/commitment to program goals
Increased understanding of the complexity of the situation
Diversity of experience and resources
Challenges to collaboration
Time
Impaired Relationships
Communication
Divergent Perspectives
How to address challenges to collaboration (time)?
Provide many options for meeting times
Hold meetings in central location
Keep meetings focused
How to address challenges to collaboration (impaired relationships)?
Look for areas of agreement
Emphasize relationships to role
Avoid judgements
Separate the person from the problem
How to address challenges to collaboration (communication)?
Talk about differences
Keep open lines of communication
Create frequent opportuinities for communication
How to address challenges to collaboration (divergent perspectives)?
Define goals in more detail
Promote shared understanding of rights, roles, responsibitlies
Common mutual goals
Consultation is a direct service delivery model (True/False)
False
Starfish metaphor
Metaphor about dude on the beach who throws starfish in one by one but then realizes he can save more if he has a net – illustrates how indirect service delivery like consultation is preventative and advantageous in certain situations (externalizing behavior problems)
Effective consultation involves…
Social influence
Professional support
Problem-solving model
Knowledge of EBP
Elements and benefits of effective teams
Clear roles and expectations; prevents replication of services
Mutual goal; defines and drives our primary purpose
Shared responsibility and ownership: maximizes team productivity
Regular communication; info across disciplines leads to better communication
Elements of an effective meeting
Have an agenda, stick to it
Have a leader run the meeting, keep people focused
Avoid admiring the problem and focus on problem solving
Clearly defined and agreed upon purpose
Each meeting should have a goal with measurable outcome
