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ERIC Number: ED138408
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1971-Aug-31
Pages: 18
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A Comprehensive Mental Health Program at Sherman Indian High School.
Merrill, Orville W., Jr.
Describing the mental health program at Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California (a boarding school), this document details: Sherman's clinical services; inservice training program (dormitory personnel, teachers, school counselors, public health service personnel, and integration of these groups); consultation services; cooperative efforts with the school psychologist; liaison to reservation groups; a preliminary evaluation of the mental health program; conclusions; proposals based upon the evaluation; and references. The Sherman program is described as: operating between January and May of 1971; serving 107 of the 600-800 students enrolled; and providing psychological evaluation of referred students via projective techniques, personality tests, intelligence tests, diagnostic interviews, individual and group psychotherapy, and a crisis intervention program. Provided by the psychologist, the inservice training for staff members is described as involving mental hygiene techniques that emphasize: interpersonal relationships; behavior modification; social psychology; and staff attitudes, feelings, and behavior. Results of the preliminary evaluation are reported as indicating the necessity of staff and student involvement and an ongoing mental health service. The 10 proposals presented in this paper emphasize the need for thorough, all-encompassing evaluation procedures based upon recognized statistical techniques. (JC)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Authoring Institution: Public Health Service (DHEW), Washington, DC. Div. of Indian Health.
Identifiers - Location: California (Riverside)
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