ERIC Number: EJ695534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec-1
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Meeting the Challenges of the Future: Integrating Public Health and Public Education for Mental Health Promotion
Nastasi, Bonnie K.
Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, v15 n3&4 p295-312 Dec 2004
The 2002 Future of School Psychology Conference called for reform of current models of professional school psychology, including a paradigm shift toward a public health model of practice. This article explores the role of school psychologists in efforts to achieve an integrated public health and public education model for delivering comprehensive school-based mental health services. Building on expertise as psychological and educational consultants, school psychooogists can play a unique role in facilitating the necessary systemic reform and capacity building for comprehensive mental health service delivery. This revised role requires redefining school-based consultation to include consultation for capacity building, and rethinking professional preparation to ensure expertise in public health models, inter-agency and interdisciplinary collaboration, participatory action research, and comprehensive service delivery.
Descriptors: Health Services, School Psychology, School Psychologists, Public Health, Public Education, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Action Research, Mental Health Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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