John S. Carlson – författare

Target interventions to the students who need help the most!Mental and emotional health are critical factors in any child’s academic success. But how do you make counseling effective when both counselors and students are constantly pressed for time?In this user-friendly guide, K 12 mental health professionals will discover three proven counseling approaches that are both efficient and effective, and that allow for data-based decision making. By focusing on levels 2 and 3 of the PBIS and RTI frameworks, counselors can deliver responsive counseling services to students most in need of support. This book offers Evidence-based interventions and counseling best practices Guidance on successful implementation within a PBIS/RTI framework Forms and resources to help busy professionals Case studies, vignettes, and practical examples With Counseling Students in Levels 2 and 3, you’ll be ready to provide the mental health support students need for real academic success."As our nation moves to implementation of the Response-to-Intervention (RTI) model of service delivery, this book fills a critical gap in professional development needs for school practitioners."—Diana Joyce, Psychologist and Associate ScholarUniversity of Florida"Nationwide, educational staffs are addressing so many social, behavioral and emotional concerns that have tremendous impact on our children ability to learn. We all need to continuously add to our arsenal of effective counseling practices."—Karen M. Joseph, School CounselorRoberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown, MD

This book provides a research-based overview of the use of psychotropic medications in combination with psychosocial interventions to improve learning, social interactions, and behavioral functioning of children within the school setting. It details implementation strategies for delivering multimodal treatments to school-aged children with psychiatric diagnoses while coordinating services across educational and health service sectors. In addition, it includes case studies on ADHD, conduct disorder, depression, social anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, and psychosis, with overviews of treatment plans, targeted goals and behaviors, classroom-based medication evaluation plans, and treatment responses communicated back to the child’s family and physician. The book concludes with an overview of integrated behavioral health and the benefits of care coordination to school-aged children experiencing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Topics featured in this text include:Legal, ethical, and professional issues related to the use of psychotropic medications in school-aged populations.Effective medications for treating mood dysregulation disorders in school-aged youth.Medications for internalizing and externalizing disorders.Common side effects of psychotropic medication in school-aged populations.The need to be culturally sensitive when considering treatment plans for school-aged youth.School Psychopharmacology is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and other professionals in child and school psychology, social work, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, special and general education, public health, and counseling.