Handbook of Culturally Responsive School Mental Health

Section I. Status of the Research on Cultural Considerations in School-Based Mental Health Interventions with Children and Adolescents.- 1. Introduction: Making the Case for Culturally Responsive School Mental Health; Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Zewelanji N. Serpell, Mark D. Weist.- 2. Building a "Culture of Trust": The Cultural and Practical Challenges of School-Based Behavioral Health Care in Overseas Military Base Schools; Alan R. Scheuermann, Tracey Jernigan.- 3. Culturally Responsive School Mental Health in Rural Communities; Julie Sarno Owens, Yuko Watabe, Kurt D. Michael.- 4. From Guidance to School Counseling: New Models in School Mental Health; Laura Miller, Lemma Taha, Elizabeth Jensen.- Section II. Innovative Approaches in Work with Diverse Children and Adolescents in Schools.- 5. Culturally Competent Engagement of African American Youth and Families in School Mental Health Services; Kendra P. DeLoach, Melissa R. Dvorsky, Rhonda L. White-Johnson.- 6. Black Parents Strengths and Strategies (BPSS) Program: A Cultural Adaptation of the Strong-Willed Child Program; Stephanie I. Coard, Melvin H. Herring, Monica H. Watkins, Shani A. Foy-Watson, Shuntay Z. McCoy.- 7. Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Schools; Nancy Bearss.- 8. Advancing School-Based Mental Health for Asian American Pacific Islander Youth; Matthew R. Mock.- 9. Raising Consciousness: Promoting Healthy Coping among African American Boys at School; Keisha Bentley, Duane E. Thomas, Howard C. Stevenson.- 10. Working with Forced Migrant Children and their Families: Mental Health, Developmental, Legal, and Linguistic Considerations in the Context of School-Based Mental Health Services; Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith.- 11. Mental Health and Rural Schools: An Integrated Approach with Primary Care; Jody Lieske, Susan Swearer, Brandi Berry.- 12. The Racial/Ethnic Identity Development of Tomorrow's Adolescent; Kip Thompson, Keshia Harris,

Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers (aka CC) received her Ph.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University and is Associate Professor in the counseling psychology and school counseling programs at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is a bilingual, practicing, licensed psychologist. Dr. Clauss-Ehlers is Editor of the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. Previous books she has authored/edited include: Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology (Ed., Springer, 2010), Diversity Training for Classroom Teaching: A Manual for Students and Educators (Springer, 2006), and Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children (co-edited with M. D. Weist, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004). Dr. Clauss-Ehlers is a 2004-2005 Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism and currently serves as an advisory board member for this program. She is the Director of the Mental Health Advisory Board for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and serves on the boards of the International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Schools (INTERCAMHS) and The Resource for Advancing Children's Health (REACH) Institute. Dr. Clauss-Ehlers presented for the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health about the need for population-based community intervention research with diverse youth. She has been a contributor to Spanish language media outlets such as Univision, Ser Padres (the Spanish language version of Parents magazine), and was a columnist for the Chicago Tribune's Spanish language newspaper HOY for six years. Zewelanji N. Serpell received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Howard University in Washington, DC, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Virginia State University. She is the author of several publications and currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of School Mental Health. She has also co-edited two books on school mental health-Advances in School-Based Mental Health Interventions

From the reviews:"This book addresses the challenges facing school districts with diverse student populations, with the goal of integrating cultural approaches to counseling that will impact research and public policy as well. ... The book looks at a broad range of topics and provides readers with ideas for training, intervention, and public policy. It should be in the libraries of all school counselors and administrators." (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2013)