Foundations of Comprehensive School Mental Health (CSMH) by Christine Kestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069 DC Community of Practice on School Behavioral Health en-us 2022-08-08 03:37:42 UTC 2025-04-23 02:02:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Educators and Student Instructional Support Personnel cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256399784
  • Adequate staffing and support
  • Trained to address student mental health in schools
    • ]]>     2022-08-08 03:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256399784     Resource: Policies Addressing the Shortage of School Psychologists cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256407207 https://www.nasponline.org/research-and-policy/policy-priorities/critical-policy-issues/shortage-of-school-psychologists#:~:text=Shortages%20can%20include%20both%20an,meet%20the%20needs%20of%20students]]> 2022-08-08 04:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256407207 What is Comprehensive School Mental Health (CSMH)? cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256412376 Comprehensive school mental health systems provide a full array of supports and services that promote positive school climate, social and emotional learning, and mental health and well-being, while reducing the prevalence and severity of mental illness. ]]> 2022-08-08 04:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256412376 Resource: Build Staff Mental Health Capacity cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256423098 See Recommendation 4]]> 2022-08-08 04:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256423098 District and school professionals are the foundation of comprehensive school mental health systems. cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256423265
  • Administrators and Educators
  • Student Instructional Support Personnel
  • School Psychologists
  • School Counselors
  • School Social Workers
  • School Nurses
  • Other Health Professionals
  • Consider nationally recognized staffing ratios.
  • Community partners should augment existing supports and services in a strategic and integrated way.
    • ]]>     2022-08-08 04:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256423265     Collaboration and Teaming cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256425348
  • Students
  • Families
  • Schools
  • Community health and mental health
  • Policymakers
  • Funders
    • ]]>     2022-08-08 04:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256425348     Resource: Effective School-Community Partnerships to Support School Mental Health cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256425850 2022-08-08 04:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256425850 Examples of Partnership cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256427401
  • School-community advisory group 
  • Needs assessment process and program selection
  • Family-centered procedures
  • Communications 
  • Evaluating programs and communicating results

    • ]]>     2022-08-08 04:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256427401     Community Partnerships cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256427806
  • Partnerships between schools and community mental health organizations are purposeful, and designed to:
  • Augment the abilities of schools to address barriers to learning and promote social-emotional well-being 
  • Provide a broader array of supports, including mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention within a multi-tiered system of support
  • Improve access to mental health care

    • ]]>     2022-08-08 04:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256427806     What are Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)? cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256429629 Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) focus on what we should do for all in Tier 1. Tier 2 evidence- based approaches address continuing needs of some individuals. Tier 3 intensive strategies apply to few individuals with the most significant needs.]]> 2022-08-08 05:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256429629 Resource: Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) in the classroom cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256430156 2022-08-08 05:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256430156 Challenge: Lack of understanding of the mental health-academics connection msrosser https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256689480 2022-08-08 13:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256689480 CHALLENGE: Confidentiality Concerns msrosser https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256689908 2022-08-08 13:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256689908 Resource: Confidentiality concerns: HIPAA and FERPA msrosser https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256693321 2022-08-08 13:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256693321 Resource: Mental Health and Academic Achievement msrosser https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256693399 2022-08-08 13:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256693399 Resource: Module 1: Foundations of Comprehensive School Mental Health cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256802001 2022-08-08 16:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256802001 Recording: Module 1: Foundations of Comprehensive School Mental Health cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256817155 2022-08-08 17:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256817155 Resource: Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health: Guidance From the Field cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256824833 2022-08-08 17:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256824833 Challenge: Reluctance to have community mental health providers working in the school cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256838957 2022-08-08 17:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2256838957 Challenge: Adequate Staffing and Support cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261427043 2022-08-15 17:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261427043 Challenge: Trained to Understand and Address Student Mental Health in Schools cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261427618 2022-08-15 17:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261427618 Challenge: Understand and apply MTSS in schools. cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261441513 2022-08-15 17:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261441513 Challenge: Assess MTSS fidelity cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261442084 2022-08-15 17:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261442084 Resource: SWPBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261443769 2022-08-15 17:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261443769 What are Evidence-Informed Services and Supports? cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261522551
  • Services and supports that are backed by scientific and/or practice-based evidence
  • Teams need a system to evaluate evidence
  • Ongoing monitoring of implementation success 
  • Systematic, reliable data informs decisions about student supports and services
    • ]]>     2022-08-15 19:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261522551     What Are the Sources of Evidence? cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261523310
  • Evidence-based practice registries
  • Research literature
  • Evidence-based practice developers
  • Schools implementing the service or support
    • ]]>     2022-08-15 19:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261523310     What are Cultural Responsiveness and Equity? cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261524570
  • Responsive to the specific cultural values, beliefs, and behaviors of families and communities 
  • Ensure access to mental health supports and services in a manner that is equitable and reduces disparities across all students 
    • ]]>     2022-08-15 19:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261524570     Equity in Mental Health Framework Recommendations cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261525996
  • Mental health and well-being of all students 
  • Guidance to various student subgroups
  • Diverse and culturally competent faculty and staff
  • National and international equity issues/events 
  • Accessible, safe communication and effective response system
  • Culturally and linguistically appropriate services and supports
  • Disaggregate key data points, i.e., break it down into smaller units to look for patterns
    • ]]>     2022-08-15 19:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261525996     What is Data-Driven Decision-Making? cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261527782 Using observations and other data/information to make fair, objective decisions about:
    • Identifying student mental health needs
    • Matching students to appropriate services and supports
    • Monitoring progress to evaluate student response to interventions
    • Changing student services and supports over time as appropriate
    ]]>     2022-08-15 19:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261527782     What Are the Sources of Data in Schools? cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261528428
  • Mental health screenings and assessments
  • School climate surveys
  • Grades
  • Attendance/seat time
  • Performance test scores
  • Office referrals
  • Suspensions/expulsions
  • Achievement/benchmark test scores
  • Behavioral observations
  • Crisis incidents

    • ]]>     2022-08-15 19:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2261528428     Challenge: Identify and Share Evidence-Based Practices cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279848970 2022-09-01 20:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279848970 Resource: DCPS Panorama Survey Information cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279850689 2022-09-01 20:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279850689 Resource: DC OSSE School Climate and Culture Information cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279855644 2022-09-01 20:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279855644 Resource: Effectiveness in Context: Tips for Identifying Evidence - Based Practices for Diverse Student Populations cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279857151 2022-09-01 20:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279857151 DCPS Equity Information cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279858135 2022-09-01 20:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279858135 Challenge: How to Address Cultural Responsiveness and Equity cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279858518 2022-09-01 20:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279858518 Challenge: Understand Available MTSS Options cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279860256 2022-09-01 20:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279860256 DCPS MTSS Menu cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279860704 2022-09-01 20:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279860704 Challenge: Understanding and Using Data cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279862210 2022-09-01 20:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279862210 Resource: Understanding Data (Module 6) cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279862635 2022-09-01 20:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2279862635 Resource: Teaming Padlet cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2293141733 2022-09-12 21:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2293141733 Resource: DCPS Guide to Comprehensive School Behavioral Health cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2293151078 2022-09-12 21:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2293151078 Resource: DC OSSE: Supporting Mental Health in Schools cekestner https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2293158004 2022-09-12 21:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cekestner/bco97mvd4vs5o069/wish/2293158004