Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Schools: A Tiered Approach to Youth Mental Health Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Schools provides school-based practitioners with the necessary skills to determine students' mental health needs; establish a tiered, CBT-based system of supports; select appropriate programs at Tiers 1, 2, and 3; deliver CBT using various formats to students who are at risk or demonstrating problems; monitor multiple tiers of service; and work collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and families.

Author: Linda Raffaele Mendez
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/01/2016
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781138908482

About the Author

Linda M. Raffaele Mendez, PhD, is a core faculty member in the School Psychology Program at the University of South Florida. She has over 25 years of experience in school-based mental health. At USF, she teaches courses in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Youth, Assessment of Child and Adolescent Behavior, Behavior Disorders, and Biological Bases of Behavior. She also supervises doctoral students in conducting CBT in schools. Her research is focused on understanding and supporting the educational and mental health needs of vulnerable and at-risk youth within an ecological perspective.