2nd Edition
Developing Your School’s Student Support Teams A Practical Guide for K-12 Leaders, Student Services Personnel, and Mental Health Staff
1. School-Based Student Support Structures and the Multi-Level Identification and Intervention Process 2. The School Coordinated Care Team 3. The Student Success Team (SST) Philosophy and Implementation 4. School Attendance Improvement 5. The School Attendance Review Team (SART) 6. Meeting Facilitation 7. The Benefits of Effective Teaming 8. Supporting and Serving Specials Populations 9. School Climate and Culture in Relation to Student Mental Health and Well-Being 10. Partnership Agreements and MOU’s 11. Collaboration and Confidentiality 12. Joining Mental Health Professionals and Educators 13. Wellness Centers 14. School Violence Prevention and Early Intervention 15. Threat Assessment in Schools: The Threat Assessment Team 16. Establishing and Mobilizing the Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) 17. Care Coordination (aka Case Management) 18. Making the Home-School Connection a Positive One 19. Positive Behavioral Support vs. the Punishment Paradigm
Biography
Howard Blonsky is a consultant in school mental health and student support services. He previously served as a School Social Worker and program consultant in the San Francisco Unified School District, and has consulted in a number of other districts. With a background in both mental health and education, he has worked to bring and bridge the best of these perspectives into the effective delivery of services in public education settings.
Steve Berta has taught the Organizational Change and Development, and Law and Ethics courses in the Counselor Education Department at San Jose State University. He previously served as Manager of Student Services in the San Jose Unified School District and was Director of Health Education and Safe and Drug Free Schools for the Santa Clara County Office of Education. He is a former teacher, counselor and school principal.
James Wogan is a school administrator and School Social Worker known for innovation and collaboration in support of youth mental health and equity. He previously served as the Assistant Director of Student Services in the Mt. Diablo USD, Director of Wellness in the Acalanes Union High School District and as Manager of Student Services in Berkeley Unified School District. He began his career in education in the San Francisco USD.
