A learning collaborative approach to training school-based health providers in evidence-based mental health treatment

Sharon H. Stephan, Elizabeth H. Connors, Prerna Arora and Laura Brey

Children and Youth Services Review, 2013, vol. 35, issue 12, 1970-1978

Abstract: Collaborative care models among pediatric primary care and child and adolescent mental health providers are increasingly emphasized to improve quality of and access to mental health services. The current case example of a multi-site clinical training opportunity in school-based collaborative care settings illustrates the success of a learning collaborative approach to improve children's mental health care in schools. Quality improvement data from participating sites indicated an increase in use of evidence-based practices (i.e., “core skills”) and an improvement in quality service delivery indicators for children's mental health (i.e., screening, risk assessment, diagnostic processes, associated diagnostic coding, use of core skills, associated procedural coding, and follow-up assessment and referral) over time. Clinician self-report and chart review data are supplemented by qualitative data from site leader interviews conducted following completion of the project. Implications for mental health workforce development to improve the quality of care to children and adolescents in schools and other community mental health settings are discussed.

Keywords: Learning collaborative; Children's mental health; Core skills; Best practices; School-based health center (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.09.008

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