TY - JOUR
T1 - Teachers' beliefs about mental health needs in inner city elementary schools
AU - Walter, Heather J.
AU - Gouze, Karen
AU - Lim, Karen G.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the Department of Child Advocacy, Children's Memorial Hospital (Drs. Walter and Gouze).
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - Objective: To survey teachers' beliefs about mental health service needs in inner city elementary schools. Method: A total of 119 teachers from six elementary schools in a major city in the midwestern United States were surveyed to assess their beliefs about the major mental health problems facing their schools, the major barriers to surmounting those problems, their preferences for mental health topics for in-service education, and their education, experience, knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy pertaining to mental health issues. Results: Disruptive behavior was endorsed by approximately 50% of teachers as the largest mental health problem facing their schools, and lack of information/training was endorsed as the greatest barrier to surmounting mental health problems. The highest-rated topics for in-service education were disruptive behavior disorders and implementing behavior plans. Although most teachers had taught students with mental health problems, most had had little education in mental health and little consultation with mental health professionals. Correspondingly, teachers' knowledge about mental health issues was limited, and they did not feel confident about their ability to manage mental health problems in their classrooms. Conclusions: Teachers would benefit from education, training, and consultation from mental health professionals if they serve as effective gatekeepers to mental health services. Copyright 2006
AB - Objective: To survey teachers' beliefs about mental health service needs in inner city elementary schools. Method: A total of 119 teachers from six elementary schools in a major city in the midwestern United States were surveyed to assess their beliefs about the major mental health problems facing their schools, the major barriers to surmounting those problems, their preferences for mental health topics for in-service education, and their education, experience, knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy pertaining to mental health issues. Results: Disruptive behavior was endorsed by approximately 50% of teachers as the largest mental health problem facing their schools, and lack of information/training was endorsed as the greatest barrier to surmounting mental health problems. The highest-rated topics for in-service education were disruptive behavior disorders and implementing behavior plans. Although most teachers had taught students with mental health problems, most had had little education in mental health and little consultation with mental health professionals. Correspondingly, teachers' knowledge about mental health issues was limited, and they did not feel confident about their ability to manage mental health problems in their classrooms. Conclusions: Teachers would benefit from education, training, and consultation from mental health professionals if they serve as effective gatekeepers to mental health services. Copyright 2006
KW - Psychiatric consultation to schools
KW - School mental health needs
KW - School-based mental health services
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=29144441487&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=29144441487&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/01.chi.0000187243.17824.6c
DO - 10.1097/01.chi.0000187243.17824.6c
M3 - Article
C2 - 16327582
AN - SCOPUS:29144441487
VL - 45
SP - 61
EP - 68
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry
SN - 0890-8567
IS - 1
ER -