ABSTRACT

Written by experts in the field, School-Based Family Counseling: An Interdisciplinary Practitioner’s Guide focuses on how to make integrated School-Based Family Counseling (SBFC) interventions, with a focus on integrating schools and family interventions, in an explicit step-by-step manner. Departing from the general language used in most texts to discuss a technique, this guide’s concrete yet user-friendly chapters are structured using the SBFC meta-model as an organizing framework, covering background information, procedure, evidence-based support, multicultural counseling considerations, challenges and solutions, and resources.

Written in discipline-neutral language, this text benefits a wide variety of mental health professionals looking to implement SBFC in their work with children, such as school counselors and social workers, school psychologists, family therapists, and psychiatrists. The book is accompanied by online video resources with lectures and simulations illustrating how to implement specific SBFC interventions. A decision tree is included to guide intervention.

chapter 1|15 pages

School-Based Family Counseling

The Revolutionary Paradigm

chapter 3|51 pages

Family Intervention

How to Build Collaboration between the Family and School Using Conjoint Family Counseling

chapter 4|52 pages

Family Intervention

How to Do Family Counseling with Individuals

chapter 5|33 pages

School Intervention

How to Consult with Teachers Using A Functional Behavior Assessment Model and Process Consultation

chapter 6|22 pages

School Intervention

How to Facilitate Classroom Meetings

chapter 7|16 pages

Family Prevention

How to Facilitate A Parent Education Workshop

chapter 8|16 pages

Family Prevention

How to Facilitate A Parent Support Group

chapter 9|25 pages

School Prevention

How to Increase Student Engagement

chapter 10|29 pages

School Prevention

How to Develop an Anti-bullying Program

chapter 13|10 pages

Effective Referral Processes in School Mental Health

Multicultural Considerations in a Eurocentric System

chapter 14|17 pages

Case Study

A Family in Distress

chapter 15|13 pages

The Case of Collaboration

A Closer Look at a University/K-12/nonprofit Partnership