Counseling Students in Levels 2 and 3 ─ A PBIS / RTI Guide

Exploring the role of counseling within integrated school mental health programming, Shepard, a specialist in school psychology, Shahidullah, and Carlson show school counselors, psychologists, and social workers how to work with students who require extensive support within the secondary and tertiary prevention levels of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) and response to intervention (RTI). They include only a brief review of school-based counseling at the universal or primary level of prevention. They consider the role of responsive school-based counseling in PBIS/RTI; its benefits and limitations; the counselor's role, emphasizing collaborative approaches and PBIS/RTI as a joint initiative of general and special education; the role of counseling in special education; and three approaches to counseling: psychoeducational approaches, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and solution-focused therapy. They discuss evidence-based counseling and examples of interventions, group counseling, play therapy, counseling young children, cultural counseling, assessing student needs, measuring levels of performance, developing measurable goals, and measuring progress, with case studies. The second part addresses advancing clinical skills in counseling, professional development, and emerging models for difficult service delivery areas, such as substance abuse, vocational counseling, and vulnerable populations. The book also benefits administrators, special education directors, psychological service directors, clinical supervisors, mental health liaisons, academics, and students. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)