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The Role of Mental Health Counselors in Public Schools

Youth living in the United States are experiencing increasing rates of mental health issues (New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003; U.S. Department of Education, 2006) and are less likely to receive mental health services (U.S.DHHS, 2009). Children and adolescent mental health services are fragmented, often times ineffective, and difficult to obtain (Brown, 2006; Center for Mental Health in Schools, 2008; Jacob, 2008). Children of color and children living in poverty (ASCA, 2009; Panigua, 2005; Shavers, 2013; and Vera, Buhin, & Shin, 2006), are more likely than their peers to experience mental health disorders and less likely to receive outside mental health services (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,1999; U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, 2001). Professional school counselors, play a significant role in identifying, meeting and connecting students in need of additional mental health services (ASCA, 2012; Jacob, 2008) and are advised to collaborate with community agencies to better meet the mental health needs of all their students (ASCA, 2009; ASCA, 2012). If left untreated, mental health issues can have a direct impact on students’ learning and academic performance (Adelman & Taylor, 2006). In response, there have been many recent initiatives to promote mental health in schools, including H.R. 628: Mental Health in Schools Act currently being considered by a United States congressional committee. School-based mental health counseling programs (SBMHCPs) have been implemented to address the fragmented mental health delivery system for children and adolescents needing mental health services (Center for Mental Health in Schools, 2003; New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003; & Surgeon General Report on Mental Health, 1999). There is limited research about SBMHCPs from the perspective of those who have been addressing the mental health needs of students for decades—professional school counselors and professional school counselor educators. This qualitative study examined professional school counselors’ and counselor educators’ experiences working collaboratively with school-based mental health counselors. Seventeen school counselors (n=17) and five (n=5) counselor educators participated in a structured online questionnaire. Phenomenological data analysis methods were used to analyze the results (Hays & Woods, 2011; Moustakas, 1994). Results describe professional school counselor and counselor educator’s perceptions about school-based mental health programs, the roles of professional school counselors and school-based mental health counselors, training recommendations, and funding issues related to school-based mental health programs

Preserving the Stories of Those Who Protect Stories: Writing Biographies of American Stage Managers for Wikipedia

This work details the process of biographizing American stage managers for the most popular wiki on the internet: Wikipedia. Discussed includes the research process, the major themes of storytelling and the stage management contribution, as well as the ongoing movement to give the career of stage management the attention it deserves

Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Apolipoprotein H (APOH) with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a major public health problem in the United States. It is estimated that at least 500,000 Americans suffer from (SLE), which is a complex autoimmune disease of primarily unknown etiology. SLE is about three times more common in African Americans (about 1:250 incidence) than in Caucasian Americans (about 1:1000 incidence), and predominantly affects women of child-bearing age (female to male ratio of 9:1). SLE causes a variable amount of morbidity, shortened life expectancy, and substantial total health expenditures, largely due to complications such as thrombosis, atherosclerosis, renal disease, and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Genetics plays a significant role in the etiology of SLE; therefore, understanding the underlying genetic influence of this disease is of significant public health importance. This study dealt with the analysis of one of the genes that has been proposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of SLE: apolipoprotein H (APOH gene, apoH protein), also referred to as B2-glycoprotein I (B2-GPI). ApoH is thought to have anti-atherogenic properties and has been shown to be a major target antigen for antiphospholipid antibodies (APA) present in patients with APS. Twelve APOH SNPs (9 TagSNPs and 3 additional functional coding SNPs) were genotyped in 398 women with a clinical diagnosis of SLE and 496 healthy women as controls. The associations of allele and genotype distributions of these 12 SNPs with SLE, race, renal disease in white patients, and APA in black and white patients and controls were analyzed. Significant allelic distribution differences were observed between whites and blacks for 9 of the 12 SNPs, indicating a race-dependent variation. No associations were found between genotype distributions in any of the 12 SNPs and SLE, renal disease, or APA status. However, haplotype analysis revealed six haplotypes that significantly differed in frequency between cases and controls. Of particular interest was one haplotype that was present in 16.2% of cases and 0.6% of controls, suggesting a potential risk factor for SLE. In conclusion, our study suggests that combined effects of APOH SNPs (haplotype) may be implicated in modifying the risk of SLE

Moving from a continuum to a community: reconceptualising the provision of support

The notion of the continuum is applied to special education in diverse contexts across many nations. This paper explores its conceptual underpinnings, drawing upon a systematic search of the literature to review recurring ideas associated with the notion and to explicate both its uses and short-comings. Through a thematic analysis of the literature the research team derived twenty-nine continua, situated within six broad groupings (space, students, staffing, support, strategies and systems). This provides a clear structure for reconsidering the issues which the notion of the continuum is supposed to describe and enables a reconceptualisation of how the delivery of services is represented. We present the initial underpinnings for a community of provision, in which settings and services work together to provide learning and support for all children and young people in their locality

What\u27s Love Got to Do With It?

2004/04/07. Tells her story of discovering her deep appreciation for the environment. Career Counselor