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Quality Assessment in School Mental Health

Quality Assessment in School Mental Health. Johnathan Fowler, Ph.D . University of South Carolina Waccamaw Center for Mental Health jfowler79@gmail.com. HISTORY. NIMH R01 study in Horry County Two comparison groups: Clinical Services & Support (CSS) and Personal/Staff Wellness (Wellness)

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Quality Assessment in School Mental Health

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  1. Quality Assessment in School Mental Health Johnathan Fowler, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Waccamaw Center for Mental Health jfowler79@gmail.com

  2. HISTORY • NIMH R01 study in Horry County • Two comparison groups: Clinical Services & Support (CSS) and Personal/Staff Wellness (Wellness) • Timetable for next steps

  3. Expanded school mental health • Many constructs in R01 and SMH in general • Construct for today: Quality Assessment & Intervention • How are we assessing the quality of our work in schools? • What does quality look like? Where do we start? • A starting point: The School Mental Health Quality Assessment Questionnaire (SMHQAQ) • Research-based measure • Developed by the Center for School Mental Health (including leading investigators on the R01)

  4. SMHQAQ Overview • Assesses 40 indicators connected to 10 principles for best practices in SMH. • Team and Individual versions: • Team version as a campus assessment and compass for intervention • Individual version as a reflective and/or summary assessment • R01 experiences • Design and usage • Change in implementation after Year 1 • Pros and cons in practice

  5. SMHQAQ Overview • R01 experiences • Clinician feedback • Senior trainer feedback

  6. Activity • Identify 3+ indicators which you feel may be most salient in the schools you work with • “Road map” activity for use with school-based counselors and related staff • Indicator guides, web resources, etc.

  7. 10 Principles of SMH quality

  8. 10 Principles of SMH quality

  9. 10 Principles of SMH quality

  10. Indicators of smh

  11. Indicators of smh

  12. Indicators of smh

  13. Indicators of smh

  14. Indicators of smh

  15. Indicators of smh

  16. Indicators of smh

  17. Indicators of smh

  18. Indicators of smh

  19. Indicators of smh

  20. NEXT STEPS • Purpose of quality assessment within DMH infrastructure • Research agendas • Be proactive!

  21. DISCUSSION • SMHQAQ: • Feedback on the tool • R01 Clinicians • Senior trainers • Group discussion • Implementation issues • Bad timing or a sign of a larger problem? • Best practice(team makeup, frequency of meetings, etc.) • General: • QAI for school mental health climate • Expected resistance (how to combat)

  22. DISCUSSION • Future Research • Which questions should we be asking to assess and improve SMH quality?

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