Preventing the School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Public Health Approach for School Psychologists, Counselors, and Social Workers

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Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Section I The School-to-Prison Pipeline
	1 Funneling Children Into the Prison Industrial Complex
		History of the School-to-Prison Pipeline
		Schools and Juvenile Courts—A Precarious Alliance
		Rehabilitation, Prevention, and Mental Health Promotion
		Disproportionate Impact on African American Youth
	2 The Prison Industrial Complex
		Iatrogenic—A Cure That Makes Problems Worse
		Changing the Dysfunctional Narrative
		Court-Level Practices
		The Costs and Consequences of Incarceration
Section II How Adverse Practices “Fuel” the Pipeline
	3 Adverse School-Level Practices
		Declining School Funding
		Funding Equity
		Racism and Resegregation of Schools by Race and Class
		Zero Tolerance Disciplinary Policies
		Increased Utilization and Federal Funding of Police Officers in Schools
	4 Unmet Needs of Youth With Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Disorders
		Mental Health in the United States
		Prevalence of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Disorders in Youth
		Trauma
		Unmet Needs of Youth with MEB Disorders
		Striking Disparities and Greater Disability Burden on African Americans
		Very Young Children
	5 Explicit and Implicit Bias—Threats to the Fabric of Ethical Practice
		Prejudice, Discrimination, and Explicit and Implicit Bias
		Why Does Implicit Bias Matter?
		Implicit Bias and Educators/Teachers
		Implicit Bias and Mental Health Providers
Section III Transformative Practices
	6 The Biopsychosocial Approach to Behavioral Healthcare
		The Biopsychosocial Model: A Novel Approach to Behavioral Health Care
		Biopsychosocial versus Traditional Approaches
		Behavioral Health Care Assessment
		Behavioral Health Care Assessment and the DSM-5
	7 The Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare Assessment for Children and Adolescents
Section IV Prevention: A Moral and Ethical Imperative
	8 The Promise of Prevention
		Prevention Psychology
		Prevention and the Public Health Model
		Risks and Protective Factors
		Multiple Factors Contribute to the Development of MEB Disorders
		Proactive Screening of Behaviorally At-Risk Children
		The Preventive Aspect of the Biopsychosocial Approach
		Prevention Requires a Paradigm Shift
	9 The Public School—The Front Line of Prevention
		Every Student Succeeds Act
		Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
		Overlap Between SWPBIS and the Public Health’s View of Prevention
		Collaboration
		SWPBIS, Collaboration, and Schools
	10 What Should School-Based Mental Health Professionals Know?
		Mental Health Providers in the School Setting
		SWPBIS, School Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers
		Effective School–Community Partnership to Support School Mental Health
		Equity-focused SWPBIS Reduces Racial Inequalities in School Discipline
		ESSA, SWPBIS, NASP Practice Model, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Section V Mapping an Agenda for the Future of All Youth
	11 Mapping an Agenda for the Future of All Youth by Applying Psychology to Fundamental Problems
Index