Meeting the social and behavioral health needs of students: Rethinking the relationship between teachers and school social workers

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 493-501

  Berzin, Stephanie Cosner ^a   O'Brien, Kimberly H McManama ^a   Frey, Andy ^b   Kelly, Michael S ^c   Alvarez, Michelle E ^d   Shaffer, Gary L ^e  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Mental health; School social work; Teacher collaboration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COOPERATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FACULTY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960153066     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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