Section V
Enhancing the Development of Wellness,
Social Skills, and Life Competencies
Volume 4 of Best Practices in School Psychology V supports an
understanding of the Blueprint III competency emphasizing Enhancing the
Development of Wellness, Social Skills, and Life Competencies
Description: School psychologists should be the leading mental health experts in schools who are
knowledgeable about development in social, affective, and adaptive domains and are able to
identify and apply sound principles of behavior change within these domains in order to help
design and implement prevention and intervention programs to promote wellness and resiliency.
AUTHOR
TITLE
CHAPTER
Osher, Sprague, Weissberg, Axelrod,
Keenan, Kendziora, and Zins
A Comprehensive Approach to Promoting Social, Emotional,
and Academic Growth in Contemporary Schools
78
Felix and Furlong
Bullying Prevention
79
Larson
School Violence Prevention
80
Strein and Koehler
Developing Prevention Strategies for School Psychology Practice
81
Wilczenski and Coomey
Service-Learning: Enhancing the Social/Emotional and
Academic Competence of All Students
82
Doll and Cummings
Population-Based School Mental Health Services
83
Nastasi and Varjas
Developing Exemplary Mental Health Programs in Schools
84
Meyers, Landau, and Sylvester
School-Based Sexuality Education and Pregnancy Prevention
85
Carlson
Assessing the Effects of Psychotropic Medications on Student
Performance
86
Chenneville 87
Responding to Pediatric HIV/AIDS in the School Setting
87
Bear
Classroom Discipline
88
DuPaul, Stoner, and O’Reilly
Classroom Interventions for Attention Problems
89
Murphy
Conducting Brief Counseling With Students
90
Lieberman, Poland, and Cassel
Suicide Intervention
91
Huberty
School-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression
92
AUTHOR
TITLE
CHAPTER
Keenan and Tobin
Group Counseling
94
Schwartz and Davis
Effective Services for Young Children With Autistic
Spectrum Disorders
95
Elliott, Roach, and Beddow III
Preschool Social Skills Training
96
Scherr
Working With Children Living in Foster Care
97
Levinson
School-Based Career Assessment and School-to-Work Transition
for Students With Disabilities
98
Stroebel, Krieg, and Christian
Planning for an Effective Transition From School to Work
99
Witte
Facilitating Transition to Postsecondary Settings for Students
With Learning Disabilities
100