Table 3.
Rankings of specific mental health duties performed by SMH professionals
| Profession/Study/Duty type | ← Highest | Lowest → | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School counselors | |||||||
| Fan et al. (2019) | |||||||
| General practices | Crisis counseling (93.2%) | Coordinate with parents to support student MH/ development (93.1%) | Refer to outside MH providers (92.2%) | One-on-one MH counseling (87.4%) | Classroom-based preventions programs to support MH (72.5%) | Group MH counseling (60.7%) | Psychological assessments to promote MH (31.6%) |
| School nurses | |||||||
| Bohnenkamp et al. (2015) | |||||||
| Screening practices | Do not conduct MH screenings (1) | Screen for Anxiety (2) | Screen for Depression (3) | Screen for Suicide (3) | Screen for Behavioral Issues (4) | Screen for Substance/Alcohol Abuse (5) | Screen for ADHD (6), Trauma (7), or Psychosis (8) |
| Service practices | Communicate with parents about MH (1) | Refer to other SMH professionals (2) | Administer (3)/Monitor (4) medication | Refer to community MH professionals (5); Crisis response teams (6) | MH consultation (7); Brief (1–2 sessions) MH counseling (8) | MH education (9); MH assessment (10); Cognitive-Behavioral intervention (11) | Other (12); Substance abuse (13)/Extended (14) counseling |
| School psychologists | |||||||
| Eklund et al. (2020) | |||||||
| General practices | Consultation related to MH (72.1%) | Crisis intervention (33%) | Individual counseling (32%) | Schoolwide prevention programming (31%) | Suicide or threat assessment (23%) | Group counseling (20%); Universal MH screening (12%) | Classroom‐wide interventions (7%); Other (6%) |