Tyler Renshaw, Ph.D. & Anthony Roberson, Ph.D.

Making Mental Health Screening Useful in Schools (86 minutes) LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Differentiate between frameworks and purposes of school mental health screening; 2. Understand how to match appropriate screening methods and procedures with different frameworks and purposes; 3. Apply different approaches to mental health screening to real-life, school-based practice situations. ABSTRACT: School mental health screening is widely recognized as a pivotal practice for promoting early, efficient, accessible, and equitable mental health services for youth. Yet screening has become more complex in recent years and is no longer considered a single, unified practice. Rather, screening is more like a set of practices that serve different and complementary purposes to promote mental health. This introductory webinar will help attendees understand how to make mental health screening useful in schools by (1) differentiating between frameworks and purposes of school mental health screening and (2) understanding how to match appropriate screening methods and procedures with these different frameworks and purposes. Applied case examples will also be provided to illustrate the usefulness of different approaches to mental health screening in schools. BIOGRAPHY: Tyler Renshaw (he/him), PhD, is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the School Psychology Program in the Department of Psychology at Utah State University. He holds a doctoral degree in combined clinical / counseling / school psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and a licensed School Psychologist and Psychology Resident in Utah. Tyler is a former Editor-in-Chief of Assessment for Effective Intervention and is a current Associate Editor of School Psychology Review. He is broadly interested in advancing the science that drives school mental health services and is particularly interested in validating brief rating scales for mental health screening in schools. Tyler is a past recipient of APA Division 16’s Lightner Witmer Award and has contributed to 70+ scholarly publications on school mental health and related topics. Anthony ‘Tony’ Roberson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in the Department of Clinical, Health, and Applied Sciences. He obtained his doctoral degree from Louisiana State University’s school psychology program and currently holds credentials as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology for the state of Texas and as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Tony has worked in practice full-time in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD where he was involved in assessment and intervention work with early childhood, elementary, and middle school students and staff. His current research interests and expertise broadly concern improving measurement and the use of data in systems-level services in schools particularly in regard to universal screening for student behavioral and mental health. USER RATINGS: 4.3 out of 5 STARS (28) American Psychological Association (APA) Buros Center for Testing is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Buros Center for Testing maintains responsibility for this program and its content. National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Buros Center for Testing is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Buros Center for Testing maintains responsibility for this program and its content. (Provider #1113) New York State Education Department (NYSED) Buros Center for Testing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0187. There is no known commercial support for this program. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLEMENTS PROVIDED WHEN PURCHASED FOR A COURSE: PowerPoint slides References/additional readings Comprehension quiz with answer key Discussion questions Timestamps for presentation content For a brief preview of this video, click link below.