EPD654 Multi-tiered Support in Mental Health

This course explores systems and methods of integrating multi-tiered support services including social, emotional, and behavioral evidence based interventions (EBI) to support learning in schools. Focusing on integrating academic and social-emotional service delivery within levels or tiers, the course highlights the role of leadership in building systemic change through team collaboration and use of empirically-based practices in a school-wide Response to Intervention (RtI). Topics of study include direct and indirect mental health services for children, families, and schools to promote learning, prevent and respond to problems, and cultivate family-school collaborative services. The course also addresses systemic challenges of diversity including cultural, ethnic, linguistic, gender, and socio-economic factors. Prerequisite(s): Entrance to the School and Educational Psychology Doctoral Program. 3 semester hours