Abstract
Building collaborative multidisciplinary mental health teams to boost student achievement has been a growing initiative in
American schools since the 1970s. Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs)joined those teams in 2008, when Connecticut became
the first state to certify MFTs for schoolbased practice. This article chronicles the history of that collaboration and reports
initial research into MFT school-based participation on those teams.
American schools since the 1970s. Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs)joined those teams in 2008, when Connecticut became
the first state to certify MFTs for schoolbased practice. This article chronicles the history of that collaboration and reports
initial research into MFT school-based participation on those teams.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-16
- DOI 10.1007/s10591-011-9158-2
- Authors
- Kathleen C. Laundy, Counseling and Family Therapy Department, Central Connecticut State University, 954 Middlesex Tpke, Old Saybrook, CT 06475, USA
- William Nelson, Department of Special Education, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050-4010, USA
- Daisy Abucewicz, Department of Special Education, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050-4010, USA
- Journal Contemporary Family Therapy
- Online ISSN 1573-3335
- Print ISSN 0892-2764