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Alignment of Mental Health Screening with Response to Intervention Approaches

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This chapter places child mental health screening within the larger context and framework of response to intervention (RtI) in schools. The process of all tiers of RtI is reviewed, with a particular emphasis on the use of universal screening as a first step to inform prevention and intervention decisions.

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    Meghan C. Stiffler

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    Bridget V. Dever

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Stiffler, M., Dever, B. (2015). Alignment of Mental Health Screening with Response to Intervention Approaches. In: Mental Health Screening at School. Contemporary Issues in Psychological Assessment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19171-3_5

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