title: Evaluations of outcome in mental health consultation in schools.
abstract: Outcome evaluation should be a part of every consultation with before-and-after measurements and a control group, if possible. Unfortunately, these are not often available. Eight examples of outcome evaluations are described, for behavioral (child-centered), consultee-centered, and administrative consultations. Evaluation can be statistical or verbal. Behavioral consultations often can have systemic influences. Comparison is made with outcome in a SBHC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Berkovitz
mesh_terms: D003158:Community Psychiatry; D003253:Consultants; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012572:School Health Services; D014481:United States