Preventive Mental Health at School ― Evidence-based Services for Students

Based in systems thinking and an ecological-public health approach, this book outlines skills needed for choosing evidence-based interventions appropriate for all students, and for coordinating prevention efforts among staff, educators and administration.

Gayle L. Macklem, MA, NCSP, LEP, is a nationally certified school psychologist and a Massachusetts-licensed educational psychologist. She has served in the field of education for more than 30 years. A former president of the Massachusetts School Psychologists Association (MSPA), she serves as the Technology Chairperson of the state association. She is an instructor in the School Psychology Specialist and Doctoral Training Programs at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in Boston. She writes curricula and writes on topics of interest to educators. She is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences. Ms. Macklem is the author of Springer’s Evidence-Based School Mental Health Services: Affect Education, Emotion Regulation Training, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (2011); Practitioner's Guide to Emotion Regulation in School-Aged Children (2008); and Bullying and Teasing: Social Power in Children’s Groups (2003).