Main description:

*Comprehensive resource outlining evidence-based best practices for these kids, including 1.2 million students in the U.S. alone.
*Military students have an average of nine school transitions in K-12; this book addresses how to provide critical behavioral, emotional, and academic support.
*Strength-based resiliency approach emphasizes the importance of understanding military culture and the unique stressors these kids face.
*Case examples illustrate specific ways that school psychologists can serve military youth and their families within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS).

Contents:

1. Strengths and Needs of Military Youth and Families in Schools: The Role of School Psychologists
2. Educational Settings Attended by Military Youth: Contextual Considerations and Case Studies
3. Universal Screening Data and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Military Children
4. Promoting Healthy Social Development
5. Delivery of Mental Health Supports
6. Support during School Transitions, with Gina Coffee
7. Legal Aspects of School Supports for Military Youth
8. Conclusions and Future Directions
References
Index