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9 T H W O R L D C O N G R E SS O N T H E P R O M O T I O N O F M E N TA L H E A LT H
S C H O O L M E N TA L H E A LT H P R E - C O N F E R E N C ES E P T E M B E R 8 , 2 0 1 5
BRIDGING RESEARCH, TRAINING, POLICY & PRACTICE
MELISSA GEORGE, SETH BERNSTEIN & CHRISTINA PATE
Mental Health-Education Integration Consortium & Carolina Network for School Mental Health
AGENDA
Purpose Opportunity to share about MHEDIC & CNSMH Highlight the spirit of these organizations Provide a space for active collaboration
Example: Social Network Analysis Purposefully thinking about and evaluating our
collaboration Roundtable Discussions on Critical SMH themes
Bridging Research, Training, Practice & PolicyGroup Discussion on StrategiesClosing
Social Network Analysis
SNA-INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Research conducted by Liz Mellin & Naorah Lockhart
Interdisciplinary collaborative groups increasing in both research and practice
Often use network language (members/actors and relational ties) to describe these collaborations
Social network analysis (SNA) – measures interdependent relationships among group members – important for understanding the structure and accomplishments of social networks like MHEDIC
CURRENT STUDY
Document the structure of MHEDIC and knowledge transfer across traditional disciplinary/professional boundaries.
Examination of the way in which members are tied with other members from their home discipline/profession and members from other disciplines or professions.
METHODS
Eligible if attended at least 2 MHEDIC meetings between Fall 2010 and Fall 2013 (36 members eligible)
Developed survey based on Haines et al., (2011) that asked each member about his/her connections to other members within 6 different types of relationships (cite, co-author, grants, met professionally, mentoring, co-present)
UCINET 6.0 to analyze networks
CO-AUTHORED
MHEDIC members not included in this relational network
M01 = LMM10 = MWM15 = ABM29 = DBM37 = AIPink = CounselingOrange = EducationBlue = PsychologyGreen = Social Work
CO-PRESENTED
M01 = LMM10 = MWM15 = ABM29 = DBM37 = AIPink = CounselingOrange = EducationBlue = PsychologyGreen = Social Work
VALUE OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY IN MHEDIC
COLLABORATIVE SUCCESSES Expanding network Professional
advancement New ways of thinking,
new knowledge Diversifying ideas in
home profession/discipline
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES Lack of representation
from education in membership
Funded research Disciplinary/profession
centrism within the group
Roundtable Discussions
ROUNDTABLE ACTIVITY- SMHILE THEMES
Workforce DevelopmentInterdisciplinary & Cross-system
CollaborationQuality AssuranceImplementation of EBPsFamily, student and stakeholder
involvement
ROUNDTABLE ACTIVITY
Describe what bridging research, training, policy and practice means to you?
Discuss what critical next steps or issues need to be addressed to advance this bridge?
Describe how professional organizations can help to bridge?
Share out with the large group: Describe 1 to 3 strategies for bridging research, training, policy and practice (within individual organizations and/or across organizations).
Strategies for Bridging Gaps?
For More Information
Visit www.mhedic.org
Dawn Anderson-Butcher, MHEDIC [email protected]
Jill Hoffman, Graduate Student [email protected]
Visit carolinanetwork.org
Kurt Michael, CNSMH Co-Founder and [email protected]
Mark Weist, CNSMH Co-Founder and [email protected]