ABSTRACT

Early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) is a framework that continues to expand as students’ social-emotional needs emerge at younger ages. The present systematic review examines the extant literature surrounding the use of ECMHC and behavioral consultation in addressing mental health concerns and challenging behaviors in preschool students. Findings associated with this systematic review suggest that ECMHC could be a promising practice for targeting internalizing and externalizing behavioral concerns in prekindergarten students across a variety of settings. However, more research is needed in the areas of mental health/behavioral consultation and disciplinary disproportionality, as well as on the impact of such practices on preschool children of color. Implications for school psychologists are discussed, as are disciplinary practices when providing ECMHC and behavioral consultation services with students of diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.

摘要

幼儿心理健康咨询（ECMHC）是一个框架，随着年龄的增长，学生的社会情感需求不断增加。本系统综述审查了有关使用ECMHC和行为咨询来解决学龄前儿童心理健康问题和具有挑战性行为的现有文献。与此系统评价相关的发现表明，ECMHC可能是针对各种环境下幼儿园前学生内在化和外化行为问题的有前途的实践。但是，在精神健康/行为咨询和纪律不成比例以及这种做法对有色学龄前儿童的影响方面需要进行更多的研究。讨论了对学校心理学家的影响，