What is the role of the CASSP school representative?
The CASSP representative is a Westmoreland County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services office program specialist; the assignment of a CASSP representative to schools began in August, 2013. Your CASSP representative can assist a school building/district with:

  • Consultation to determine the need for a CASSP team meeting
  • Technical assistance to address behavioral health need of child/adolescent with
    complex mental health needs
  • Consultation regarding community and school based mental health treatment
    services and providers
  • General understanding and education regarding access to public mental health
    treatment services
  • Assistance with the CASSP team meeting referral process

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1. What is CASSP?
2. What is a CASSP team meeting?
3. How can a CASSP team meeting help schools prevent truancy?
4. What a CASSP meeting cannot do
5. Is there a cost to host a CASSP team meeting?
6. Who attends a CASSP meeting?
7. What is the role of the CASSP school representative?