Teacher and educator program for mental health care of youth

A program designed specifically with adolescents needs and culture in mind and trying to educate about mental health broadly, including how to create a mental health positive educational environment, training on potentially how to triage or support students who are in difficulty and distress, and increasing knowledge of our campus specific resources.

 

@drschwank

@unesurcent

 

 

Training program for faculty and staff:

• A three-hour virtual asynchronous series of modules and then an optional two hour workshop to apply the learning.
• A one hour e-module for upper school teaching assistant and coaches version.
• Two hour practical workshop.

 

Preliminary research on the training program has shown: at least pre post improvements and knowledge, reductions in negative attitudes, reductions in stigma, and most notably, increases in confidence in people’s knowledge, their ability to respond and support a student in need.

 

What can teachers and educators do?

• Non-judgemental listening.
• Be there and dare to ask how students are doing.
• Discuss mental health in school, destigmatising it.
• Create a positive educational environment.
• Triage students that need support.
• Collaborate with psychologists and other experts.
• Adress mental health issues before it’s too late.
• Students with mental health issues just want the be seen.