The No-Nonsense Guide to Mental Health in Schools

What Every Teacher Can Do to Make a Difference
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-43508-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 307 g

Responding to the rise in challenges to the mental health of young people, this book provides schoolteachers with the essential skills required to recognise emotional distress in their students, and more importantly, empowers them to make a genuine difference.

Teachers have unintentionally become the ‘first responders’ for distressed youth in their schools, but they cannot be expected to carry out mental health interventions. This book provides teachers with essential mental health literacy and knowledge of mental health first aid so that they know how to act when their students need help. The chapters provide concise and jargon-free outlines of the main mental disorders that teachers can expect to encounter in their classrooms and offer practical guidance on how to speak to these students and help them towards the most suitable support in the community. Drawing on the best available research and offering illustrative case studies to support core skills, this book gives teachers the confidence and competence to take action.

A crucial resource for all school staff, The No-Nonsense Guide to Mental Health in Schools supports teachers to feel confident in making a difference in the wellbeing of their students.

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burns, John R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erziehungsberatung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The case for mental health in schools 2. How would I know if a student has a disorder? 3. Recognising internalising disorders 4. Recognising externalising disorders 5. Other disorders we can expect in schools 6. Raising concerns with students 7. Classroom approaches to students with emotional and behavioural disorders 8. Self-harming and suicidal students 9. Getting help 10. Self-care for school staff 11. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

John Burns is a clinical psychologist based in Sydney, Australia. He has an extensive career history working as a clinician and researcher in the field of school mental health and has published articles, scientific papers and book chapters. He received his PhD from Macquarie University, where he now serves as an Adjunct Fellow in the School of Psychological Sciences.