http://www.hincksdellcrest.org/ABC/Teacher-Resource/Mental-Health-for-All-Children-and-Youth.aspx
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“Sometimes you just can tell that something is not right.”
What can we do?
Effective teachers need to be excellent observers. Watching for mood changes and unusual behaviours that are long in duration and may be an indicator of mental health issues. Teachers and their interactions with students play an important part in a students well being. Knowing when to intervene becomes important and knowing the signs of a student who requires help.
The daily actions of effective teachers and their positive relationships with their students actively promote the mental health of students.
Teachers’ roles and relationships reach through and beyond the substance of the curriculum to impact students’ feelings of self-worth, dignity, identity, and belonging. Through interactions with both students and their parents, teachers are in a unique position to strengthen these important elements of mental health.
Teachers also are in an excellent position to observe mood changes or behaviours that seem excessive or unusual, perhaps lasting longer than average, which could indicate a mental health problem requiring consultation and intervention.
References:
"Mental Health for All Children and Youth." The ABCs of Mental Health. Hincks-Dellcrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2011. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.hincksdellcrest.org/ABC/Teacher-Resource/Mental-Health-for-All-Children-and-Youth.aspx>.
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