Download or read book Help seeking and Mental Health Education An Evaluation of a Classroom based Strategy to Modify Help seeking for Mental Health Problems written by William Garry Sharp and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College students often fail to seek help for incipient symptoms of mental illness and/or substance abuse, despite the fact that the majority of these students fall in the age range where the likelihood of developing a mental disorder is among the highest. Cited factors for the increased incidence of mental illness among college students include biological and maturational changes, adjustments to new ways of living, and exposure to new peer group behavior and its contributing pressures. This increased risk, combined with the general reluctance to seek help, makes identifying strategies to increase help-seeking behavior among college students of prime importance. Research indicates that one means to modify help-seeking is by increasing an individual's "mental health literacy" (i.e. knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which help in the recognition, management, and prevention of mental illness). Within the domain of mental health literacy, stigma (i.e. negative, inaccurate, or culturally conflicting opinions about mental illness), low treatment expectations and fearfulness, and lack of knowledge regarding treatment options appear critical to modifying an individual's willingness to seek help. The current study sought to assess the impact that a brief, 45-minute psychoeducational intervention had on student's attitudes toward seeking help and overt help-seeking behavior. The content of the intervention focused on dispelling myths and stigmas often associated with mental illness, modifying expectations about psychotherapy efficacy, and providing students with information regarding treatment options. One hundred and eighty-one college students were randomly assigned to a computer education, classroom education, or control condition. Compared to students in the control condition, participant in the classroom condition showed significant improvements in their attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, as well as some of their opinions about mental illness, for up to one month following the intervention. A similar effect was not demonstrated in the computer group, suggesting that these improvements may be related to the method in which this information is presented. These finding suggest that the use of a brief, classroom-based mental health education program is a promising method to modify help-seeking attitudes and negative opinions of the mentally ill.
Download or read book Understanding Youth Mental Health Perspectives from Theory and Practice written by Eilis Hennessy and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is an incredibly useful and timely resource for those studying and working in the field of youth mental health.” Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK “’Understanding Youth Mental Health’ covers the full spectrum of what is needed. ‘Understanding Youth Mental Health’ is a welcome and important building block.” Patrick McGorry, Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia, Executive Director, Orygen: National Centre for Youth Mental Health “This practical textbook, with contributions from established international experts, provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary theory, research and practice in youth mental health.” Dr Louise Doyle, Associate Professor in Mental Health Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Understanding Youth Mental Health offers a new and comprehensive approach to youth mental health that highlights the significance of development during adolescence and early adulthood. The book centres on the experiences of young people as service users, drawing attention to the distinctive challenges being faced in the 21st century and emphasising the importance of supporting young people’s well-being and improving mental health literacy. In a succinct and practical way, Understanding Youth Mental Health: •Introduces students to a new conceptual model for understanding young people’s mental health •Incorporates chapters on the key features of new model services in Australia, Ireland and the UK including youth engagement, input from families and service design •Provides comprehensive epidemiological data on mental disorders and a clear focus on the importance of early intervention in psychosis •Includes chapters from leading academics working in the area of youth mental health, augmented with short accounts of personal experiences from young people and their families Written by world-leading experts from eight countries with diverse research and clinical experience, Understanding Youth Mental Health draws on findings from around the globe and equips readers with the information required to develop as researchers and practitioners with a view to improving service provision in a range of contexts. Ideal for those embarking on careers or study in this field, the book provides key learnings from theory and practice which can be deployed and developed within your own service provision. Eilis Hennessy is a Professor of Developmental Psychology in University College Dublin, Ireland. Caroline Heary is an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Maria Michail is a Marie Curie Global Fellow and an Associate Professor in the Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham, UK.
Download or read book Journal of College Student Development written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Psychology of Social Networking Vol 1 written by Giuseppe Riva and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a novel approach to consider the available literature and research, this book focuses on the psychology of social media based on the assumption that the experience of being in a social media has an impact on both our identity and social relationships. In order to ‘be online’, an individual has to create an online presence – they have to share information about themselves online. This online self is presented in different ways, with diverse goals and aims in order to engage in different social media activities and to achieve desired outcomes. Whilst this may not be a real physical presence, that physicality is becoming increasingly replicated through photos, video, and ever-evolving ways of defining and describing the self online. Moreover, individuals are using both PC-based and mobile-based social media as well as increasingly making use of photo and video editing tools to carefully craft and manipulate their online self. This book therefore explores current debates in Cyberpsychology, drawing on the most up-to-date theories and research to explore four main aspects of the social media experience (communication, identity, presence and relationships). In doing so, it considers the interplay of different areas of psychological research with current technological and security insight into how individuals create, manipulate and maintain their online identity and relationships. The social media are therefore at the core of every chapter, with the common thread throughout being the very unique approach to considering diverse and varied online behaviours that may not have been thus far considered from this perspective. It covers a broad range of both positive and negative behaviours that have now become integrated into the daily lives of many westernised country’s Internet users, giving it an appeal to both scholarly and industry readers alike.
Download or read book Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-09-03 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.
Download or read book Handbook of School Based Mental Health Promotion written by Alan W. Leschied and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality Series Editors: Donald H. Saklofske and Moshe Zeidner Handbook for School-Based Mental Health Promotion An Evidence-Informed Framework for Implementation Alan W. Leschied, Donald H. Saklofske, and Gordon L. Flett, Editors This handbook provides a comprehensive overview to implementing effective evidence-based mental health promotion in schools. It addresses issues surrounding the increasing demands on school psychologists and educational and mental health professionals to support and provide improved student well-being, learning, and academic outcomes. The volume explores factors outside the traditional framework of learning that are important in maximizing educational outcomes as well as how students learn to cope with emotional challenges that confront them both during their school years and across the lifespan. Chapters offer robust examples of successful programs and interventions, addressing a range of student issues, including depression, self-harm, social anxiety, high-achiever anxiety, and hidden distress. In addition, chapters explore ways in which mental health and education professionals can implement evidence-informed programs, from the testing and experimental stages to actual use within schools and classrooms. Topics featured in this handbook include: · A Canadian perspective to mental health literacy and teacher preparation. · The relevance of emotional intelligence in the effectiveness of delivering school-based mental health programs. · Intervention programs for reducing self-stigma in children and adolescents. · School-based suicide prevention and intervention. · Mindfulness-based programs in school settings. · Implementing emotional intelligence programs in Australian schools. The Handbook for School-Based Mental Health Promotion is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and policymakers as well as graduate students across such interrelated disciplines as child and school psychology, social work, education policy and politics, special and general education, public health, school nursing, occupational therapy, psychiatry, school counseling, and family studies.
Download or read book How Can Education Better Support the Mental Health Wellbeing of Young People Contributions From Developmental Psychopathology Educational Effectiveness Research written by James Elliot Hall and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can education better support the mental health & wellbeing of young people? Research in the 1970s that addressed this question has since proven seminal to the development of two co-existing fields of research that continue to offer mutually informative insights: Developmental Psychopathology (DP) and Educational Effectiveness Research (EER). DP and EER share the common agenda of understanding factors that relate to individuals’ learning and development: DP focuses on the individual learning and developing in context, EER investigates the educational systems, structures, and processes that shape how individuals learn and develop. Given the complementarity of DP and EER, it is somewhat surprising that they have rarely joined forces and synthesised knowledge to develop a fuller understanding of the roles educational contexts play in the mental health and wellbeing of students. This Research Topic aims to stimulate such collaboration.
Download or read book Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion written by Sharma and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated with the latest data from the field, the Third Edition of Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion introduces students to common theories from behavioral and social sciences that are currently being used in health education and promotion. Each discussion of theory is accompanied by a practical skill-building activity in the context of planning and evaluation and a set of application questions that will assist the student in mastering the application of the theory.
Download or read book Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion written by Manoj Sharma and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A SHAPE America Endorsed Title! Abstract concepts and behavioral and social theories used in health education and promotion can be challenging for students to learn and comprehend. Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion, Fourth Edition provides a simple, pragmatic, easy-to-apply exposition to behavioral and social theories used in health education, health promotion, and public health. The Fourth Edition introduces students to common theories from behavioral and social sciences that are currently being used in health education and promotion. Each discussion of theory is accompanied by a practical skill-building activity in the context of planning and evaluation, along with a set of application questions that will assist the student in mastering the application of the theory. Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion is written to address the core competencies for health education specialists outlined by the National Commission for Heal
Download or read book Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide Version 3 written by Stan Kutcher and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mental Health & High School Curriculum Guide (Version 3) is an updated and revised version of the original edition. This comprehensive curriculum guide provides six modules that can be used together or separately in High School classrooms to enhance mental health literacy.
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Download or read book E Mental Health in Australia written by Helen Christensen and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report revives the ISC Discussion Paper series issued under the auspices of the Information Strategy Committee of the AHMAC National Mental Health Working Group. As the third paper in the series it addresses the important emerging area of electronic mental health and aims to generate discussion about these developments as well as highlighting possible strategic areas for action by governments and other interested parties.
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Download or read book Mental Health in Schools written by MAX EDITORIAL and published by Max Editorial. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigating the Waves of School Mental Health Over the last few decades, education has evolved considerably, going far beyond the transmission of academic knowledge. Today, an excellent school is not only measured by test results and grades, but also by the mental health and well-being of its students and teachers. This eBook , titled "Navigating the Waves of School Mental Health," is an in-depth exploration and practical guide to understanding and promoting mental health in schools. Presentation of the Theme Mental health is an essential part of our daily lives, and school plays a critical role in shaping the mental health of young students. However, the importance of mental health in education is often underestimated or even neglected. This eBook was created to change that. Let's dive into the waters of school mental health by understanding the challenges faced by students and teachers, exploring effective strategies to promote mental well-being, and identifying resources available to build a healthy school environment. Importance of Mental Health at School School is much more than a place of academic learning. It is an environment where children and adolescents spend most of their time while they are awake. It's where they develop social skills, build relationships and face challenges that will shape their future. Therefore, it is crucial to recognize that mental health plays an integral role in their lives. When mental health is neglected, problems such as anxiety, depression, social isolation and more can arise, affecting both students' academic performance and emotional well-being. Likewise, teachers also face a range of emotional and stress challenges in their educational journey. This eBook will address these issues head-on, providing insights, strategies, and resources to deal with them effectively. eBook objectives The purpose of this eBook is threefold: Education and Awareness: We want to educate you, the reader, about the importance of mental health at school. Through up-to-date information and relevant research, you will gain a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunities that school mental health offers. Practical Strategies: We will provide a variety of practical and actionable strategies to promote the mental health of both students and educators. You will discover how to create a supportive environment, identify warning signs, and implement effective mental health programs at school. Valuable Resources: Ultimately, this eBook will serve as a valuable source of resources, including organizations, websites , books, and tools that can support you in your effort to promote mental health in school. Throughout this eBook , we will explore together how we can create a school environment that not only promotes academic excellence but also nurtures the emotional well-being of everyone involved. Let's embark on this journey towards a healthier, more compassionate and more resilient school . We look forward to guiding you on this journey of discovery and transformation.
Download or read book Educational Psychology written by Tony Cline and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-27 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, Educational Psychology offers a comprehensive overview of how key advances in social, developmental and cognitive psychology impact upon the role of educational psychologists working today. Written by leading researchers, the book also explores controversies and dilemmas in both research and practice, providing students with a balanced and cutting-edge introduction to both the field and the profession. Fully revised throughout, and with a new chapter exploring how educational psychologists work with schools to support children and young people’s mental health, this third edition aims to encourage students to integrate their understanding of core psychological disciplines, as well as to consider what ‘evidence-informed practice' really means. Organised into two broad sections related to learning and to social, emotional and mental health, the book features a selection of vignettes from educational psychologists working in a range of contexts, as well as tasks and scenarios to support a problem-orientated approach to study. By integrating both research and everyday practice, the book is unique in engaging a critical appreciation of both the possibilities and limitations of educational psychology. lt is the ideal book for any student wishing to engage with this important and evolving field of study.
Download or read book The Unlearning of School Attendance Ideas for Change written by Carolyn Gentle-Genitty and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-04-10 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Research Topic on Unlearning Attendance champions a serious look at school attendance and absenteeism. It examines all forms of school attendance problems ranging from school refusal, truancy, school withdrawal, to school avoidance and its correlates of criminal, socio-emotional, developmental, psychological, academic, fiscal, technological, and societal impact. The issue gives a synopsis on the known problems and challenges but also those exacerbated by the pandemic and ideas for improvement.
