Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Children s Mental Health Problems written by Maria Elizabeth Loades and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of and Responses to Students with Mental Illness in Their Classroom written by Eminely Soberanis and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This study examined teachers' attitudes regarding students with mental illness, their perceived knowledge and skills in working with students with mental health problems, their patterns of referral and reasons they referred students to mental health services. A sample of 43 elementary school teachers in Southern California completed surveys. Over half of the teachers reported they believe they have knowledge and skills to teach children with mental health problems; however, they also reported they could use more training on best practices and interventions to work with these students. Alarmingly, 40% of the teachers reported having less than the average knowledge and skills regarding mental health and one fifth of the teachers reported they had never referred a student for mental health services. Teachers also indicated how they believed school social workers could be of assistance to them in the school setting. Implications for social work practice and future research are discussed.
Download or read book Two Factors Associated with Teachers Perceptions of Children s School Maladjustment and Attitudes Towards Psychopathology written by Leonard S. Milling and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Behavioral Disorders in Children written by Thomas Joseph Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Mental Illness written by Bree Suzanne Fiissel and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing an understanding of teachers' perceptions toward those with mental health challenges will be helpful in working to promote more positive attitudes about mental health and in reducing the development of stigmatizing attitudes in children. The present study primarily explored teachers' stigmatizing attitudes toward those with mental illness and examined the predictive potential of three main factors (i.e., level of previous contact with someone with mental illness, previous education about mental illness, and teachers' beliefs about the causes of mental illness). Using a cross-sectional, web-based survey design, 237 Saskatchewan teachers participated in the study. As expected, significant associations were found in two of the main factors: teachers' beliefs about the causes of mental illness (endogenous and interactional) and the amount of previous contact teachers had with those who were perceived to have mental illness. Higher levels of previous contact and more extreme biological causal beliefs were associated with more stigmatizing attitudes whereas higher levels of social and interactional causal beliefs were associated with less stigmatizing attitudes. In contrast to what was expected, the third main factor investigating the relationship of previous training about mental illness was not significantly associated with stigmatizing beliefs about mental illness in teachers. The amount of previous contact with those who have mental illness and both endogenous and interactional causal beliefs about mental illness were found to be significant predictors of stigmatizing attitudes. Results provide important considerations for teachers' professional development and school-based mental health efforts.
Download or read book Whole Child Whole Classroom written by Emily Suzanne Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite myriad mental health programs to address mental illness in place in public schools across the United States, rates of child and adolescent mental illness continue to rise. As an indicator of the severity of these issues, child and adolescent deaths by suicide, among those aged 10 to 24, provide a stark example: this rate increased 56% across the US between 2007 and 2017 (Curtin & Heron, 2019). Children and adolescents face many inequalities in relation to developing mental illnesses which include location, poverty, caretaker mental illness, substance misuse in the home, abuse and neglect (Hair et al., 2015; Marmot et al., 2008; Vernon-Feagans et al., 2012). In addition to increased risk for developing mental illnesses, there are identification and treatment disparities related to location, family demographics and family mental health (Barnett, 2008; Johnson & Coles, 2013). Public schools, which service 90% of children and adolescents in the U.S., (Elementary and Secondary Enrollment, NCES, 2019), present a promising site for the identification and intervention of mental health issues. Unfortunately, there are also barriers in the identification and delivery of mental health treatment. With teacher overutilization, vague state and district-level mental health policies and highly variable resources and staff, schools are providing an inconsistent response to student mental illness (Jacob & McGovern, 2015; Reinke et al., 2011a; Walcott et al., 2018). Some interventions may be more effective than others, and classroom teachers may be able to provide insights into the effectiveness of interventions as they spend the most time observing the effects on their students. The purpose of this research was to collect teachers' perceptions of their school as an environment for supporting student mental health. To this end, I implemented a mixed methods research project to examine school environments as they relate to mental health at the school building, district and county level to ascertain whether certain environments (consisting of mental health staff, programming and policies) were perceived as being helpful to supporting student mental health. First, I collected teacher data using a mixed-methods, cross-sectional electronic survey that included demographic questions, questions about school resources, open-ended questions and a validated instrument for assessing teachers' perceptions, attitudes and emotions related to student mental illness. In addition to this, I gathered data from the US Decennial Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. For policy analysis, I collected data from school districts' board policy manuals. To analyze data, I used a combination of inferential and descriptive statistical models in addition to qualitative thematic analysis. I developed analysis categories for school buildings and districts using hierarchical clustering analysis to compare variables such as staff to student ratios, county financial demographics, district spending and other differences which may impact mental health environments. The three types of categories are mental health policies, school district variables, overall financial variables and school building variables. To assess relationships between categories and the data from surveys and reports, I developed regression models to analyze the likelihood of effects between variables. The purpose of this project was to take a first step to assess whether school differences among these four analysis categories impact student mental health.
Download or read book Teachers perceptions and efficacy for addressing the mental health needs of students written by Loren F. Dittmar and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mental health in the classroom written by Ellen Gorman and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Promoting Health Through Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caring for Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders written by Organisation mondiale de la santé. Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence and published by . This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents updated information useful for the formulation of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Plan.
Download or read book Comprehensive Children s Mental Health Services in Schools and Communities written by Robyn S. Hess and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the growing emphasis on a population-based training and service delivery model for school psychology, few resources exist to provide guidance concerning how such services might be conceptualized and put into place. In this book, the authors propose a public health model for comprehensive children’s mental health services that expands, rather than replaces, the traditional model of school psychology. The background and theoretical perspective for this public health model are discussed as an important way to solve problems and accomplish goals in schools, after which the authors outline and develop a clear, practical procedure for implementing and evaluating programs based on public health ideas. A case study in one elementary school walks readers through the stages of applying a public health model, detailing the key steps of each stage. Finally, the authors consider the changes to the role of school psychologist that will be required to practice a public health problem-solving model. Accompanying downloadable resources contain sample forms, handouts, and other valuable materials that will be of use to school psychologists implementing this public health model in their schools.
Download or read book Teachers Perception of Mental Health Its Relationship to Their Mental Health and to Changes Thereof written by Seija Nieminen and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study was made of comprehensive school teachers' perceptions of mental health when it was defined as a "dynamic integration process of the physical, psychical, social, and spiritual existence of a human being." Two groups participated: 76 middle-aged teachers and 87 advanced teacher trainees. Perceptions of health and mental health were measured with attitudinal statements and with psychological, psycho-biological, and biological explanations of health etiology. Mental health and social adaptation were surveyed with thematic interviews, psychological measuring tests, and statements regarding job satisfaction. Additional information was obtained with demographic, life change, and academic achievement variables. The middle-aged teachers regarded mental health issues with more psychological understanding and emphasized more the psychological and biological etiology of health than did the teacher trainees. This was not interpreted as an effect of cultural change, but as an influence of maturation. Cultural influences played a larger part in the perception of mental health by the teacher trainees. (JD)
Download or read book Handbook of School Mental Health written by Mark D. Weist and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With so few therapeutic outlets readily available to young people, schools have evolved into mental health centers for many students. Yet schools are hampered by limited access to resources needed to provide mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention services. Like its acclaimed predecessor, the Second Edition of the Handbook of School Mental Health offers ways for professionals to maximize resources, make and strengthen valuable connections, and attain more effective school-based services and programming. At the same time, the Handbook provides strategies and recommendations in critical areas, such as workforce development, interdisciplinary collaborations, youth/family engagement, consultation, funding, and policy concerns, summarizes the state of current research, and offers directions for further study. Chapters model best practices for promoting wellness and safety, early detection of emotional and behavioral problems, and school-based interventions for students with anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other common challenges. In spotlighting this range of issues, the contributors have created a comprehensive game plan for advancing the field. Among the Handbook's topics: Pre-service training for school mental health clinicians. Cognitive-behavioral interventions for trauma in schools. Increasing parental engagement in school-based interventions. Models of psychiatric consultation to schools. Culturally competent behavioral and emotional screening. Bullying from a school mental health perspective. Prevention and intervention strategies related to a variety of mental health problems in schools. The Second Edition of the Handbook of School Mental Health is an essential reference for researchers, graduate students, and other professionals in child and school psychology, special and general education, public health, school nursing, occupational therapy, psychiatry, social work and counseling, educational policy, and family advocacy.
Download or read book The Scandalous Neglect of Children s Mental Health written by James M. Kauffman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scandalous Neglect of Children’s Mental Health: What Schools Can Do makes the case that children with mental health needs are under-identified and under-served by schools and other agencies. After reading this brief but powerful book, you will better understand the nature of children’s mental health needs and the need for expanded services for children in schools and communities. The risks and benefits of treatment, especially early intervention, are discussed and guidelines for action by teachers, parents, and others are provided. The sad fact is that many people do not understand that most young people with mental health needs never receive any treatment of any kind and most of those who receive any treatment at all receive those services only in schools.
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Student Mental Health Needs and School based Services written by Sarah Mellon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School Mental Health written by Stan Kutcher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides vivid examples of school mental health innovations from 18 countries, addressing mental health promotion, prevention and interventions. These initiatives and innovations enable readers from different regions and disciplines to apply strategies to help students achieve and maintain mental health, enhance their learning outcomes and access services, worldwide.
Download or read book A Generation at Risk written by Geoff Foster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-12 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful study on children orphaned as a result of the AIDS epidemic with a Foreword by Desmond Tutu.
