Mental Health in Schools : A Guide to Pastoral and Curriculum Provision

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ISBN: 9781412923316 | 141292331X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/3/2006

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This resource explains the difference between counseling and counseling skills, and reviews how mental health issues affect children's behavior, self-esteem, motivation, and achievement.

Dedication

vii

Acknowledgements

About the author

Preface

xiii

Introduction

(7)

Schools and Mental Health

Mental health and young people

(11)

Defining mental health

How many young people in our schools suffer from a mental health problem?

How do we know if a pupil has a mental health problem?

Risk and resilience

(10)

Risk factors

Resilience

What are the causes of mental illness in young people?

(15)

Biological factors

Psychological factors

Environmental factors

Child abuse and mental health

How domestic violence affects the mental health of a young person

The emotional impact of divorce and separation on young people

Bullying and mental health

Academic pressure and exam stress

Examples of young people at additional risk

Looked-after children

Bereaved children

The mental health of gifted and talented pupils

Gay and lesbian pupils

Specific mental health problems in children and young people: how schools can help

(26)

Asperger's syndrome

Attachment disorder

Attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder

Bipolar disorder

Conduct disorder

Depression

Eating disorders

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and other anxiety disorders

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Schizophrenia

School refusal

Self-harm

Suicide and attempted suicide

A whole-school and multiagency approach

(16)

Schools are emotional places

A whole-school approach to mental health

What can schools do to promote mental health and support young people?

Combating stigma

A multiagency approach

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Mental health professionals and services

Intelligent referral

The mental health curriculum

(25)

Resources for use with pupils

The listening school

111

(17)

Listening skills and counselling

Peer-support schemes

Employing a counsellor in your school

Useful organisations and resources

128

(19)

References

147

(4)

Index

151

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Mental Health in Schools : A Guide to Pastoral and Curriculum Provision

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