Course Listing

1 Day Workshops

The Whole Student: Emotional Needs and Strategies to Address Them, In-Person – Summer Institute 2022

IN-PERSON COURSE LOGISTICS

• Delivery mode: In-person. All guidelines around Covid-19 protocols will be followed and communicated to participants.
• Attendance: Live, on the date and time listed in the course information section.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

As the pandemic continues on, issues relating to child and adolescent mental health are more evident than ever. Social emotional struggles often have an impact on children’s ability to learn. Students with social emotional struggles may resort to counterproductive coping strategies such as task avoidance, shut downs, meltdowns, and being the class clown. This seminar focuses on exploring emotional presentations such as anxiety and depression, understanding presenting issues that disrupt class performance, and examining how this looks “in vivo” in the classroom. Through hands-on tools and multimedia, participants will collaborate and explore ways to create structured and supportive classroom environments that set all students up for success.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Define anxiety, depression, stress, worry, and mental health needs with which students may present
• Identify and discuss the prevalence of social-emotional needs of students, especially those with learning disabilities
• Label 5 student behaviors indicative of social emotional struggles at school
• Construct classroom routines with students with social-emotional needs
• Identify strategies for teaching and oral communication with students to help them manage their social emotional needs and regulate themselves in class
• Describe tools and tips to help students with mental health needs to be more successful in the classroom, including meditation, feelings thermometers, and self check-ins
  

LEVEL

This course is appropriate for educators at all levels.

MATERIALS

Materials will be provided on-site.