Managing classroom behaviors is challenging but may be more so when working with students who have mental health issues. Teachers are not mental health professionals but can be equipped with strategies to implement if they encounter students manifesting signs or symptoms of mental illness. This includes the importance of a multidisciplinary team to best support students’ mental health needs. This presentation looks at childhood mental health diagnoses that you may encounter and offers trauma-informed, brain and body-based activities that are helpful to proactively support students’ regulation in your classroom. We review some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health and the importance of supportive relationships at school to balance that stress.
Cost:
$1000 per hour in-person live* or virtual
*Travel costs added for in-person services outside a 90-mile radius