1. HealthyMinds, HealthyStudent Body DepartmentofOccupa/onalTherapy

2. Overview hour Ideas Breaks! Firstpart: Occupa/onalTherapy MentalHealth SchoolSeAngs 3. Occupa/onalTherapy Helpingindividualsdevelop,recover,or maintaintheirdailylivingskills,focusing onwhattheyvalueasimportant Workswithindividualswith(orwithout)a physical,mental,ordevelopmental disability Specializesinteachingskills,adap/ng environments,modifyingtasks,and educa/ngclientsandfamilies 4. Occupa/onalTherapy Occupational Therapy practitioners help people live life to the fullest-no matter what. They provide practical solutions for success in everyday living and help people alter how they arrange their daily activities to maximize function, vitality, and productivity. Florence Clark Former President of AOTA 5. OTandHighSchool Howdoesthistintohighschool? OTscanprovideinsightintowherehigh school-agedkidsaredevelopmentally Whattheymightneed Physically Cogni/vely Socially Emo/onally Interestedinu/lizingsupports:peers, teachers,environment. 6. MentalHealth? 7. MentalHealth Astateofwell-beinginwhicheveryindividualrealizeshisorher ownpoten/al,cancopewiththe normalstressesoflife,canwork produc/velyandfruiWully,andis abletomakeacontribu/ontoher orhiscommunity. "Healthisastateofcompletephysical,mentaland socialwell-beingandnotmerelytheabsenceof diseaseorinrmity. -WorldHealthOrganiza/on 8. OTandMentalHealth Occupa/onaltherapistsworktopromote mentalhealth! 9. MentalHealthandHighSchoolers Founda/onofmentalhealth;maybe posi/ve,nega/ve,somewhereinbetween Teenagersnow! Physical,sexual, emo/onal,social changes Oenwhenmental healthissuesare iden/ed 10. Sta/s/cs One-halfofadultmentalhealthproblemsbeginbeforeage 14,andthree-quartersbeginbeforeage24. Ofchildrenandyouthinneedofmentalhealthservices, 75-80%dontreceiveservices. In2007,8.2%ofadolescents(2millionyouthsaged12-17) experiencedatleastonemajordepressiveepisode. Morethanone-halfofadolescentsintheU.S.whofailto completehighschoolhaveadiagnosablepsychiatric disorder. Comparedtoindividualswhowerenotbullied,vic/msof bullyingwerenearlythree/mesaslikelytohaveissueswith generalizedanxietyasthosewhowerenotbullied. SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministra/on 11. MentalHealth-EasytoOverlook Iden/fyingwarningsigns orredags Problemsolveifnecessary Preven/on - Socialemo/onallearninginthe classroom - Createenvironmentthatpromotes mentalhealth 12. Proactivity PeoplegenerallyoperatebybeingreacDveto problemsinsteadofbeingproac&veto preventproblems Weseeaproblemandweahempttox it 13. Proactivity Schoolisanopportunitytomakea proac/veenvironment Reac/vestrategiessuchasoce referrals,deten/ons,andsuspensions couldbedetrimentaltostudent behaviorAmericanAcademyofPediatrics 14. BREAK! 15. Reasonswhystudentsmay misbehaveoractoutduring class? 16. lowselfesteem peerpressure lackofsocialskills unclearexpecta/ons academicchallenges ineec/veatcommunica/ngneeds mentalhealthproblems lackofparentalguidanceorsupervision poverty/homelessness drugoralcoholuse 17. Needbasedreasonsforactingout: powerorcontrol avoidance ahen/on acceptance expressionofself gra/ca/on jus/ce/revenge 18. Studentsneedapositiveoutlet Theyregoingtondanoutletregardless Canweprovideaposi/veoutlet? Anexampleoffacilita/ngaposi/veoutlet: u/lizingsuppor/verela/onships Thesecanbecombinedwithlearning experiencesthatarechallenging, engaging,andmeaningful Collabora/veforAcademicandSocialEmo/onalLearning 19. SocialEmotionalLearning(SEL) GeAngstudentstoiden/fyselfand expressselfthroughacademicwork Notjustworkforworkssake Welearnfasterandwithmoreeasewhen wecanrelate,seehowwetintoit Notsepara/ngacademicsfromthewhole person 20. CollaborativeforAcademic, Social,andEmotionalLearning Weknowthatasteachersyoureratedby howwellyourstudentsaredoinginclass academically SchoolsthathaveimplementedtheCASEL frameworkhavean11%increasein standardizedtestscoresaswellasa9% percentreduc/oninbehaviorproblems Durlak,Weissberg,Dymnicki,Taylor,&Schellinger,2011 21. Createsapositivecycle PosiDveoutlets-> ->posiDvesociallife-> ->increasedsuccess 22. Createsapositivecycle PosiDveoutlets->iden/ca/onand expressionofemo/ons->posiDvesocial sphere->increasedengagement-> increasedchanceofsuccessandlikeliness ofseekinghelp 23. Sowhat? Easytouse/adapt FitswellwithResponse toInterven/onmodel (RTI) Justbeingmindful Mayalreadybedoing this! Hopefullywecanoer someprac/caltoolsto helpputittouseinyour classrooms 24. BREAK! 25. WaystoIncorporateSEL Giveopportuni/esforstudentstopar/cipatein decisionmaking -Schoolpolicies -Classroomrulesandconsequences Parent-teacher-studentconferences 26. PromotingPositivePeer Interactions Facilitatedinclassgroupdiscussions/debates Buddyprograms Collabora/vegroupworkthatprovides opportuni/esforproblem-solving,nego/a/ng, andtaskaccomplishment Encourageteamwork -Dividegroupsincrea/vewaystofacilitate conversa/on 27. EncourageLeadership Delineaterolesforstudents Organizingschoolwideac/vi/es -Intramuralsports,art/culturalfairs, fundraisers Organizingclasseldtrips Planningclasspar/es Tutoring CommunityService LeadershipProjects 28. OtherStrategies CreateIntrinsicMo/va/on Greeteachstudentbyname Diusetensesitua/onsbytakingbreaksfor produc/veoutletofexpression Disciplineinprivate Skits/Roleplaying 29. PuttingSELintoPractice Homeroom: -Havestudentsratetheirmoodeachday -Createclasstradi/ons/ritualswiththeclass -Arrangeclassroominorganized,welcoming waythatpromotesclassdiscussion 30. PuttingSELintoPractice Math: -Correla/ons,posi/ve/nega/vetrends-ex whentheystudyandworkhardtheygetgood grades,canextrapolate.Ifdontworkhard, nega/veslope,graphcanhaveupsanddowns. Helpsiden/fytrendsintheirownlife. -Usetopicsofgroupdiscussiononethical/ socialissue,comeupwithresponsestothe ques/onsandrankfrommosttoleastimpt, graphresponses,ndmean/median/mode, etc 31. PuttingSELintoPractice English -Opensession/mewherekidsputsomethingthey wanttodiscussorwriteaboutonindexcards -Freejournaling,orwithguidedques/ons(social issues,emo/onalresponses,ethics) -Discusscharactersdecisions,ethics/rightand wronginthebookandhowthattranslatestolife now -Exploringpoetry,whatemo/onsareelicitedbyit andwhy -Askques/onsaboutrela/onshipsbetween charactersinreading,posi/vevsnega/ve rela/onships,explorecharactergrowth.Cancompare torela/onshipsnowadays/theirrela/onshipsina socialseAng 32. IdentifyingWarningSigns Thereareanumberofwarningsignsthatcouldbeanindicatorofamentalhealth issue.Afewoftheseinclude: markedfallinschoolperformance poorgradesinschooldespitetryingveryhard severeworryoranxiety,asshownbyregularrefusaltogotoschoolortakepart inac/vi/esthatarenormalforachildsage frequentphysicalcomplaints markedchangesinsleepingand/orea/nghabits extremedicultyinconcentra/ngthatgetinthewayatschool sexualac/ngout depressionshownbysustained,prolongednega/vemoodandaAtude,oen accompaniedbypoorappe/teandthoughtsofdeath severemoodswings strongworriesoranxie/esthatgetinthewayofdailylife,suchasatschool repeateduseofalcoholand/ordrugs TheAmericanAcademyofChildandAdolescentPsychiatry 33. Resources Checkoutourblog! hhp:// healthyproduc/veclassrooms.blogspot.com / 34. 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