Course curriculum

  • 1

    Lesson 1 - Creating Successful Classrooms

    • Lesson 1 - Introduction

    • Time to Reflect

    • Children See

    • Understanding Relationships

    • Building Relationships in Class

    • Power of Relationships

    • Classroom Management: The Key to Successful Classrooms

    • In Closing

  • 2

    Lesson 2 - Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

    • Understanding Emotional and Behavior Disorders

    • Potential Risk Factors

    • Emotional Disorder Interventions

    • Emotional Disorders Classroom Accommodations

    • Behavior Disorders

    • Intervention Focus - Strategies

    • Intervention Focus - Accommodations

  • 3

    Lesson 3 - Anxiety and Stress

    • Anxiety and Stress

    • Middle School Causes and Symptoms

    • High School Causes and Symptoms

    • How Teachers Can Help Limit Stress

    • Classroom Ideas to Reduce Anxiety in Students

    • In Closing

  • 4

    Lesson 4 - Depression and Mental Health

    • Depression and Mental Health

    • What is Teenage Depression?

    • What are the symptoms of teenage depression?

    • Activity - Identifying the risk factors for depression:

    • In Closing

  • 5

    Lesson 5 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health

    • Substance Abuse and Mental Health

    • What is Substance Abuse?

    • What comes first Substance Abuse or Mental Health Isssues?

    • Mental Health and Substance (Ab)Use in adolescents

  • 6

    Lesson 6 - Suicide and Mental Health

    • Suicide and Mental Health

    • Myths and Facts

    • Factors and Warning Signs

    • Responding to the Warning Signs

    • Time to Reflect

    • In Closing

  • 7

    Lesson 7 - Bullying and Mental Health Issues

    • Bullying and Mental Health Issues

    • Does Bullying Lead to Mental Health Issues

    • Bullying

    • Bullying Education for Faculty and Staff

    • Scenario #1

    • Scenario #2

    • Scenario #3

    • Scenario #4

    • In Closing

  • 8

    Lesson 8 - Factors and Characteristics that Contribute to Mental Health Issues

    • Factors and Characteristics that Contribute to Mental Health Issues

    • Time to Reflect

    • Protective Factors

    • Why Improve Mental Health in Schools?

    • Time to Reflect

    • In Closing

  • 9

    Lesson 9 - Mental Health Interventions

    • Mental Health Interventions

    • Time to Reflect

    • PACER’s Mental Health Youth Advisory Board

    • Time to Reflect

    • In Closing

  • 10

    Lesson 10 - Teacher Resources

    • Resources

    • Positive Mental Health in the Classroom

    • Reflection

    • Emotional Wellness 180 - Single Page Handout