Identification
True or False: A teacher should reduce the stigma around mental health and help teach resilience.
What is True.
True or False: Teachers can diagnose mental health conditions?
What is False.
What is the name of the number that kids can call anytime if they are having issues?
What is Kids Help phone
What percentage of students indicate a moderate to serious level of psychological distress?
What is 51%
Name at least 2 signs or symptoms a teacher may notice as 'social withdrawal.'
What is avoiding friends or group work, isolation or sitting alone, difficulty making or keeping friends, reduced participation, fear of social situations, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities.
What is the purpose of assessment in mental health?
What is to inform action and next steps.
What is chunking and how does it work?
What is Breaking down assignments into multiple pieces and allowing the student to work through the assignment at a different pace.
Name at least one limitation we face as teachers when it comes to mental health in the classroom.
What is inadequate training, limited access to resources, or underfunding.
What type of signs and symptoms are considered observable actions?
What is behavioural symptoms, academic signs, or social withdrawal.
what is FALSE!
What should you do to help build positive self esteem with students?
What is building small wins.
In Ontario, how many children and youth experience mental health challenges?
What is 1 in 5.
What are the four main categories for signs and symptoms we should consider?
What is emotional, behavioural, academic, and social withdrawal.
When do you escalate concerns?
What is 2 weeks or more (consistent and persistent)
How can you help students to do more work?
What is making connections to the work.
What are three of the four mental health conditions we discussed during our presentation
What is Burnout, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
What categories can mental health fall under when developing an IEP?
What is behavioural, learning disabilities, or multiple exceptionalities.
What are the 4 assessment tools?
What is Conversations, Observations, Products and Anecdotal Notes
True or False: You should offer advice to students even if they do not ask for advice
What is False
What is the key difference between 'mental health' and 'mental illness?'
What is mental health everyone experiences and mental illness is a diagnosable condition.