What is SMHO?
All Ontario school boards have a mental health lead, who is ours?
Mary Jago
Developing social and emotional skills is necessary for some. True or False
False
Providing mental health support is good for all. True or False
False
Creating a framework for system collaboration and service pathways is essential for a few. True or False
True
We All Have Feelings was facilitated to whole primary classes in elementary schools across the board. This is an example of which strategy?
Mentally Healthy Schools & Classrooms or Wellness Promotion and SEL
Wellness Promotion and SEL
Who are considered to be regulated mental health professionals?
Social Workers, Psychologists and Mental Health Nurses
When facilitating to whole classes, you include content such as books & images that represent a diversity of cultures. This is an example of which strategy?
Mentally Healthy Classrooms
In every class and school, there will be some students who need additional support in the classroom. True or False?
True
Why is it necessary for schools to provide some level of intervention services?
Students cannot or will not access outside supports OR manage crisis as they arise
Creating an easy access virtual community resource of youth mental health services within our catchment area is an example of which strategy?
Student Mental Health Knowledge or System Collaboration and Cohesion
Student Mental Health Knowledge
Who works together with Ontario school districts to support student mental health?
SMHO
Tier one has five foundational practices including Welcome, Include, Understand, Promote and??
Partner
Name the three focuses of Tier 2?
Prevent, Support & Bolster
Under Tier 3 what is our role as mental health professionals?
Help students access appropriate community or health services so they can receive on-going support.
Student presents to social worker with mild anxiety, The social worker introduces strategies to the student to help with self regulation. This is an example of which strategy?
Prevention and Early Intervention
Are schools an ideal place for mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention? True or False
True
In partnership with PHSD we facilitated Just Breathe presentations to all 7&8 students across our board. This is an example of which strategy?
Wellness Promotion and SEL
What is the main strategy of Tier 2?
Prevention and Early Intervention
What are two types of interventions SMHO endorses?
Assessment, CBT, BRISC, BDI
A student arrives to your office and discloses active suicidal ideation. The social worker assesses risk and determines crisis services are needed. This is an example of which strategy?
System Collaboration and Cohesion
SMHO believes that with access to high-quality, evidence-based mental health information, support and services, Ontario students will know how to….
Care for their own mental health & seek help when problems arise.
Providing teachers with help-seeking resources to share with students is an example of what foundational strategy?
Wellness Promotion and SEL or Student Mental Health Knowledge
Student Mental Health Knowledge
Providing students with coping strategies and support in the community to use when experiencing emotional distress. This is an example of what type of practice?
Building Skills and Resiliency
What shouldn’t we do a lot of but we all do?
Treatment/Tier 3
The ASK (Assessing Suicide in Kids) Training Workshop facilitated by Katy and Daniela to teachers within our board is and example of what strategy?
Prevention and Early Identification or Mentally Healthy Schools and Classrooms
Prevention and Early Identification