Healthy Minds Healthy Schools

Author : Tina C. Montreuil,Micah A. Tilley
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781551309880

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Healthy Minds, Healthy Schools by Tina C. Montreuil,Micah A. Tilley Pdf

HEALTHY MINDS, HEALTHY SCHOOLS is a universal, curriculum-based program for elementary school children aimed at improving children’s social, emotional, behavioural, and academic functioning.Dr. Tina C. Montreuil and Micah A. Tilley’s unique program integrates components of emotion regulation, mindfulness, and metacognition, providing children with practical strategies they can use in everyday life. Comprised of 16 lessons, Healthy Minds, Healthy Schools provides students at the elementary level with practical, everyday strategies to combat stress, anxiety, and depression, and demonstrates the universal need for policy-oriented approaches to school-based mental health. A number of components are integrated throughout, including emotional regulation and expression; mindfulness and metacognition; the link between thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations; acceptance and selfcompassion; goal-directed behaviours; problem solving; and conflict resolution. With guided instructions, personal reflection sections, and group activity exercises, this essential resource equips children with tools to develop improved attention, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, strengthen their social skills, and enhance their academic performance. This highly colourful and graphically appealing book includes both strategies and activities adapted for children in elementary school. It is an invaluable resource, offering teachers, educators, and other specialists, such as psychologists, counsellors, and social workers, supportive material to teach these valuable social–emotional skills.

Author : Claire Latane
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781642830781

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Schools That Heal by Claire Latane Pdf

What would a school look like if it was designed with mental health in mind? Too many public schools look and feel like prisons, designed out of fear of vandalism and truancy. But we know that nurturing environments are better for learning. Access to nature, big classroom windows, and open campuses consistently reduce stress, anxiety, disorderly conduct, and crime, and improve academic performance. Backed by decades of research, Schools That Heal showcases clear and compelling ways--from furniture to classroom improvements to whole campus renovations--to make supportive learning environments for our children and teenagers. With invaluable advice for school administrators, public health experts, teachers, and parents Schools That Heal is a call to action and a practical resource to create nurturing and inspiring schools for all children.

Author : Cheryl Maykel,Melissa A. Bray
Publisher : Applying Psychology in the Sch
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 143383054X

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Promoting Mind-body Health in Schools by Cheryl Maykel,Melissa A. Bray Pdf

This book presents general guidelines for integrating mind-body practices in schools, as well as a more detailed recommendations for implementing specific interventions using a three-tiered service delivery model.

Author : The School of Life
Publisher : School of Life Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1912891190

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Happy, Healthy Minds by The School of Life Pdf

An essential guide to help children become more aware of their emotional needs. This book examines a range of everyday topics that might give children’s minds difficulties, for example: when parents don’t seem to understand us; when we fall out with friends; when school feels boring or difficult; when we’re too busy and get overwhelmed; when our phones create trouble; when we feel sad, bored, anxious or fed up with things. As an atlas to a child’s mind, we explore a range of common scenarios encountered by young children and talk about some of the very best ideas to help deal with them. By offering a sympathetic and supportive framework, we encourage children to open up, explore their own feelings and face the dilemmas of growing up armed with emotional intelligence.

Author : Tom Nehmy
Publisher : Formidable Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780648500414

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Apples for the Mind by Tom Nehmy Pdf

20 True Things You Need to Know You can create abundant wellbeing and skyrocket your personal effectiveness. Finally, a psychologist reveals the most important things you need to know to prevent problems, enjoy optimal mental health, and reach life-changing peak performance. If you’ve ever wanted to truly transform your life, this book is the answer. We know “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”—but what provides a psychological edge? Award-winning clinical psychologist Dr Tom Nehmy reveals his most potent insights—his apples—from years of cutting-edge work in scientific research and guiding thousands of people to enhance their lives. By applying what you learn in this book, you will: • Experience abundant wellbeing by focusing on six key factors • Release perfectionism and focus on what really matters • Slam the door on depression and anxiety • Discover simple, powerful techniques to make good decisions—every time • Bust through myths about stress, and use it to your advantage • Learn crucial psychological skills that prevent problems from even starting • Have the courage to seek out challenges and fulfil your potential Clear, actionable habits based on science, wisdom, and knowing what makes people tick. Welcome to your new toolkit for an awesome life.

Author : Stephen Ritz,Suzie Boss
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781623368654

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The Power of a Plant by Stephen Ritz,Suzie Boss Pdf

In The Power of a Plant, globally acclaimed teacher and self-proclaimed CEO (Chief Eternal Optimist) Stephen Ritz shows you how, in one of the nation’s poorest communities, his students thrive in school and in life by growing, cooking, eating, and sharing the bounty of their green classroom. What if we taught students that they have as much potential as a seed? That in the right conditions, they can grow into something great? These are the questions that Stephen Ritz—who became a teacher more than 30 years ago—sought to answer in 2004 in a South Bronx high school plagued by rampant crime and a dismal graduation rate. After what can only be defined as a cosmic experience when a flower broke up a fight in his classroom, he saw a way to start tackling his school’s problems: plants. He flipped his curriculum to integrate gardening as an entry point for all learning and inadvertently created an international phenomenon. As Ritz likes to say, “Fifty thousand pounds of vegetables later, my favorite crop is organically grown citizens who are growing and eating themselves into good health and amazing opportunities.” The Power of a Plant tells the story of a green teacher from the Bronx who let one idea germinate into a movement and changed his students’ lives by learning alongside them. Since greening his curriculum, Ritz has seen near-perfect attendance and graduation rates, dramatically increased passing rates on state exams, and behavioral incidents slashed in half. In the poorest congressional district in America, he has helped create 2,200 local jobs and built farms and gardens while changing landscapes and mindsets for residents, students, and colleagues. Along the way, Ritz lost more than 100 pounds by eating the food that he and his students grow in school. The Power of a Plant is his story of hope, resilience, regeneration, and optimism.

Author : Aletha C. Huston,Marika N. Ripke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521845572

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Developmental Contexts in Middle Childhood by Aletha C. Huston,Marika N. Ripke Pdf

This book, first published in 2006, presents research about experiences in middle childhood that forecast children's future development.

Author : Steven J. Taylor,Alice Brumby
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030272753

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Healthy Minds in the Twentieth Century by Steven J. Taylor,Alice Brumby Pdf

This open access edited collection contributes a new dimension to the study of mental health and psychiatry in the twentieth century. It takes the present literature beyond the ‘asylum and after’ paradigm to explore the multitude of spaces that have been permeated by concerns about mental well-being and illness. The chapters in this volume consciously attempt to break down institutional walls and consider mental health through the lenses of institutions, policy, nomenclature, art, lived experience, and popular culture. The book adopts an international scope covering the historical experiences of Britain, Ireland, and North America. In accordance with this broad approach, contributions to the volume span academic fields such as history, arts, literary studies, sociology, and psychology, mirroring the diversity of the subject matter. This book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com

Author : Pooky Knightsmith
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781787751491

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The Mentally Healthy Schools Workbook by Pooky Knightsmith Pdf

This book is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to promote and encourage mental health in their school, or evaluate their existing provision, in line with current government priorities. It covers not only the day-to-day practical steps you can take to meet the mental health needs of learners, but also a provides a whole bank of ideas for ensuring you adopt a whole-school approach to positive mental health. Pooky Knightsmith lays out tried and tested tools you can use to evaluate the overall mental health of a school, showing how to improve and support the mental health of staff, and how to ensure that the voice of every learner is heard and valued, including the most vulnerable - and that everyone involved with the school feels safe, healthy and happy. Pooky's simple 'litmus test' framework lays out six practical areas you can explore to implement change within your own school, with explanations, sheets to fill in, tips from loads of school staff, and case examples that break these ideas down into easily digestible chunks. This much-needed book is a jumping off point for meaningful change in all aspects of your school community that will promote, support and strengthen mental health at whole-school level.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000019984742

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Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources Pdf

Author : California. Legislature. Assembly. Office of Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Physical education for children
ISBN : OCLC:11371433

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Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies? by California. Legislature. Assembly. Office of Research Pdf

Author : David K. Lohrmann,Sandra Vamos,Paul Yeung
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416614289

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Creating a Healthy School by David K. Lohrmann,Sandra Vamos,Paul Yeung Pdf

Successful students are not only knowledgeable but also emotionally and physically healthy, motivated, civically engaged, prepared for work and economic self-sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond their own borders. To help students meet this standard, a school must use a coordinated, evidence-based approach that supports learning, teaching and student growth in short, the school must create a healthy school community. This action tool, and accompanying online scoring and analysis tool, offers a practical strategy for structuring your school environment to support the development of students who have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to make healthy choices. Updated to reflect current research, new standards, and best practices, the second edition of the action tool guides you through the four steps of the Healthy School Report Card Canadian Edition process with rationale, tips from successful participants, and easy-to-use tools. Tools for organizing can help you develop a school-level process for working with your community. You can then use the scoring tools to assess your school's current health programming and create an evidence-based environment that supports learning and teaching. With the tools for reporting, you can use the Healthy School Report Card Canadian Edition to meet required guidelines and identify and prioritize areas for improvement. The data you collect can assist your ongoing efforts to garner the support of policymakers, family members, and the community.

Author : Dr Emily MacDonagh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0702310964

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Growing Up for Girls: Everything You Need to Know by Dr Emily MacDonagh Pdf

A reassuring, fact-packed book for girls on what to expect when growing up. From Dr Emily MacDonagh, OK! magazine's popular Health and Parenting Columnist.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in STEMM Undergraduate and Graduate Education
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309124126

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Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in STEMM Undergraduate and Graduate Education Pdf

Student wellbeing is foundational to academic success. One recent survey of postsecondary educators found that nearly 80 percent believed emotional wellbeing is a "very" or "extremely" important factor in student success. Studies have found the dropout rates for students with a diagnosed mental health problem range from 43 percent to as high as 86 percent. While dealing with stress is a normal part of life, for some students, stress can adversely affect their physical, emotional, and psychological health, particularly given that adolescence and early adulthood are when most mental illnesses are first manifested. In addition to students who may develop mental health challenges during their time in postsecondary education, many students arrive on campus with a mental health problem or having experienced significant trauma in their lives, which can also negatively affect physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing. The nation's institutions of higher education are seeing increasing levels of mental illness, substance use and other forms of emotional distress among their students. Some of the problematic trends have been ongoing for decades. Some have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic consequences. Some are the result of long-festering systemic racism in almost every sphere of American life that are becoming more widely acknowledged throughout society and must, at last, be addressed. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education lays out a variety of possible strategies and approaches to meet increasing demand for mental health and substance use services, based on the available evidence on the nature of the issues and what works in various situations. The recommendations of this report will support the delivery of mental health and wellness services by the nation's institutions of higher education.

Author : Blandina Bernal-Morales
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781789237306

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Health and Academic Achievement by Blandina Bernal-Morales Pdf

Emotional, physical and social well-being describe human health from birth. Good health goes hand in hand with the ability to handle stress for the future. However, biological factors such as diet, life experiences such as drug abuse, bullying, burnout and social factors such as family and community support at the school stage tend to mold health problems, affecting academic achievements. This book is a compilation of current scientific information about the challenges that students, families and teachers face regarding health and academic achievements. Contributions also relate to how physical activity, psychosocial support and other interventions can be made to understand resilience and vulnerability to school desertion. This book will be of interest to readers from broad professional fields, non-specialist readers, and those involved in education policy.