The School Mental Health Response Handbook: Practical Strategies for Educators and Support Staff

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Tina Rae Ali D’Amario

The School Mental Health Response Handbook

Practical Strategies for Educators and Support Staff

Tina Rae, Ali D’Amario

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
21 March 2025

Child & developmental psychology; Education: care & counselling of students; Teaching of students with emotional & behavioural difficulties

Elevate your support for children's well-being in schools with our user-friendly resource, offering practical strategies and guidance for busy educators to navigate and nurture mental health. You'll deepen your understanding of the key emotional and social challenges children face today through evidence-based techniques for engaging with children and young people at both a preventative level and to recognise and respond to mental health needs as they arise.

Covering topics including developmental trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, school-avoidance, self-harm and more, this handbook is designed for the busy individual seeking to support the well-being of children and young people to dip in and out of as needed.

Perfect for use in school and educational settings, the bounty of information sheets, top tips and key strategies provided can be used to effectively provide the trauma-informed nurture that so many children need.

By: Tina Rae, Ali D’Amario
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781805013860
ISBN 10: 1805013866
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 March 2025
Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Children's (6-12) , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1 Understanding Mental Health and the FIRES Framework 2 Understanding Your Role in Supporting Mental Health and Reflective Practice 3 Developing Listening Skills 4 Understanding Attachment and Developmental Trauma 5 Emotion Coaching 6 Understanding Anxiety 7 Supporting Those Who Self-harm 8 Supporting Those with Panic Attacks 9 Understanding and Supporting Those with Depression 10 Grief, Loss and Bereavement 11 Eating Disorders 12 Emotionally Based School Avoidance 13 Suicide 14 Self-care 15 Supervision and Peer Support A final note

Dr Ali D'Amario is an Educational and Child Psychologist and author who delivers staff training and parent workshops, as well as working with children at a group and individual level. She studied for her Doctorate at The University of East London under the supervision of Dr Tina Rae who she credits for instilling her with a passion for supporting the well-being of children, young people, school staff and families. She is also a trustee for the children's mental health charity, The Bee-lieve Foundation. Dr Tina Rae is a prolific author with 40 years' experience working with children and families in clinical and educational contexts. Currently a Consultant Educational and Child Psychologist focused on supporting foster carers, social workers and looked after children. She is also a member of the Advisory board for Fresh Start in Education and for the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH).

Reviews for The School Mental Health Response Handbook: Practical Strategies for Educators and Support Staff

This helpful and practical guide has a wide range of reflection points, case studies and useful information which gives anyone supporting young people's mental health time to consider how to do this in the best way possible. -- Amy Sayer, FCCT, author of Supporting Staff Mental Health in Your School and freelance mental health trainer