Trauma in Schools #12 — Collaborating to Address Student Mental Health
Dr. Martha Staeheli — Director of the New England MHTTC’s Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative
The Takeaway
“The truth is that we don't always know just by looking at kid what they are coping with.” So, all educators need to see themselves as part of a formal or informal mental health network whose members routinely collaborate to support sound student mental health.
“Kids spend more time in schools than practically anywhere else. And they're spending more time with their teachers than anywhere else. So we're trying to give teachers and school staff – not just teachers, but custodians, the lunch staff, administrators, leadership, school secretaries – some tools when you're seeing something concerning.”
Our guest
Martha Staeheli, Ph.D., is the Director of the New England MHTTC’s Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative and a faculty member at the Program for Recovery and Community Health in the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Trained as a secondary English teacher and with a Ph.D. in Public Health, her research interests are focused on recovery within substance use and mental health disorders, issues of health disparity and equity, and the health and wellness of under-resourced community, clinical and educational environments. In addition to her research and consulting, she is a yoga teacher trained in mindfulness and yoga for people in recovery and those living with a chronic illness or disability.
As you listen
• Who are the students and mental health staff supported by the Program for Recovery and Community Health?
• What is a “holistic perspective” on student mental health?
• What are the four parts or quadrants of the compassionate school model?
• How has professional development around student mental health evolved over time?
• Why is it important to use a student’s name when addressing him or her?
• What’s the neuroscience behind the relationship of trauma and academic achievement?
• Why are intentionally defined and nurtured “collaboratives” a way to improve identification and support for student trauma?
In their own words
How can educators increase their individual impact of addressing trauma?
Referenced
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MHTTC School Mental Health Initiative focuses on the implementation of mental health services in schools.
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center disseminates and implements evidence-based practices for mental disorders into the field.
Compassionate School Practices: Fostering Children’s Mental Health and Well-Being by Dr. Christine Mason et all.
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