MENTAL HEALTH MIDTERM JERSEY
COLLEGE
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How is well being understood - Statham and Chase 2002
Objective measures - such as household incomes, educational resources and
health status
Subjective indicators - happiness, quality of life and life satisfaction
Childhood Well being - Statham and Chase 2002
Childhood wellbeing is multidimensional
- includes physical, emotional and social well being
- focus on immediate lives of children but also future lives
- incorporates subject and objective measures.
Social, emotional and MH difficulties - 6.32
- Young people experience wide range of social and emotional difficulties
- May include withdrawn or isolated or displaying challenging, disruptive or
disturbing behaviour.
- Behaviours may reflect underlying mental health difficulties
- Disorders may also contribute.
Social, emotional and MH difficulties - 6.33
,Schools and colleges should have clear processes to support children and young
people, including how they'll manage disruptive behaviour so it doesn't affect
other pupils
6.32 and 6.33 meaning
From department of education, SEND code of practice, 2015
What is MH a problem
Factors to consider;
- severity
- complexity
- persistence
What are these impact of development, learning and life.
What must be considered in MH problems
Risk factors
Protective factors
Societal and cultural values and influences
(Department of Health 1995).
Example of MH becoming a problem
ADHD - have schools and parents become less tolerant in children's inattention in
early years - the concern is increase medicalisation on young children who may be
displaying a range of developmental issues that could be considered within
normal range of human condition.
A framework to consider risk and resilience
, A spectrum on X axis between adversity and protective
A spectrum on Y axis between resilience and vulnerability
This includes personal dimension and experiential dimension
(Daniels et al 1999)
Personal Dimension
Personal traits
The extent to which the young person is resilient to vulnerable
High in resilience and low in adversity
Experiential dimension
Life events
What would have happened to build their resilience and have they had life
adversity issues
High in protective and vulnerability
What are some causes contributing to childrens mental health and well being
Social media, social exclusion, rejection, home life, bullying, academic stress
Prevalence of well being in the UK
Most children found to be positive about their lives
2013-14 - 8/10 people aged 16-24 reported high or very high life satisfaction
2011-12 - around 1/5 in same aged reported symptoms of anxiety or depression
(ONS, 2014)
Prevalence of emotional health and well being in schools
COLLEGE
______________________________________________
How is well being understood - Statham and Chase 2002
Objective measures - such as household incomes, educational resources and
health status
Subjective indicators - happiness, quality of life and life satisfaction
Childhood Well being - Statham and Chase 2002
Childhood wellbeing is multidimensional
- includes physical, emotional and social well being
- focus on immediate lives of children but also future lives
- incorporates subject and objective measures.
Social, emotional and MH difficulties - 6.32
- Young people experience wide range of social and emotional difficulties
- May include withdrawn or isolated or displaying challenging, disruptive or
disturbing behaviour.
- Behaviours may reflect underlying mental health difficulties
- Disorders may also contribute.
Social, emotional and MH difficulties - 6.33
,Schools and colleges should have clear processes to support children and young
people, including how they'll manage disruptive behaviour so it doesn't affect
other pupils
6.32 and 6.33 meaning
From department of education, SEND code of practice, 2015
What is MH a problem
Factors to consider;
- severity
- complexity
- persistence
What are these impact of development, learning and life.
What must be considered in MH problems
Risk factors
Protective factors
Societal and cultural values and influences
(Department of Health 1995).
Example of MH becoming a problem
ADHD - have schools and parents become less tolerant in children's inattention in
early years - the concern is increase medicalisation on young children who may be
displaying a range of developmental issues that could be considered within
normal range of human condition.
A framework to consider risk and resilience
, A spectrum on X axis between adversity and protective
A spectrum on Y axis between resilience and vulnerability
This includes personal dimension and experiential dimension
(Daniels et al 1999)
Personal Dimension
Personal traits
The extent to which the young person is resilient to vulnerable
High in resilience and low in adversity
Experiential dimension
Life events
What would have happened to build their resilience and have they had life
adversity issues
High in protective and vulnerability
What are some causes contributing to childrens mental health and well being
Social media, social exclusion, rejection, home life, bullying, academic stress
Prevalence of well being in the UK
Most children found to be positive about their lives
2013-14 - 8/10 people aged 16-24 reported high or very high life satisfaction
2011-12 - around 1/5 in same aged reported symptoms of anxiety or depression
(ONS, 2014)
Prevalence of emotional health and well being in schools
