Description
Book SynopsisThe book includes first-hand stories and experiences collaborating with school teams as they work with, support and program for students from around the globe displaying a wide variety of mental health concerns. The student stories embrace mental health-related concerns such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, suicidal ideations, among others, and outline inclusive strategies school staff can facilitate and scaffold with students that builds their resiliency, social-emotional / healthy relationship skills, and supports healthy healing and a path to recovery.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Overview and Significance
Section 1: Elementary (K – 6) Section Overview
Chapter 1: Case Study #1 – Navigating Early Years Wellness as a Young Black Male Student
Chapter 2: Case Study #2 – Embracing Body Diversity to Prevent Eating Disorders in a Classroom Setting in Canada
Chapter 3: Case Study #3 – Autism and Anxiety in a Primary School Aged Child in France
Chapter 4: Case Study #4 – Assisting a Student with Bipolar Disorder in West Africa
Chapter 5: Case Study #5 – “Being My Neighbour’s Keeper”: Mental Health Challenges in Ghana
Chapter 6: Case Study #6 – How Reading Gaps Impact a Young Child’s Wellness in Canada
Chapter 7: Case Study #7 – PHOENIX: An Indigenous Learner
Section 2: Intermediate / High School (7 – 12) Section Overview
Chapter 8: Case Study #8 – Building a Community of Care in New Zealand: To What Question is Exclusion Ever the Answer?
Chapter 9: Case Study #9 – (Re)Framing Mental Health in Argentina
Chapter 10: Case Study #10 – Medical Model of Mental Health in Iran
Chapter 11: Case Study #11 – How to Strengthen a Child's Vulnerability by Providing Support at School? Case Study from Croatia
Chapter 12: Case Study #12 – Trauma and School Supports in the United States
Chapter 13: Case Study #13 – Despite the Best of Intentions: A Case of Mental Health in a Fragile Context in Haiti
