Letendre, Joan, et al. "Teacher and Staff Voices: Implementation of a Positive Behavior Bullying Prevention Program in an
Urban School." Children & Schools, vol. 38, no. 4, Oct. 2016, pp. 237-245. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1093/cs/cdw032.
This article opens explaining how bullying negatively effects students and that the only way to effectively get rid of bullying is to implement prevention programs. These programs not only need to be taught to the students, but to the faculty as well so they are more equipped to handle these situations. Support staff can offer guidance to teachers, whom are more involved directly with the students life. This article then goes on to fully expand on the negative effects of bullying (low academic performance, powerlessness, loneliness, poor mental health, suicidal ideation). Article explains that in Connecticut created laws that requires schools to have evidence-based models of intervention. Then it i explained how they began to implement the systems (slowly with one school with focus groups). They also have integrated skills of bullying prevention with classroom content.
There are two main quotes useful to me. “When school staff are included in bullying prevention efforts and have access to resources, they are more likely to feel comfort in intervening in general bullying as well as specific situations related to sexual orientation or gender nonconformity, disability, being overweight, sexism, racism, and religion…” (238). “ mandates that all schools (a) develop a clear policy against bullying behaviors; (b) gather baseline data to assess the extent of bullying behaviors in the school; (c) train all school staff on effective methods to prevent bullying; and (d) ensure that school staff act immediately whenever incidents o f bullying are observed or reported. “ (239).
This source is credible because it is an excerpt of a book published on Galileo and the book is considered an Academic Journal published by Oxford University. This particular article was written by multiple professional social workers. There is a bibliography, indicating outside research was done.
This will be helpful for me because it details the process of implementing a prevention program. While it is not a mental health prevention program, it deals with similar mental consequences of students. I can use this as an example of how a place has successfully implemented programs because they saw a problem and then took small steps to achieve a higher goal. This is similar to what Forsyth County has begun doing.
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. “Government-Sponsored Mental Health Screenings Would
Benefit Children." Mental Illness. Mary E. Williams. Detroit:Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing
Viewpoints in Context.Web. 26 Jan. 2018
This report discusses multiple important questions that will help me with my question. It depicts how having untreated mental disorders can effect someone terribly, however early identification can make living with the disorder much more plausible. With the use of the public school system, we could identify these problems early on and help treat them to prevent dropouts or failure. It also discusses how there may be co-occurring disorders and if they were identified could be put on the right track. They describe some obstacles to treatment but stress the importance of early detection. They provide a solution of a national approach that involves assessment, early intervention, training, and financing. It involves eliminating social and emotional barriers to learning through training and educating educators to spot signs of early disease. School mental health problems are also a way forward.
There are two main quotes that appear to be useful to me. “The key to improving academic achievement is to identify mental health problems early and, when needed, provide appropriate services or links to services." This quote helps prove that there is a link between academic success and mental health, so the school system should want to aid in mental health. The second quote is “Early detection and treatment of mental disorders can result in a substantially shorter and less disabling course of illness. As the mental health field becomes increasingly able to identify the early antecedents of mental illnesses at any age, interventions must be implemented, provided in multiple settings, and connected to treatment and supports.” It helps prove the same thing.
This is a government source which is valid. It appeared in Gooru. It has a lot of suggested reading along with other periodicals with reference to the mental health issue. This was composed in 2011, meaning it is not outdated.
I will use the information about the early detection to prove my point that school systems need a way to help their students. I will also use the information about school mental health programs and how they are linked to improving education. This is also useful because it proves that people are already beginning to work on this issue, but aren’t very far along.
Scott, Michelle. "Teaching Note—Understanding of Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention: Curriculum for MSW
Students." Journal of Social Work Education, vol. 51, no.1, Jan-Mar2015, pp. 177-185. EBSCOhost,doi:10.1080/10437797
.2015.979095
At the beginning of the excerpt the author describes the increasing numbers of people attempting and committing suicide, addressing how it has become a large issue as of recently. She states that many people who have attempted suicide had seen social workers before they had attempted, exemplifying that many social workers have failed to see the signs of suicidal people. She implies that social workers are in a way failing at their jobs because they are not able to give proper aid to those suffering. The main issue she is trying to point out to the reader is that social workers (and others, but she only has the power to directly educate potential service workers) do not get enough training in identifying and aiding in people who may have suicidal thoughts or tendencies. The rest of the article is used to describe a class she has developed specifically for training students in the second year of earning a master’s degree in social work.
This source is helpful for me because it provides a unique perspective on the issues of suicide and how the author is doing their part to erase the stigma and give aid. Currently, I am thinking about doing my Capstone project on prevention of suicide with a psychological perspective. I would like to identify the psychological reasons for people committing suicide, talk about the increasing numbers of this act, and discuss ways people are currently trying to give aid to those struggling.
I will use this journal in my Capstone to further discuss ways that education about prevention (within mental health) is a subject that needs to be talked about more. With the increase in suicides and the decline of mental health, education about mental health is a way to help aid in the prevention of suicide. This excerpt gives me a specific example of how people are beginning to train others in how to identify signs of suicide and what to do about it (and an example of raising awareness with education). This can go along with how many principles in our county are asking to be trained in understanding the signs so they can identify it within their staff. It also goes with teachers being trained to identify the signs within students.
Urban School." Children & Schools, vol. 38, no. 4, Oct. 2016, pp. 237-245. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1093/cs/cdw032.
This article opens explaining how bullying negatively effects students and that the only way to effectively get rid of bullying is to implement prevention programs. These programs not only need to be taught to the students, but to the faculty as well so they are more equipped to handle these situations. Support staff can offer guidance to teachers, whom are more involved directly with the students life. This article then goes on to fully expand on the negative effects of bullying (low academic performance, powerlessness, loneliness, poor mental health, suicidal ideation). Article explains that in Connecticut created laws that requires schools to have evidence-based models of intervention. Then it i explained how they began to implement the systems (slowly with one school with focus groups). They also have integrated skills of bullying prevention with classroom content.
There are two main quotes useful to me. “When school staff are included in bullying prevention efforts and have access to resources, they are more likely to feel comfort in intervening in general bullying as well as specific situations related to sexual orientation or gender nonconformity, disability, being overweight, sexism, racism, and religion…” (238). “ mandates that all schools (a) develop a clear policy against bullying behaviors; (b) gather baseline data to assess the extent of bullying behaviors in the school; (c) train all school staff on effective methods to prevent bullying; and (d) ensure that school staff act immediately whenever incidents o f bullying are observed or reported. “ (239).
This source is credible because it is an excerpt of a book published on Galileo and the book is considered an Academic Journal published by Oxford University. This particular article was written by multiple professional social workers. There is a bibliography, indicating outside research was done.
This will be helpful for me because it details the process of implementing a prevention program. While it is not a mental health prevention program, it deals with similar mental consequences of students. I can use this as an example of how a place has successfully implemented programs because they saw a problem and then took small steps to achieve a higher goal. This is similar to what Forsyth County has begun doing.
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. “Government-Sponsored Mental Health Screenings Would
Benefit Children." Mental Illness. Mary E. Williams. Detroit:Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing
Viewpoints in Context.Web. 26 Jan. 2018
This report discusses multiple important questions that will help me with my question. It depicts how having untreated mental disorders can effect someone terribly, however early identification can make living with the disorder much more plausible. With the use of the public school system, we could identify these problems early on and help treat them to prevent dropouts or failure. It also discusses how there may be co-occurring disorders and if they were identified could be put on the right track. They describe some obstacles to treatment but stress the importance of early detection. They provide a solution of a national approach that involves assessment, early intervention, training, and financing. It involves eliminating social and emotional barriers to learning through training and educating educators to spot signs of early disease. School mental health problems are also a way forward.
There are two main quotes that appear to be useful to me. “The key to improving academic achievement is to identify mental health problems early and, when needed, provide appropriate services or links to services." This quote helps prove that there is a link between academic success and mental health, so the school system should want to aid in mental health. The second quote is “Early detection and treatment of mental disorders can result in a substantially shorter and less disabling course of illness. As the mental health field becomes increasingly able to identify the early antecedents of mental illnesses at any age, interventions must be implemented, provided in multiple settings, and connected to treatment and supports.” It helps prove the same thing.
This is a government source which is valid. It appeared in Gooru. It has a lot of suggested reading along with other periodicals with reference to the mental health issue. This was composed in 2011, meaning it is not outdated.
I will use the information about the early detection to prove my point that school systems need a way to help their students. I will also use the information about school mental health programs and how they are linked to improving education. This is also useful because it proves that people are already beginning to work on this issue, but aren’t very far along.
Scott, Michelle. "Teaching Note—Understanding of Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention: Curriculum for MSW
Students." Journal of Social Work Education, vol. 51, no.1, Jan-Mar2015, pp. 177-185. EBSCOhost,doi:10.1080/10437797
.2015.979095
At the beginning of the excerpt the author describes the increasing numbers of people attempting and committing suicide, addressing how it has become a large issue as of recently. She states that many people who have attempted suicide had seen social workers before they had attempted, exemplifying that many social workers have failed to see the signs of suicidal people. She implies that social workers are in a way failing at their jobs because they are not able to give proper aid to those suffering. The main issue she is trying to point out to the reader is that social workers (and others, but she only has the power to directly educate potential service workers) do not get enough training in identifying and aiding in people who may have suicidal thoughts or tendencies. The rest of the article is used to describe a class she has developed specifically for training students in the second year of earning a master’s degree in social work.
This source is helpful for me because it provides a unique perspective on the issues of suicide and how the author is doing their part to erase the stigma and give aid. Currently, I am thinking about doing my Capstone project on prevention of suicide with a psychological perspective. I would like to identify the psychological reasons for people committing suicide, talk about the increasing numbers of this act, and discuss ways people are currently trying to give aid to those struggling.
I will use this journal in my Capstone to further discuss ways that education about prevention (within mental health) is a subject that needs to be talked about more. With the increase in suicides and the decline of mental health, education about mental health is a way to help aid in the prevention of suicide. This excerpt gives me a specific example of how people are beginning to train others in how to identify signs of suicide and what to do about it (and an example of raising awareness with education). This can go along with how many principles in our county are asking to be trained in understanding the signs so they can identify it within their staff. It also goes with teachers being trained to identify the signs within students.