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    Dec 22, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

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EDUC 2407U – Mental Health Issues in Schools


This course focuses on the growing concern of mental health issues for students in the education system. Students in the course will learn of the various mental health problems facing children and youth in primary and secondary grades such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and self-injurious behaviours. Future teachers will learn the proper steps of addressing mental health issues within the school context; including the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and agencies, teaching strategies, accommodations, and current intervention strategies that assist students with mental health problems. In addition, this course will review parental mental health issues and the impact on children, learning, and the teaching profession. Canadian practices, legal issues, diagnostic procedures, IEP’s, ethical issues, and prevention methods related to the school environment will be underlying concepts throughout the course. A highlighted focus will be addressing the stigma of mental health in schools. The course will be delivered in a module/hybrid style format that allows students to become immersed in the content and address current beliefs and views related to mental health in a safe and reflective manner.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 4
Note(s): Restricted to BEd students.
Experiential learning: Yes



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