Course Summary
As a teacher, you can spend as much time with a student as their parents or sibling may in the week, if not more. That creates a trusting relationship that often leads to you understanding and identifying the needs of your students’ mental health. While you are not expected to be able to provide the psychological support students need, it can help to know what some of the issues are. This course looks at some of the issues students face, including the most common mental health conditions and how you can best support them and refer them to the appropriate services. With this plan in mind, you will never be unsure how to help a student in crisis.
You will learn:
- some mental health challenges that face young people today
- what to watch out for
- how and when to refer students for further support.
Course time:
About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Alignment to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards:
This course is mapped to the following Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL). Your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority.
- 1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
- 1.6.2 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability
- 4.4.2 Maintain student safety
- 7.3.2 Engage with the parents/carers
Certificate of completion:
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.
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Course Content
Young People And Mental Health
Course Instructor
Your instructor Hayley Sommeling-Farrugia is an experienced Early Years Educator, Primary School Teacher, and Instructional Designer for Cool. Hayley is an expert at developing content that considers the educational journey from start to finish, as she knows first-hand the experiences, knowledge and challenges of the educators.
This course has been designed in consultation with experts in education and wellbeing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I log this PD with my State's teaching authority?
Yes! Our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
- 1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
- 1.6.2 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability
- 4.4.2 Maintain student safety
- 7.3.2 Engage with the parents/carers
How long will this take to complete?
About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Will I get proof of completion?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.
Is this course accredited?
While this course is not accredited by state teaching authorities, it is mapped to the national Professional Standards for Teachers. This means that you can log this course with your state regulatory authority as elective PD hours.
- 1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students.
- 1.6.2 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability.
- 4.4.2 Maintain student safety.
- 7.3.2 Engage with the parents/carers.
Who are the instructors?
This course is designed by Cool.org's team of education specialists, in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, and scientists.
Our team continually reviews and refines our resources to align with changes to the Australian Curriculum and best educational practice, so you can be sure your learning is at the cutting edge of education theory.
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