Offering Information
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Course Team
Susan Carter
Alice Brown
Summary
This course develops your awareness of the nature of risk and the protective factors that impact children’s social and emotional wellbeing and mental health. Children are being challenged to live with complexity, uncertainty and diversity, more than ever before, and an increasing number are showing signs of distress and trauma.… For more content click the Read More button below.
SynopsisIn this course you will participate in a range of learning activities that develop your knowledge of warning signs of mental health problems and/or illness, and the curriculum and pedagogical approaches you can employ to promote wellbeing. You will investigate trauma-informed learning and develop your awareness of the signs of domestic and family violence; and awareness and understanding of the prevention of child sexual abuse. You will be introduced to a health promotion model that will allow you will explore practical and innovative ways to promote health-enhancing cultures in your classrooms. You will also have opportunity to reflectively explore the implications of teacher wellbeing and health in learning communities.
Offerings
Trimester 2
OL-TWMBA-TR2
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
Outline the rationale for continued professional learning especially in relation to teacher wellbeing and health promotion to improve learning for all with connection to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST 6.4);
2.
Apply a broad range of concepts and strategies that support child wellbeing and mental health promotion and intervention through the application of the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework (ASWF) (APST 4.4);
3.
Identify, describe and analyse risk and protective factors that may contribute to child wellbeing, especially in relation to the identification of potential domestic and family violence and child sexual abuse (APST 4.4);
4.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching that considers the wellbeing and safety of all children from a trauma informed learning perspective and reflects curriculum and legislative requirements (APST 1.5, 4.4)
5.
Outline the role of social and emotional learning in the promotion of wellbeing, including a critical discussion on the role of the teacher in the promotion of social and emotional wellbeing within learning programmes (APST 3.2, 4.4);
6.
Demonstrate appropriate cognitive, literacy and communication skills, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and APA referencing.
Topics
1. The importance of teacher wellbeing
2. The importance of social and emotional wellbeing and learning
3. Mental health and mental illness in children
4. Trauma informed practice
5. Domestic and family violence
6. Child abuse and neglect
7. Bullying and cyber-bullying
Assessments
Assessment due dates (as listed in Week Due) are indicative until finalised by the end of Week 1 for each Study Period (Offering). After Week 1, Assessment due dates may change with the approval of the Dean (Academic) or Delegate in limited circumstances. All Assessment due date changes approved after Week 1 will be communicated to students accordingly via Handbook and StudyDesk.