With the modern fast paced society we are all living in it’s easy to get caught up in work projects, home tasks, school work, and a social life all while trying to maintain a healthy fitness regimen and mental health practices. It has become all too easy to let the latter slide by the wayside. But, just how does mental health affect our daily lives?
While the topic of mental health has gained momentum over the past decade, it is still a topic that is easily ignored. It is common for struggling students to show negative behavior that can easily be overlooked and labeled as bad behavior, class clown, etc. Without knowing the warning signs to look for and how to support students and their families our students are more likely to fall behind in academics, disengage from school or friends and even harm themselves or others.
Luckily, the topic of mental health has become less taboo which has led to an increased amount of research and a growth in great resources that can help educators and youth serving professionals address the needs of just about any student.
Amongst other things, mental well-being leads to improvements in:
- Physical health,
- Relationships,
- Creativity,
- Concentration,
- Self-esteem,
- Academic success,
- And SO much more.
Mental well-being is crucial for young people to build healthy and successful lives. When working towards achieving goals, setting boundaries, adjusting to changes and fostering relationships, having a healthy mindset makes all the difference.
But, you know as well as we do that finding time to really dissect each student’s mental well-being in an already packed schedule can be tough. We also know how passionate you are and how much you want great tricks, tips, and techniques you can seamlessly incorporate into classrooms, programs, or schools so EACH youth can flourish and really grow into their own healthy person.
Our PDPlusTM On-Demand professional learning courses offer a unique approach to helping you build your skills at addressing the mental well-being of your students. These courses are designed by mental health experts and educators for educators and youth serving professionals. Throughout the virtual courses, you actively apply the concepts to your own work and share your progress with our expert course facilitators. During this process, the course facilitator will review your work and offer personalized support to meet your individual needs.
These courses can be sold individually, or we do offer special discounts for bulk purchases.
Some of our course topics include:
- Creativity Belongs in the Classroom (Level 1)
- Differentiated and Engaged Instruction (Level 1 & 2)
- Doable Discipline (Level 1)
- Supporting Families (Level 1 & 2)
- And more!
Mental health can no longer be pushed to the side. By learning the best strategies for supporting youth in any situation, we can make positive impacts and see positive changes.
Together, we can learn, grow, and expand resources to ensure mental well-being for each other and the youth we serve.
Did you know, we also have great courses on STEM, literacy, math and more!
- High Quality Literacy Instruction (Level 1 & 2)
- Implementing the C.R.A. Model in Math Classrooms (Level 1)
- STEAMing Up Literacy (Level 1 & 2)
We are always working on building out our course catalog so if you have specific interests that we haven’t covered, we’re open to your suggestions!
