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Edmonton Catholic Schools Mental Health Strategic Plan: School Conversation Guides

How can your school implement a whole-school approach to create a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environment that supports the positive mental health of students?  A whole-school approach recognizes that all aspects of the school community impact students’ mental health and well-being, and that learning and mental health are inextricably linked.  Through a strength-based approach, schools can move their focus from the prevention of specific problems to a more positive, holistic view of child and youth development.

The Conversation Guides / Videos will allow you and your school staff the opportunity to further a conversation around how to support student mental health through a comprehensive, strengths based approach.

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Video Index
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How can school staff support the mental health of their students? [2:41]
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How can school staff be effective Go To Educators? [3:36]
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How can school staff support student access to nutritious food choices? [4:28]
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How can school staff support physical literacy within the school? [3:26]
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How can school staff support a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environment? [4:49]
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How can elementary school staff support the development of social emotional learning skills (SEL) in our students? [3:03]
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How can junior and senior high school staff support the development of social emotional learning (SEL) skills in our students? [3:47]
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How can school staff support student leadership? [3:49]
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How can school staff support creating a shared language around mental health? [4:30]
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What can school staff do to support and encourage student resiliency? [2:41]
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How can school staff support and nurture the protective factors for our students? [2:07]
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What does Trauma Informed Practice look like in our schools? [3:10]
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How can we use Restorative Practices in our schools? [2:26]
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What does the continuum support look like in our school district? [2:01]
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How can junior and senior high school staff support the development of social emotional learning (SEL) skills in our students?

Key Understandings:
– Social Emotional Learning is a process for helping children develop the fundamental skills for life effectiveness. It enhances students’ capacity to integrate skills, attitudes and behaviors to deal effectively and ethically with daily tasks and challenges.
– Students involved in programs that focus on SEL programs has been linked to academic as well as overall success in school and life.
– Fostering SEL skills form the foundation of mental well-being and success in life.
– We want students to develop skills in the following areas: recognizing and handling emotions, solving personal and interpersonal problems, building healthy coping strategies, building healthy relationships and increasing resiliency.
– All teaching staff need to model and reinforce SEL skills in and out of the classroom.
– Schools need to integrate SEL into the fabric of the school and the community, so students can be successful in developing their physical and emotional safety and well-being. By promoting SEL as a school wide initiative, it creates a
climate and culture conducive to learning.

Length: 3:47

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