Learning Resources:
MultiMedia Tools for Mental Health Education
Description: The Multimedia tools shown below were created to help any adults who work with children (teachers, parents, daycare staff, etc.) better understand how to recognize and support children in mental health crisis.
These resources can be used by themselves or can be added to mental health online training modules to supplement content and make the course more engaging.
Screencast Lesson-
The Stigma of Mental Health
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I used my video on advocacy to address ways to help individuals with mental health issues and build confidence in the students. Focusing on the C of Keller’s ARCS model the goal of this lesson was to build confidence in the learners and their ability to advocate for their students.
This video was created using Kaltura to make a simple screencast and voice over lesson.
Software Used: Kaltura, Adobe Premier
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This lesson was created to educate teachers and instructors on simple ways to approach students who show signs of mental health crisis. The audio lesson discusses ways to make the conversation safe and comfortable for both the adult and student involved. The lessons ends with a series of mock situations where listeners come up with their own responses and then are presented with a list of ways to handle the situation. This lesson utilizes real world examples and mock conversations meant to make the lesson more engaging and relevant to the listener.
Audio Lesson-
Talking to Students in Mental Health Crisis
Software Used: Audacity
Below is the audio lesson. Click play to listen.