Promoting mental, emotional, and social health : a whole school approach

Schools are now seen as being one of the key agents which can help redress society's most fundamental problems, create more cohesive communities and promote citizenship and a sense of social conscience in the young. Promoting Mental, Emotional and Social Health: A Whole School Approach provides a clear and practical overview of ways in which mainstream schools can promote the health of all those who work and learn in them. Supported by the latest new evidence from the UK and Europe as well as findings from the USA, it outlines and examines: * evidence that social and emotional learning and academic achievement can go hand in hand and that the same key factors underlie both happy and effective schools * the areas of school life that are the key to promoting social and affective health, including relationships with families and the community, management and the curriculum * the competencies that we all need to become more emotionally literate and relate to more effectively. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Introduction: Why promoting mental, emotional and social health is becoming a fundamental issue in schools......Page 10 Definitions, concepts and principles......Page 20 Creating a supportive whole school environment......Page 43 Developing self-esteem and emotional competency......Page 70 Developing social competency......Page 94 Classroom and curriculum issues......Page 114 Appendix: Some agencies concerned with mental, emotional and social health in schools......Page 142 References......Page 148 Index......Page 170 This chapter provides a keynote and a guide to the rest of the book. It examines the nature of mental, emotional and social health, suggests that we need a framework of concepts and principles for examining these matters, and that the approaches of health promotion in general and the health promoting school in particular are currently the most coherent, comprehensive, ethically sound and well-proven. Title from e-book title screen (viewed October 17, 2007).Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-160) and index.Electronic reproduction.UK :MyiLibrary,2007Available via World Wide Web.Access may be limited to MIL affiliated libraries. A clear and practical overview of ways in which mainstream schools can promote the health of all who work and learn in them. Evidence is supported by the latest research findings from the UK, Europe and USA.