The Mental Health Toolkit for Teaching Assistants

The Mental Health Toolkit for Teaching Assistants Synopsis

Practical and accessible, this indispensable resource provides Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) with everything they need to support children with a variety of mental health needs in the classroom. An Information Sheet, along with Key Facts, Top Tips, Key Approaches and Strategies, and advice on where to find more help are provided for each mental health needs, as is an overview of mental health, emotion coaching, developing listening skills, and understanding trauma. The Chapters: 1. Understanding Mental Health 2. Understanding Your Role and Reflective Practice 3. Developing Listening Skills 4. Understanding Attachment and Developmental Trauma 5. Emotion Coaching 6. Understanding Anxiety 7. Supporting Those Who Self-harm 8. Supporting Those with Panic Attacks 9. Understanding and Supporting Those with Depression 10. Grief, Loss and Bereavement 11. Eating Disorders 12. Emotionally Based School Avoidance; 13. Suicide 14. Self-care 15. Supervisions and Peer Support