resilient local authorities? sarah axford & jonathan godson perth and kinross educational...
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Resilient Local Authorities?Sarah Axford & Jonathan Godson
Perth and Kinross Educational Psychology Service
Promoting Wellbeing?
In your local authority, what is on the mental health agenda?
How are schools engaging with this agenda?
What is your service doing?
Mental Health Strategy for Scotland: 2012-2015
New Mental Health Strategy: plans to improve the
wellbeing of the nation (August 2012). A new strategy designed to improve the mental health
and wellbeing of everyone in Scotland has been launched by Minister for Public Health Michael Matheson.
The strategy sets out 36 key commitments to be delivered between now and 2015 to:
deliver faster access to mental health services for younger people
faster access to psychological therapies work to reduce and prevent suicide address stigma and discrimination
Mental Health Provision
CAMHS workforce increased by over 34% in less than four years.
Newsnight clips
Health promotion?
Physical Health
Health promotion?
Mental Health
What is above Zero?
Mental Health Word Cloud:
a better way?
focus on resilience true mental health wellbeing- emotional, psychological and social
Curriculum for Excellence
Learning in health and wellbeing ensures that children and young people develop the knowledge and understanding, skills, capabilities and attributes which they need for mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing now and in the future.
I can expect my learning environment to support me to: develop my self-awareness, self-worth and respect for others meet challenges, manage change and build relationships experience personal achievement and build my resilience and
confidence understand and develop my physical, mental and spiritual
wellbeing and social skills understand how what I eat, how active I am and how
decisions I make about my behaviour and relationships affect my physical and mental wellbeing
Evidence-base forEvidence-base for School Wellbeing Initiatives School Wellbeing Initiatives
Are preventative (whole school)Are preventative (whole school) Start early (early primary years)Start early (early primary years) Combine 2 general strategiesCombine 2 general strategies
Focus on whole school climate change and ‘respectful Focus on whole school climate change and ‘respectful supportive relationships’supportive relationships’
Teach social-emotional skills & coping skills Teach social-emotional skills & coping skills Coordinated multi-year (long term) programs rather than short Coordinated multi-year (long term) programs rather than short
term (spiral curriculum)term (spiral curriculum) Delivered by teachers/embedded in curriculumDelivered by teachers/embedded in curriculum Revisit key concepts, values & skills in age appropriate ways Revisit key concepts, values & skills in age appropriate ways Evidence-based psychological principles (CBT/positive Evidence-based psychological principles (CBT/positive
psychology)psychology) Evidence-based teaching strategiesEvidence-based teaching strategies
Bounce Back Aims
To assist in creating positive, pro-social and To assist in creating positive, pro-social and resilient classrooms and schoolsresilient classrooms and schools
To provide resources to enable staff to help To provide resources to enable staff to help their pupils develop the skills of resilient their pupils develop the skills of resilient behaviourbehaviour
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Bounce Back AcronymWhen things go wrong for you, or you get ‘knocked down’ by what happens in your lie, remember that you can decide to BOUNCE BACK! and be yourself again.
Bad times don’t last. Things always get better. Stay optimistic.
Other people can help if you talk to them. Get a reality check.
Unhelpful thinking makes you feel more upset. Think again
Nobody is perfect-not you and not others.
Concentrate on the positives ( no matter how small) and use laughter.
Everybody experiences sadness, hurt, failure, rejection and setback sometimes. They are a normal part of life. Try not to personalise them.
Blame fairly- how much of what happened was due to you, to others and to bad luck or circumstances?
Accept what can’t be changed, (but try to change what you can first).
Catastrophising exaggerates your worries. Don’t believe the worst possible picture.
Keep things in perspective. It’s only part of your life.
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Resilience in secondary schools Resilience in secondary schools and collegesand colleges
Challenges and opportunities Staff working group Optimistic thinking programme Bounce Back adaptations Collaboration around resource development Mindsets Resilient staff
P&K Request for support
Public Profile of Bounce Back
(CP Report, After the Riots Report)
Engagement with OD team
Opportunities/Risks
Clarifying Role of EPs working outside Education and Childrens Services
Agreement with OD team to pilot materials
Wellbeing and work
“ Work can make you sick – and work can make you happy. Which one happens depends on who you are, what you do and how you are treated at work.
Work that is rewarding, involving good relationships with colleagues and opportunities to feel a sense of achievement on a regular basis is a key factor in psychological well-being.”
Robertson & Cooper ‘Well-being’, 2011
Well-being for P&K Managers(Leading Teams in Tough Times)
What is well-being and why does it matter? Positive Emotions Positive Relationships Optimistic Thinking and Thought Catching PERMA Framework Discussion Personal Target Setting – Postcard to self
. Actions Noted: Physical exercise, Domestic Changes,
Working hours revision, Career options, Team changes.
Feedback – positive, cross department issues, requests for more content on dealing with pessimistic colleagues
Next?
Discussion
Is now the right time to focus on wellbeing?
What part can Educational Psychology Services play in attempting to shift the focus from mental illness to wellbeing?
Are there opportunities for Educational Psychology Services to collaborate with other agencies in this area?
If so – what are the risks and challenges?
Do you have any thoughts about how we might progress this work in Perth and Kinross?
ReferencesBounce Back! Helen McGrath and Toni Noble
Mental Health Strategy for Scotland: 2012-2015
ISBN: 9781780459950
Diekstra, R F W (2008) Effectiveness of School-Based Social and Emotional Education Programmes Worldwide. Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning www.casel.org
Newsnight clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Vhjmdp4nI
Learned Optimism Martin Seligman
Flourish A new understanding of Happiness and Well-being Martin Seligman, 2011
WELL-BEING. Productivity and Happiness at WorkIvan Robertson and Cary Cooper
POSITVITY Barbara Frederickson
www.positivityratio.com
http://www.fishfulthinking.com/Optimism/Index
http://www.centreforconfidence.co.uk/pp/overview.php?p=c2lkPTQ=
http://www.robertsoncooper.com/iresilience
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