Early Warning Signs of Children's Mental Health Disorders

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Introduction

Section I: Understanding Mental Health

  • What is Mental Health?
  • Promoting Good Mental Health
  • Mental Health: A Continuum Approach
  • Quiz #1

Section II: Mental Health Disorders: Brain-Based or Environmental?

  • The Brain: Neurons, Synapses, and Chemical Signals
  • The Brain, Experience, and Mental Health Disorders
  • Risk Factors
  • Family and Genetic Risk Factors
  • Prevention
  • Quiz #2

Section III: Cultural Differences and Family Partnerships

  • Considering Cultural Differences
    • Cultural Proficiency
    • Cultural Differences, the School Setting, and Mental Health
    • School Cultures that Foster Good Mental Health
    • Cultural Proficiency in the Classroom
  • Creating Partnerships with Families
    • Empathy, Respect and Clear Communication
    • Effective Partnerships
    • Parent Advocates
    • Medication
    • Stigma
  • Quiz #3

Section IV: Children’s Mental Health Disorders

  • What you may see if a student has a mental health disorder
  • Early Warning Signs
  • Individual Behavioral Concerns
  • Classroom/Academic Concerns
  • Social Concerns
  • Mental Health Disorder Fact Sheets
  • Quiz #4

Section V: Anxiety Disorders

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #5

Section VI: Asperger’s Syndrome

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #6

Section VII: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #7

Section VIII: Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness)

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #8

Section IX: Conduct Disorder

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #9

Section X: Depression

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #10

Section XI: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #11

Section XII: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #12

Section XIII: Reactive Attachment Disorder(RAD)

  • About the Disorder
  • Symptoms or Behaviors
  • Instructional Strategies and Classroom Accommodations
  • Educational Implications
  • Quiz #13
Introduction