* Increases knowledge in the education workforce for meeting the mental health needs of their pupils, to make positive differences for children and young people as well as for staff and for schools.
* Integrates the relational skills of cognition, compassion, containment and connection into practice in the classroom will change the learning environment by increasing pupil's feelings of safety, sense of belonging and belief in their own strength and sense of self-worth.
* Is designed to developing better mental health in schools helps children and young people to bounce back from adversity and be prepared for future challenge.
Alison Woolf is a teacher and play therapist. Her experience includes teaching in university, secondary, primary, early years, and special school settings. As a school play therapist, she has worked in mainstream and in SEMH provision, as well as working with looked after and adopted children. Alison is a director of Better Play Ltd which offers training for school teams in: counselling skills in schools, trauma, attachment, and therapeutic play.
Title: Better Mental Health in Schools: Four Key Principles for Practice in Challenging Times
Author: Woolf, Alison
ISBN: 9781032234281
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-09-20
Number of Pages: 122
Weight: 0.3901 kg
As an experienced practitioner, Alison Woolf is aware of the complexity of the task that schools are required to do in fostering positive mental health in their students. With all these issues in mind, she builds on her extensive experience as a play therapist and of working therapeutically with children and teachers to address the crucial role that schools continue to play in supporting the mental health of children and young people. - Helen Cowie, Book Review, Pastoral Care in Education