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Teachers as Promoters of Student Social and Emotional Health. Carl E. Paternite, Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs (Miami University) Bob Burke, Department of Elementary Education (Ball State University)
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Teachers as Promoters of Student Social and Emotional Health Carl E. Paternite, Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs (Miami University) Bob Burke, Department of Elementary Education (Ball State University) James Koller, Center for the Advancement of Mental Health Practices in the Schools (University of Missouri-Columbia) Ed Morris, Children Services (Missouri Department of Mental Health) PreConvo Clinic Presented at the Kappa Delta Pi 44th Biennial Convocation St. Louis, Missouri November 13th, 2003
Teachers as Promoters of Student Social and Emotional Health • Instructional Themes For Clinic: • Child and adolescent mental health in the U.S. • Preparation of teachers to address mental health issues • Critical role of teachers in promoting student mental health • Relationship between student mental health and school success • Strategies and tools for focusing teacher attention on student mental health