About

In this Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools program at La Trobe University you will develop your understanding of student anxiety, depression and the impact of trauma on learning. Using a multi-tiered framework, you will examine how schools and individual teachers can take a proactive approach to improving the mental health and wellbeing of their students.

Overview

About the course

La Trobe University’s online Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools short course in student wellbeing has been designed specifically for teachers, principals and school counsellors. It responds to emerging research highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on student wellbeing in disrupted learning environments.

You will gain the skills needed to support student mental health along with the knowledge to implement a whole of school approach to supporting wellbeing for all students. Over six weeks you will engage with case studies and real-world scenarios to support your understanding of how theory applies to the classroom.

Programme Structure

Topics covered will include:

Anxiety and depression; recognising and supporting the mental health of students
An introduction to the impact of trauma on brain development and learning and an overview of trauma informed approaches in schools
Developing resilience for all students, building protective factors and reducing risk
An overview of a multi-tiered framework for supporting student wellbeing
Resources and interventions for additional needs

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-05-16 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Psychology School Counselling View 3 other Short Courses in School Counselling in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Extra requirements

Broadband internet access and an active email address that can be accessed at home during study periods.
Students must have basic computer literacy skills (e.g. Word or other word processing software).

Tuition Fee

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International

528 AUD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 528 AUD for the full programme during 2 months.
National

528 AUD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 528 AUD for the full programme during 2 months.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.