Thursday, March 31, 2016
Course Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ovIJ3dsNk
Mental Illness
I
am very interested childhood mental illness.
My second grade teammates and I have been informed by our administration
of what to expect from the rising first graders. The first grade teachers has asked that a
large percent of the students are being retained. Also, the first grade teachers has spent most
of the year using Response to Intervention Strategies (RTI) with their
students. Many of those students are
presently being tested for mental illness, or special needs.
With
that in mind, I would benefit greatly from research on this topic. For example, becoming familiar with the
terminology linked to childhood mental illness would help me to understand what
is being discussed concerning each situation.
As it stands now, I am simply unskilled with the terminology and the
acronyms in this area.
In
addition, selecting childhood mental illness for my coarse project will give
parent the necessary assurance and confidence needed to place their children
into my presences as a general education teacher. I would like for the parents I serve to know
that I am using the best strategies to help their children.
Finally,
the staff members on my school’s (RTI) Team are very knowledgeable and take
their roles seriously. They have evaluated
students, as a last resort after assigning academic and behavioral
strategies. As a general education
teacher, I would like to become a valued member of the team in working with
students with mental illness and special needs.
As Dogra (2014) suggested. It is
my hope to be able to recognize a child’s mental status and support their needs
by providing the necessary strategies needed for (RTI). Fischer, Anthony, Lalich, and Blue (2014)
suggests that leaving children’s mental health untreated may be detrimental to
their development. Also, I want to learn
how adults are effected as a result of early childhood mental health. Hopefully, this will motivate me to work
diligently with the youth and gain a better knowledge of their abilities and
disabilities. As Delany and Smith (2012)
suggests, data to track the effects childhood mental health on adults, are
limited and more research is required.
Again,
completing this course project will be beneficial to me, the families I serve,
and my staff members at school. I feel
that understanding more about mental illness will help me to have more
compassion for those children in need.
Finally, it is quite possible that my research will in turn become an
ongoing exploration.
Reference
Delaney, L., & Smith, J. P. (2012).
Childhood health: Trends and consequences over the life course. Future of
Children, 22(1), 43-63.
Dogra, N. (2014). Childhood mental
illness. Diversity & Equality in Health & Care, 11(1), 81-83.
Fischer, R. L., Anthony, E. R., Lalich,
N., & Blue, M. (2014). Addressing the early childhood mental health needs
of young children: Evaluating child and family outcomes. Journal of Social
Service Research, 40(5). doi:10.1080/01488376.2014.930947
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