INSET 2022

“FIRE (FABINHS INSET

Reassuring
Education’s Quality)
AMIDST PANDEMIC”
February 3- 4, 2022
SESSION I: Promotion of Mental Health & Well –
Being (Source Speaker: Ms. Rosemarie Fabon (DLS)
What is Mental Health?
• It is a state of well – being in which every individual –
realizes his own potential, can cope with the normal stresses
of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to
make contributions to this community.

MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM:

Level of mental health – Healthy- Normal functioning – u can
do
all the tasks
Reacting – Common and reversible
distress
Injured – Severe and persistent functional
impairment
Ill – Clinical disorder Severe functional
impairment

MENTAL HEALTH FACTS:

1. One in four individuals will be affected by mental health or
neurodevelopmental problem at some point in their life.
2. Half of all mental health conditions start by 14 years of
age
3. Dpression and anxiety are the leading mental disorders.
4. Suicide is the thirs leading cause of death in 15 – 19 tears
old.
CHALLENGES THAT TEENS FACE IN THE PANDEMIC
• Students lost consistent access to friends and adult
supports
• Many students have taken on new responsibilities,
including childcare, housework and part – time jobs
• Challenges on learning modality
• Economic difficulties

EARLT WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

* Feeling numb or like nothing matters
* Having low or no energy
* Having unexplained aches and pains
* Feeling helpless or hopeless
* Smoking, drinking, or using drugs
* Thinking of harming yourself or others
* Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge,
angry, upset, worred or acared
* Pulling away from people and usual activities
* Eating or sleeping too much or too little
* Inability to perform daily tasks like getting to
work or school

FREQUENCY : How often do you experience the problem?

INTENSITY: How much is it affecting your daily
functioning?
DURATION: How long have you been experiencing the
problem?
COMMON MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
* Depression * Self – harm * Eating Disorders
* Generalized anxiety disorder * Conduct Disorder,
Developmental
disorders
* PTSD

DEPRESSION (Major Depression Disorder)

 A common and serious medical illness that negatively
affects how you eel, the way you think and how you act
 It causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in
activities you once enjoyed
 It can leas to a variety of emotional and physical problems
and can decrease your ability to function at work and at
home

SIGNS ANG SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

• Depressed mood
• Marked diminished interest or feeling ne pleasure
• Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain
• Insomnia or hypersomnia
• Restlessness
• Fatigue, tiredness, or loss of energy nearly every day
• Feelings of worthlessness and or inappropriate guilt
• Diminished ability to think or concentrate or
indecisiveness
• Recurred thoughts of death/suicide
ANXIETY - refers to anticipation of a future concern and is
more associated with muscle tendion and avoidance behavior
FEAR – is an emotional response to an immediate threat and
is ore associated with a fight or flight reaction 0 either staying
to fight or leaving to escape danger
ANXIETY DISORDERS – differ from normal feelings of
nervousness or anxiousness and involve excessive fear or
anxiety

SINGS AND SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY

PHYSICAL – panic attacks, hot and cold flushes, racing heart,
tightening of the chest, quick breathing, restlessness, or
feeling tense, wound up and edgy
PSYCHOLOGICAL – excessive fear, worry, catastrophizing or
obsessive thinking
BEHAVIORAL – avoidance of situations that make you feel
anxious which can impact on study, work or social life

*** Mental health problems are common but help is available.

People with mental health problems can get better and many
recover completely.

WHO Model for School Mental Health Promotion

Entire School Community – Create environments which
promote mental and emotional well –being and positive
social interactions
All students and teachers – Mental health education,
knowledge, attitude and behavior
20% to 30% of students – Targeted early prevention
program
3% to 12% of students – Professional intervention
ENVIROMENT AND GENERAL ETHOS
ACCOMODATION
GENETAL ETHOS
* All contribute to the promotion of caring and
welcoming environment
* High Staff morale with good mowing relationsthip
* Respectful relationships are fostered between staff
and between staff and students
* Students and staff feel a sense of belonging and self –
worth
* Mental health and well –being of students and staff
are prioritized and protected.
SUPPORT FOR STAFF
* Management assist the staff to work collectively so
that trust, respect and confidence are evident throughout the
school
* All staff feel that their views are listened to and taken
seriously within the school
* Stagg feel that they receives recognition and support
from management
* Staff feel that their efforts and abilities are noted and
rewarded and that their worl is worthwhile and successful
>PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS
* Students participation is valued in the school and
student are actively encouraged and supported
* Staff listen to and take full account of the views of
students
* Students know that their feelings and views are
values
* There are structure in the school which allow students
to have a voice (e.g. student council)
HOW TO BUILD CARING RELATIONSHPS WITH STUDENTS?
1. Get to know your students and learn their names.
2. Be genuine in your interaction – be unique in your
approach
3. Use humor in your relationships
4. Praise in public and correct in private

MENTAL HEALTH IN THE GENERAL CURRICULUM

• Providing knowledge about mental health and disorders
• Information about attitudes and behaviors related to
positive mental health (e.g. strategies for dealing with
stress; help seeking; coping with lass and grief;
managing and reducing interpersonal conflicts; problem
solving)

EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL - WIDE ACTIVITIES FOR MENTAL

HEALTH PROMOTION
* Parent tutoring program
* New Student welcoming committee
* Cross age mentoring for students
* Book clubs for students or parents
* Art festival showcasing student work
* Workshops for parents to teach communication
skills
* Peer mediation
* Peace circles
* Bullying prevention activities
CLASSROOM BASED PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS: BUILDING PSYCHOSOCIAL COMPETENCE
**** To achieve flourishing life, we must promote PERMA – V
P – Positive emotions
Ways to build positive emotions;
* Spending time with people you care about
* Doing activities that you enjou (hobbies)
* Listening to uplifting or inspirational music
* Reflecting on things you are grateful for and what is going well in your life
E – Engagement
Ways to Increase Engagement:
* Participate in activities that you really love, where you lose track of time
when you do them
* Practice living in the moment, even during daily activities or mundane tasks.
* Spend time in nature, watching, listening, and observing what happens
around you
* Identify and learn about your character strengths, and do things that you
excel at
R – Relationships
Ways to build relationships:
* Join a class or group that interests you
* Ask questions of the people you don’t know well to find out about them
* Create friendships with people you are acquainted with
* Get in tough with people you have not spoken to or connected with in a
while
M – Meaning
Ways to build meaning:
* Get involved in a cause or organization that matters to you
* Try new, creative activities to find things you connect with
* Think about how you can use your passions to help others
* Spend quality time with people you care about
A – Accomplishments
Ways to build accomplishments:
* Set goals that are SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and
time bound)
* Reflect on past successes
* Look for creative ways to celebrate your achievements
V – Vitality
Ways to promote vitality“:
* Optimism * Physical Activity * Nutrition * Sleep
TEACHING STUDENTS COPING SKILLS IN A WHOLE
CLASSROOM SETTING
1. Normalize anxiety, stress, worry
2. Teach students signs of when they stressed,
overwhelmed, worried
3. Teach students to ask for a break when they are
feeling overwhelmed
4. Teach relaxation strategies you can do as a class
(deep breathing, count to 10, write in a journal,
draw, color, or scribble, read, visualization etc.)

TEACHING STUDENTS PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS IN

A WHOLE CLASSROOM SETTING
Identify the problem situation
Consider the Options for the situation
List the Disadvantages and Advantages of each
option
Choose a Solution and follow through
SESSION II : POSITIVE DISCIPLINE TOWARDS
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(Source Speaker: Mr. Edmundo Fetalvero MT-AP)

SAVE THE CHILDREN