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Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 24 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

The Open University via OpenLearn
24 hours worth of material
Self Paced
Overview

  • Do you have a professional or personal interest in the mental health issues affecting young children? Are you working with children or are you a parent or carer? This free course, Supporting ...

Syllabus

    • Introduction and guidance
    • Introduction and guidance
    • What is a badged course?
    • How to get a badge
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session1Session 1: Setting the scene by looking at the past
    • Introduction
    • 1 Historical perspectives of children’s mental health
    • 1.1 Key events in the history of children’s mental health
    • 1.2 Case study: the impact of war on children
    • 1.3 The Second World War in Europe
    • 1.4 Post-Second World War period: key events in children’s mental health
    • 2 Contemporary children’s mental health
    • 3 Resources that promote a child’s mental health and wellbeing
    • 4 Mental health terms
    • 5 Personal reflection
    • 6 This session’s quiz
    • 7 Summary of Session 1
    • References
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session2Session 2: Increasing your knowledge of mental health
    • Introduction
    • 1 Understanding children’s mental health
    • 2 Understanding children’s development
    • 3 Knowledge of mental health
    • 3.1 Definitions of specific, common mental health conditions or issues affecting young children
    • 4 The impact of physical health on mental health
    • 5 The impact of mental health issues on children’s education and development
    • 5.1 The potential impact on children’s development
    • 5.2 The potential impact on children’s behaviour
    • 5.3 The potential impact on children’s education
    • 5.4 ‘Triggers’ for children’s anxiety in early childhood and school settings
    • 6 Personal reflection
    • 7 This session’s quiz
    • 8 Summary of Session 2
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session3Session 3: Mental health promotion and education
    • Introduction
    • 1 Understanding mental health promotion and education
    • 1.1 Mental health promotion
    • 1.2 Promoting mental health among children
    • 1.3 Health education about young children’s mental health
    • 2 The ‘ingredients’ of good mental health and wellbeing in young children
    • 2.1 A recipe for good mental health
    • 2.2 Attachment theory: what is attachment?
    • 2.3 Background to attachment theory
    • 2.4 The importance of attachment theory
    • 2.5 Emotional containment
    • 3 The effects of attachment relationships on young children’s mental health and wellbeing
    • 3.1 Transitioning from home to other early years settings
    • 4 Preventing and minimising the impact of adverse childhood experiences
    • 5 Promoting perseverance and resilience
    • 5.1 Factors that support the development of resilience in children
    • 6 Personal reflection
    • 7 This session’s quiz
    • 8 Summary of Session 3
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session4Session 4: A global view of children’s mental health and wellbeing
    • Introduction
    • 1 Influences and factors that can impact on children’s wellbeing and mental health
    • 1.1 Geography
    • 1.2 Politics
    • 1.3 Economic influences
    • 1.4 Social and cultural influences
    • 1.5 The status of children
    • 2 Different childhoods
    • 2.1 Street children
    • 2.2 Child soldiers
    • 2.3 Child labour
    • 2.4 Refugee children
    • 3 Separation from family
    • 4 Personal reflection
    • 5 This session’s quiz
    • 6 Summary of Session 4
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session5Session 5: Wellbeing and mental health in education settings
    • Introduction
    • 1 Promoting wellbeing in young children’s care and education
    • 2 Early years education and care curriculum
    • 2.1 Aims of the Early Years Foundation Stage
    • The key person approach
    • 3 Primary school-aged children’s mental health
    • 4 Listening to children
    • 4.1 Practical ways of listening to children: circle time
    • 5 The importance of play and creativity in promoting children’s wellbeing
    • 6 Promoting good mental health in primary education
    • 6.1 A whole school approach
    • 7 Policies to improve children’s mental health and wellbeing
    • 7.1 Government policy
    • 7.2 Policies in settings
    • Behaviour management
    • Safeguarding
    • Anti-bullying
    • 8 Early interventions: going beyond preventative
    • 8.1 Nurture groups in primary schools
    • 8.2 Developing resilience
    • 9 Personal reflection
    • 10 This session’s quiz
    • 11 Summary of Session 5
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session6Session 6: Professional support for children and their mental health
    • Introduction
    • 1 Professionals involved in children’s mental health
    • 2 Getting help from other professionals: making referrals
    • 3 Interdisciplinary working
    • 3.1 Key principles of interdisciplinary and multi-agency working
    • 3.2 Benefits of interdisciplinary and multi-agency working
    • 3.3 Challenges of interdisciplinary and multi-agency working
    • 3.4 Interdisciplinary and multi-agency working: ingredients for success
    • 4 Working with voluntary organisations
    • 5 Personal reflection
    • 6 This session’s quiz
    • 7 Summary of Session 6
    • References
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session7Session 7: Exploring some of the interventions to support children’s mental health
    • Introduction
    • 1 Counselling and therapy
    • 1.1 Adult–child power imbalance
    • 2 Cognitive behavioural therapy
    • 2.1 Aims of cognitive behavioural therapy with young children
    • Implementing CBT in practice
    • 3 Play therapy
    • 3.1 Play therapy in action
    • 4 Art therapy with refugee children
    • 5 Medication
    • 5.1 The pros and cons of medication
    • 6 Trauma-informed schools
    • 7 Parenting programmes
    • 7.1 Evaluating parenting programmes
    • 8 Personal reflection
    • 9 This session’s quiz
    • 10 Summary of Session 7
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements
    • Session8Session 8: The influence of screen time on young children’s mental health and wellbeing
    • Introduction
    • 1 Screen time and internet use in the early years
    • 1.1 The risks of social media for children
    • 1.2 The benefits of the internet and social media for children
    • 1.3 Working together to manage children’s screen time
    • 2 Reviewing the way that the systems around the child support mental health
    • 2.1 Within the child
    • 2.2 Within the family and parents
    • 2.3 Within the wider community
    • 2.4 The role of society
    • 3 The future
    • 4 Resources for parents and professionals
    • 5 Personal reflection
    • 6 This session’s quiz
    • 7 Summary of Session 8
    • Where next?
    • Tell us what you think
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements

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