Educational Assistance Employees With Mental Health Issues In Suffolk
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Ing to the CDC, the most common mental health issues in schools are anxiety and depression, followed by oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are an early intervention service across Norfolk and Waveney, working with some schools and their pupils. We can offer support to children and young people, their families, and their school community to help manage emerging mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Ask simple, open and non-judgmental questions and let people explain in their own words how their mental health problem manifests, the triggers, how it impacts on their work and what support they need.
The school and community teams offer support to education settings and families with a focus on inclusion, early help, and prevention. The teams work across Norfolk in 15 zones (geographical locations) that cover the whole of the county. Each zone has a manager and a team of Education and Family Workers.
The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is an early-intervention service that supports children and young people, their families and school/college communities with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Each MHST will be allocated to specific secondary schools/colleges and their feeder primary schools in Suffolk.
What is a community mental health team? A community mental health team (CMHT) can support you to recover from mental health issues. They can give you short or long-term care and treatment if you are in the community.
When someone shares information about their mental health, it's essential to have a sensitive and supportive conversation with them about their needs. Choose an appropriate place. Avoid making assumptions. Embed confidentiality. Encourage people to talk. Respond flexibly. Develop a wellbeing plan.
The 5Cs are competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection. The anxiety dimensions are Social anxiety, Physical symptoms, Separation anxiety, and Harm avoidance.
For this reason it's vital you have a meaningful conversation with your employee about their needs and really listen to them. Be positive – focus on what employees can do, rather than what they can't. Work together and involve people in finding solutions as much as possible.