Curriculum in a Box: Mental Health

This comprehensive DVD and print curriculum offers students a multifaceted resource that examines many important concepts about good mental and emotional health. In addition to seven mental health DVDs/videos created specifically for high school students, this curriculum offers a wealth of learning opportunities for classroom use. Extensive lesson plans include pre-and-post tests, activity sheets, self-assessment quizzes, research assignments, fact sheets and more. Topics include: What is good mental health? How can teens cope with stress and challenging life situations in a healthy, meaningful way? What are the most common emotional disorders that adolescents may face? What is therapy and how does it help? Special attention is given to anxiety disorders, depression, substance abuse disorders and eating disorders. The topic of “cutting” or self-injury is also examined in an age-appropriate manner. Curriculum includes a survey to give students insights into their own mental health. Consultant: Deborah Gatins, Ph.D.

Includes:

7 videos, teacher's resource book, CD-ROM with reproducible student activities and fact sheets in pdf format .

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This curriculum consists of the following products:

Common Psychological Disorders of Adolescence
Coping with Disruptive Life Changes
Do You Have an Eating Disorder?
Hallmarks of Good Mental Health
Stopping the Pain: Teenage Self-Injury
Teen Depression: Signs, Symptoms and Getting Help
Who Needs Therapy? Treating Psychological Problems