• Semester 2 (External)

Synopsis

The  overall aim of this unit is to introduce teachers to  methods  of
dealing  with  children who have social, emotional  and/or  adjustment
problems.  Primary  emphasis will be given to  social  and  adjustment
problems  within the school/classroom context. For this reason,  while
medical  and  psychological  perspectives  will  be  introduced,  most
emphasis  will  be given to sociological, ecological, and  educational
explanations  and  interventions.  The  unit  outlines  the  kinds  of
problems teachers can expect to encounter and elaborates on a range of
strategies, both preventive and remedial, for responding in a positive
and  effective  manner to them. The intent of the unit is  to  provide
teachers  with  basic  information and procedures  for  promoting  the
mental  health  and  social well-being of individual  pupils  and  for
maximising   the  quality  of  the  classroom  social   and   learning
environment.