Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools

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Gain valuable skills to improve the emotional wellbeing of your students. 

In this course you will develop your understanding of student anxiety, depression and the impact of trauma on learning. Using a multi-tiered framework, you will examine how schools and individual teachers can take a proactive approach to improving the mental health and wellbeing of their students.

$440.00

Key facts

Course category
Education, Wellbeing in Schools
Options
Option 1 Session 1: Tuesday 3 June
Session 2: Tuesday 10 June
Session 3: Tuesday 17 June
Session 4: Tuesday 24 June
5.00 PM - 6.00 PMOnline (Live)
Duration
4 weeks
Group Bookings
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Prerequisite/s
There are no prerequisites for this short course
Certification
Certificate of Attendance

Why this course?

This online course in student wellbeing has been designed specifically for teachers, principals and school counsellors. This course  uses a multi-tiered framework, based on emerging research on the impact of COVID-19 on student wellbeing in disrupted learning environments, to help you gain skills to support student mental health.  These skills can be applied at the individual level or to help you implement a whole of school approach to supporting wellbeing for all students. It responds to emerging research highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on student wellbeing in disrupted learning environments. You will gain the skills needed to support student mental health along with the knowledge to implement a whole of school approach to supporting wellbeing for all students.

Why study a short course at La Trobe

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Course content

This course has been designed to develop understanding of student anxiety, depression and the impact of trauma on learning. 

Topics covered will include:

  • Anxiety and depression; recognising and supporting the mental health of students
  • An introduction to the impact of trauma on brain development and learning and an overview of trauma informed approaches in schools
  • Developing resilience for all students, building protective factors and reducing risk
  • An overview of a multi-tiered framework for supporting student wellbeing
  • Resources and interventions for additional needs

You will be provided with a Certificate of Attendance for 12 hours,  to submit towards your annual continuing professional development hours, providing you meet the activity and participation requirements.

You’ll learn:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe and justify whole school approaches to support the mental health and wellbeing of all members of the school community.
  • Analyse the influences that various challenges such as trauma, anxiety and depression may have on teaching and learning
  • Identify and respond appropriately to the mental health needs of students
  • Develop an awareness of and confidence in implementing strategies to promote student wellbeing

Your study experience

Delivered online over four weeks, you will engage with case studies and real-world scenarios to support your understanding of how theory applies to the classroom. This will be supported by two live, interactive sessions held during the course where you will be able to engage with our academic team and your peers. These sessions will be recorded and made available on the learning management system should you not be able to attend.  You'll be encouraged to participate in learning forums and be provided with materials to help you go beyond the core curriculum. The learning activities you will engage with are are self-paced, so you can study at a time that suits your needs.  

The total expected time commitment for this course is up to 12 hours. This comprises 4 x 1 hour live weekly sessions, and 2-3 hours per week of self directed learning.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Find out more about further education at La Trobe  View all FAQ

I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?  

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au 

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?  

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email.  For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

  • You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
  • For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders.  Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au for assistance. 

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course. 

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help? 

  • The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password.  Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account. 
  • The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au. 

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this? 

Contact LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au so that we can discuss options with you.  

What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

  • Microcredentials:  You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree. 
  • Other assessed short courses:  This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body.  You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
  • Non-assessed courses:  If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
  • Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential? 

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge.  While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program.  Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.