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1COMPONENTCOMPONENT Positive school community1COMPONENTCOMPONENT
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I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians
of this land and pay my respects to Elders past, present
and future, for they hold the memories, the traditions,
the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Australians.
Acknowledgement of Country
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■To better understand the KidsMatter Primary framework.
■To build our understanding of what helps create a positive school community.
■To identify the practices your school uses to create a positive school community.
■To determine what works well, and what could be improved.
Professional learning goals 1COMPONENT
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Carousel
Introductory activity: Option A
Form two circles
Three questions to come…
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Carousel
Introductory activity: Option A
Where would you rather be just now?
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Everything felt ‘just right’?
Time flew past and everything ‘flowed’ for you?
Maybe a school moment, maybe another time?
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Introductory activity: Option A
Can you think of a recent time when…
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What makes them that way?
Is this a quality you have or aspire to have?
Think of a person who shows resilience or motivates you or is particularly positive…
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Introductory activity: Option A
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Carousel
Introductory activity: Option A
Form two circles
Three questions to come…
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What makes your school
a positive school community?
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What is your favourite
sport/pastime and why?
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What would you like
to get from today?
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Introductory activity: Option B
How well do we know each other?
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A national whole-school approach to mental
health and wellbeing that aims to contribute to:
What is KidsMatter Primary?
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Encourage ALL staff to have a voice in contributing to planning for each component
KidsMatter Primary professional learning
Increase awareness and
understanding of eachof the four components
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The KidsMatter Primary framework
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The best interests of children are paramount.
Respectful relationships are foundational.
Diversity is respected and valued.
Parents and carers are recognised as the most important people in children’s lives.
Parents and teachers support children best by working together.
Students need to be active participants.
Schools, health and community agencies work together with families.
The guiding principles
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The four components of KidsMatter Primary
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KidsMatter model for mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention (PPEI) in schools
Whole-school community, staff, students, parents and carers, health and community agencies
All students (and their parents and carers)
Students experiencingmental healthdifficulties (20-30% of students) and the 3-12% of students with mental health disorders, and their parents and carers
Adapted from World Health Organization (1994)
Works with the whole community and provides
support and information to staff, parents and carers
Through the curriculum,creates opportunities to practise skills and
engages parents and carers
Supports children in school and develops clear
processes and referral pathways (by working
with parents and carers and health and
community agencies)
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Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological Model of Human Development adapted for ARACY(The ARACY report card on the wellbeing of young Australians: Technical report 2008)
Socio-ecological influences on children’s mental health
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Activity
What is mental health?
A state of wellbeing in which an
individual realises his or her own abilities,
can cope with the normal stresses of life,
can work productively and is able to make
a contribution to his or her community.
“There is no health without mental health.” WHO (2007)
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“The capacity to enjoy and benefit from satisfying
family life, relationships, and educational opportunities, and to contribute to society in a number of
age-appropriate ways. It also includes freedom from problems with emotions, behaviours or social
relationships that are sufficiently marked or prolonged to lead to suffering or risk to optimal
development in the child, or to distress or disturbance in the family.”
RAPHAEL (2000)
Mental health (in the context of childhood)
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Mental health is vital for learning and life.
Children who are mentally healthy:— are better learners and achieve more— are motivated and committed— have positive relationships— are better able to meet life’s challenges— contribute to their families, friends and society in ways
that are appropriate for their age— manage the transition to adolescence and adulthood
more successfully.
Why is mental health important?
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Consider the following categories…
What may help and hinder children’s learning?
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Risk and protective factors for children’s mental health
Risk factors – increase the chances of children developing mental health difficulties (for example, childhood adversities).
Protective factors – are associated with good outcomes for children and can protect them in circumstances where they are exposed to risk.
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(adapted from Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aged Care, 2000 and Spence, 1996)
Risk and protective factors for children’s mental health
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Session 1: Positive school community
Belonging and connectedness
Session 2: Inclusion
Session 3: Collaborative involvement
An outline of what’s to come
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1COMPONENTCOMPONENT Session 1
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Positive school community
Activity
What comes to mind when you think of a positive community?
What are three positive memories from your time at school?
What would have helped school to be more positive?
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It is a protective factor for children’s mental health.
It affects student’s liking of school, learning motivations and school-appropriate behaviours.
It fosters a supportive environment for staff, which promotes their wellbeing.
It encourages families and the community to participate in and contribute to school life.
Why is a positive school community important?
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Protective factors for children’s mental health that schools can impact on include:
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These are also important for families and staff.
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1COMPONENTCOMPONENT Session 1 (continued)
Belonging and connectedness
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Belonging and connectedness are…
fundamental human needs that relate to feelings of being valued,accepted, respected and cared about by others.
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Think about the student profile you have.
Answer a series of questions.
Diversity Walk
Activity
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Think about the student you had in the
Diversity Walk.
What significant relationships is this student likely to have with:— School staff?
— Other students?
Relationships (or lack of them) have a strong impact
on our sense of belonging and connectedness.
Significant relationships
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Is about building relationships with (and between) staff, students, families and the community.
Is essential for building a positive school community for all.
Allows school members to perform well and contribute to their school community.
A sense of belonging and connectedness...
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Benefits of a positive school community
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What might it look like?Being positive.
Being able to perform well.
Feeling safe.
Being engaged in school activities.
Coping well with life’s ups and downs.
Feeling strongly connected to the school.
Of course the opposite may be true if people feel like they don’t belong.
Belonging for students, staff and parents/carers
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What do we do well?
Discussion
Give examples of what belonging and connectedness looks like in your school community for:students
families
staff.
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Looking outward
Discussion
What are others doing well?KidsMatter Primary school storiesPhotos, DVD snippetsBest practice, for example, literature, websitesKidsMatter Primary resources:
– Component 1 information sheets
– Implementation Tools
– www.kidsmatter.edu.au
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Moving forward
Discussion
Return to your small groups and focus on either students, families or staff.
Consider what you would like to see happen for them - set goals, raise any concerns.
The Action Team will incorporate your work into the Component 1 planning.
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Next steps
Activity
What can I do as an individual? What can we do? What are our next steps
(Action Team)?
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Three aims:— To promote student mental health.— To reduce mental health difficulties.— To increase support and assistance.
Risk and protective factors.
Four components.
Belonging and connectedness are important protective factors for mental health.
Relationships are key to building belonging and connectedness.
Summary
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1COMPONENTCOMPONENT Session 2
Inclusion
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Three aims:— To promote student mental health.— To reduce mental health difficulties.— To increase support and assistance.
Risk and protective factors.
Four components.
Belonging and connectedness are important protective factors for mental health.
Relationships are key to building belonging and connectedness.
Key messages from last session
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about respecting diversity
Inclusion is…
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If you…
Activity
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Planning together
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Protective factors for children’s mental health that schools can impact on include:
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These are also important for families and staff.
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What messages do we send about inclusion to our school community?Physical environment
Communication methods
Social involvement
School activities
Curriculum content
Relationships
Inclusion
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Walk in my shoes
Activity
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Who are they?
Who would feel most included?
Who would feel least included?
What would help everyone feel included?
Walk in my shoes: My school community
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Checking out our school environment
Activity
Take a journey (real or imagined).
What are the key messages you get from:
— The physical environment?
— The personal environment?
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How inclusive are our practices?
Activity
Start as pairs, then form groups.
How might your practices impact
on feelings of inclusion at school?
Use the handout and the prompt questions.
Discuss the questions and record responses.
The Action Team will incorporate your work into the Component 1 planning around inclusion.
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Is a protective factor for good mental health.
Contributes to a positive school community as well as people’s feelings of belonging and connectedness.
Reduces issues of isolation and discrimination.
Meets people’s needs and concerns more effectively, enabling them to function better.
Inclusion…
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Are sensitive to diverse cultures, languages, abilities and family circumstances.
Ensure that:— communications and activities are accessible— different skills and talents are embraced— school stories, music, art, etc are representative— beliefs are known, respected and celebrated.
Inclusive school policies and practices…
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Component 1 information sheets, including topics:— About KidsMatter Primary
— Cultural diversity and children’s wellbeing
— Helping children with additional needs and their mental health
School stories
Implementation Tools
Enewsletters
www.kidsmatter.edu.au
KidsMatter Primary supporting resources
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Next steps
Activity
Set a personal goal. Record it in your workbook.
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Inclusion is an important protective factorfor mental health.
Inclusive practices promote a sense of inclusion.
Summary
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1COMPONENTCOMPONENT Session 3
Collaborative involvement
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Inclusion is an important protective factorfor mental health.
Inclusive practices promote a sense of inclusion.
Key messages from last session
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a dynamic process of consultation,participation and decision making for members of the school community.
Collaborative involvement in schools is...
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Working together
Activity
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Protective factors for children’s mental health that schools can impact on include:
Positive school community
These are also important for families and staff.
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Perspective-taking
Activity
Divide into two groups.
Each member receives a character card and a school activity or event.
Introduce your character.
Describe collaborative involvement from your character’s perspective.
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Is closely linked to belonging and connectedness and (therefore) respectful relationships.
Builds on inclusive practices and policies.
Provides opportunities to contribute, creating feelings of value and empowerment.
Provides opportunities to foster support and connections.
Enriches school decisions and practices.
Collaborative involvement...
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A school story about collaboration
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Listening:— understanding the needs and concerns
of the diverse groups— consulting appropriately— including those not usually heard— making involvement easy — considering power imbalances.
Remembering to think about the perspective of others.
Collaborative involvement includes...
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Collaborative involvement
Activity
Form groups and focus on either students, families or staff.
Work through the questions in the workbook.
Record your key findings to share.
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Moving forward
Activity
Think about the group you focused
on – students, families or staff.
Discuss the questions in the workbook
and record your responses.
Set a personal goal.
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Protective factors for children’s mental health that schools can impact on include:
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These are also important for families and staff.
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A quick review Component 1 professional learning
KidsMatter Primary framework— Overview of risk and protective framework.— Four components of KidsMatter Primary.
Belonging and Connectedness— ‘Positive school community’ activity.— ‘Diversity Walk’ activity.— The importance of relationships.
Inclusion— Inclusive practices.
Collaborative Involvement— ‘Perspective-taking’ activity.— Listening to and including other perspectives.
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Improvements to student mental health:— Increased positive mental health.
— Reduced mental health difficulties.
— Students experiencing mental health difficulties showed significant improvements in their mental health.
14% more teachers strongly agreed that KidsMatter Primary led to improvements in students’ schoolwork.
Evaluation outcomes
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Initial staff survey ratings high - schools
indicated they were already doing a good job.
Improvements in teacher self-efficacy for
developing a sense of belonging in the
school community.
Parents reported that they were more involved
in the school because of KidsMatter Primary.
Parents’ connection to schools strengthened
or invigorated.
Component 1: Evaluation outcomes