The different types of mental illness
Causes
Risk factors
Diagnosis
Treatment
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
ASK GATEKEEPER TRAINING
Provided to all McAllen ISD staff by our FTP Staff. Participants are trained to recognize:
Characteristics
that might indicate elevated risk for suicidal behavior
Warning signs
Behaviors
Initial intervention steps to support a person they think might be at risk for suicide
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5 DOMAINS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF AWARENESS: Having a deep knowledge of your self and understanding of your beliefs, values, emotions, fears, joys, strengths, weaknesses, ambitions and how they affect others.
SELF REGULATION: The ability to manage disruptive emotions and impulses and maintain composure.
MOTIVATION: The desire or willingness of someone to do something. Passionately loving work and achievements for their own sake.
EMPATHY: The ability to be sensitive to other people's emotions. To be able to imagine what someone might be feeling or thinking.
SOCIAL SKILLS: Ability to build positive relationships and trust with others by communication and interactions, and able to mobilize them for collective good.
HELPING A STUDENT COPE WITH STRESS
School personnel can help their students restore their sense of safety by talking with the children about their fears. Other tips for school personnel include:
Reach out and talk. Create opportunities to have students talk, but do not force them. You can be a model by sharing some of your own thoughts as well as correct misinformation.
Watch and listen. Be alert for any change in behavior. Are students withdrawing from friends? Acting out? These changes may be early signs that a student is struggling and needs extra support from the school and family.
Maintain normal routines. A regular classroom and school schedule can provide a sense of stability and safety. Encourage students to keep up with their schoolwork and extracurricular activities but do not push them if they seem overwhelmed.
Take care of yourself. You are better able to support your students if you are healthy, coping and taking care of yourself first. Eat healthy, exercise, get plenty of sleep, and give yourself a break if you feel stressed out.
INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS
Schools that actively work to welcome diversity in the classroom, improve the school climate for the whole school community. When students feel safe and affirmed, they can thrive both academically and socially.
McAllen ISD:
Welcomes all children, families and staff.
Believes on gender equity and support transgender, non-binary and gender expansive students.
Proactively work to prevent and address bias-based bullying with an intersectional, anti-racist lens.
Foster understanding and respect for all people.
A ROAD TO RECOVERY
Addressing mental health symptoms early is critically important for overall health.
TO OUR MCALLEN ISD STAFF MEMBERS
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