Geestelijke gezondheid op school: informatie en lesmateriaal
Eén van de sleutelcompetenties is ‘werken aan de geestelijke gezondheid van de leerlingen’. En dat is niet gek, want 40% van de Vlaamse jongeren voelt zich niet goed in z’n vel (Vlaamse Jeugdraad, 2016). En hoewel dipjes en moeilijkere momenten nu eenmaal deel uit maken van het leven, moeten we waakzaam zijn dat deze dipjes niet uitmonden in grotere psychische problemen, zoals angststoornissen, depressie of eetstoornissen.
Drie zaken centraal bij aan bod brengen geestelijke gezondheid op school:
- Het versterken van skills om je goed in je vel te voelen en om met moeilijke momenten om te gaan;
- Het bespreekbaar maken van psychische problemen;
- Het inbedden van losse acties in samenhangend beleid rond ‘mentaal welbevinden op school’.
Samen Veerkrachtig
Van 1 tot 10 oktober zet Vlaanderen het belang van een goede geestelijke gezondheid in de kijker. Onder het motto ‘Samen Veerkrachtig’ word je uitgenodigd om een kleine of grote actie voor leerlingen/ leraren/ de gehele school/ te organiseren en zo veerkracht in de kijker te zetten.
Veerkracht?!
Veerkracht is dat wat je nodig hebt om je goed in je vel te (blijven) voelen, ondanks een tegenslag of dip. Zo kan je daar misschien zelfs sterker uitkomen. Wist je dat je veerkracht zelf kan trainen? Praten met anderen, voldoende bewegen of nieuwe dingen uitproberen, zijn alvast een paar tips. Op NokNok.be vind je nog meer tips en adviezen voor jongeren van 12 tot 16 jaar.
‘Veerkrachtig zijn’ gaat niet enkel over je leerlingen, het gaat ook over jou: de leraar! Ook jij verdient het om goed in je vel te zitten. Op Geluksdriehoek.be vind je meer info en tips voor volwassenen (+16).
Aan de slag met je leerlingen? Dat kan!
Om zelf een actie op poten te zetten tijdens de 10-daagse van de Geestelijke Gezondheid is er de jaarlijkse inspiratiegids. Daarnaast kan je op deze pagina terecht voor een overzicht van bruikbare lesmaterialen van expert-organisaties en je (con-)collega’s!
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Take off: Lesson package
Take off is a teaching package about mental health. With answers to questions that really bother young people. Take off helps to make mental health a topic for discussion in the classroom.
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Suicide Prevention Playbook: Suicide Prevention Policy
Being confronted with suicide in a school is a very traumatic event . At such a moment it helps to be able to fall back on a well-developed suicide prevention scenario that clearly indicates how best to respond, communicate and offer help . Moreover, …
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Peer support at school, working on a connecting school climate
The Conflixers is a project of the Flemish School Organization (VSK). Through the Conflixers we want to promote and support peer support in schools and inspire, inform and empower students.
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Listen! First Aid for Mental Problems: Handbook
How can you help someone who seems stressed, anxious or depressed? How do you deal with someone who might develop an addiction or someone who is thinking about suicide? What if someone seems to be having a hard time, but you don't really know …
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Sidekick Sam Academy: Online platform for teachers
The Sidekick Sam Academy is an online platform with the aim of informing, inspiring and connecting teachers (to be) so that they get even more tools and insights to make children and young people more resilient and to increase their well-being. …
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Warm William really listens
Warm William is a big blue bear who invites everyone to tell them what's wrong and who is happy to lend a listening ear.
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Together for more happiness in the classroom: Workshop
We always wish each other a happy life, but what exactly is 'happiness' and what role can you and your class group play in this? We provide answers to all questions, from who, what, where, when and most importantly… HOW?!
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Mental well-being in the classroom
Did you know that a good classroom atmosphere is more than just joking around? The Flemish Institute for Healthy Living recommends teaching methods for the classroom:
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Healthy living: Happiness in the classroom
Do you contribute to the mental well-being of your students?What is Happiness in the Classroom?
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10-Day of Mental Health
Every year, from 1 to 10 October, the Flemish Institute for Healthy Living, the Flemish Logos and Te Gek !? the importance of good mental health in the spotlight. Goal: feel good about yourself and discuss psychological vulnerability.
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Resilient Together: 10-Day of Mental Health
Resilient Together is the site with information around 10-Day Mental Health.
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Resilient Together, Ten Days of Mental Health: Inspirational Guide
This guide inspires and helps you to get started during the ten days of the
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