Community building workshop for Three Rivers Charter School staff

Graduation Date

2015

Document Type

Project

Program

Other

Program

Project (M.S.W.)--Humboldt State University, Social Work, 2015

Committee Chair Name

Cesar Abarca

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Social Work, Mental health literacy, Mental health supports for students, Community building

Abstract

The lack of mental health support and services for people in the United States is a problem. Attending to those with entrenched mental illness is helpful, but how can we help support the development of healthy adults earlier on? Building community in schools will curb mental illness as students grow into adults. This research provides practical examples of workshops created to build community by building mental health literacy for school instructors and staff. The project itself was two specific workshops to help build community and promote mental health wellness. The feedback from this project shows that these interventions were useful to instructors and helped provide deeper understanding of community building and mental health literacy. More interventions are needed to keep the focus of these workshops as specified in the Sustainability Plan. The project was a success and will be used as a template for future use. While these workshops cannot take the place of a school counselor, they can provide resources and grow systems that could stand in for that position over time.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/g732dc30m

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