231 -Prevention of Mental Illness

Summary: Strategies for the Prevention of Mental Illness Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox and Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Identify strategies for the prevention of mental illness including ~ Community education ~ Early intervention services ~ Community resource development ~ Improving accessibility ~ Improving cultural sensitivity ~ Enhancing protective factors in the environment ~ Drug and domestic violence courts to break the cycle What “causes” mental illness ~ Stress ~ Poor nutrition ~ Poor health ~ Medication side effects ~ Low self-esteem ~ A lack of personal control ~ Isolation and a lack of supportive relationships ~ What else? What is Needed to Be Happy Community Education ~ Educate all individuals in the community about the effectiveness and social and economic benefits of prevention ~ Reduced health care costs ~ Disease ~ Weight ~ Smoking ~ Alcohol ~ Chronic pain ~ Reduced absenteeism ~ Improved productivity ~ Improved energy and mood ~ Improved relationships Principles of Child Education ~ Children are curious and eager to learn. They have an inherent desire to make sense of themselves, the world and others. ~ Children are active participants in their environment and learn through with all of their senses. ~ Children learn and express themselves through play, which is central to their well-being and development. ~ Each child has an individual pattern and timing of growth and development as well as individual styles of learning. ~ Children need to experience challenge, success, positive direction and positive redirection more than failure or criticism to form a positive self-concept. ~ Children learn best when active and interested. When they engage in a meaningful and relevant way, they can experience the joy of learning and feelings of success. Principles of Child Education ~ Children learn best when they experience warm and stable personal relationships with their caregivers. ~ Children develop holistically and benefit from integrated experiences and education. ~ The brain learns best when having fun. ~ When learning happens in a positive emotion environment, it is stored in the hippocampus. This is later transferred to the brain cortex, where long term memory happens- thus affecting our ability to remember. ~ Unpleasant events and fast learning, on the other hand are stored in the amygdala, the part of the brain that stores “what not to do”. ~ Children emulate positive models Principles of Adult Education ~ Adults are autonomous and self-directed ~ Adults are goal and relevancy oriented ~ How does this help me meet my goals and objectives ~ Adults already have a wealth of knowledge ~ How does prior learning impact current learning ~ How does current learning enhance/build off of prior learning ~ Adults are motivated to learn by: ~ Social relationships ~ External expectations ~ Social welfare ~ Personal advancement ~ Escape/stimulation ~ Cognitive interest Principles of Adult Education ~ Barriers to Adult Learning ~ Responsibilities ~ Lack of time ~ Lack of money ~ Lack of confidence or interest ~ Lack of information about opportunities ~ Scheduling problems ~ Problems with childcare or transportation Community Resource Development ~ Case Management ~ Volunteers based at the health department, library, doctors offices or churches ~ State Economic/Workforce Development Boards ~ Jobs ~ Transportation ~ Career One-Stop ~ Job placement ~ Job coaches ~ Bonding ~ Unive

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