Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities ̶ A Whole-School Approach

Ed: This book's subject matter has very great relevance to special schools in this time of Corvid

 

Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities  ̶   A Whole-School Approach

By Mark Fox, Tom Laverty and Sanchita Chowdhury

Published in 2020 by Routledge

 

From the back cover

 

'Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities is an essential and practical resource for helping children with severe and complex learning difficulties, their classmates, their teachers and the schools they attend. The highly adaptable materials, activities and ideas presented in this book will be useful both in the classroom and in staff training to promote understanding of emotional well-being and mental health of all pupils who may need support.

'Fox, Laverty and Chowdhury cover a range of topics that engage with the school as a whole, inclusive classrooms and the individual student. Their frameworks and practical suggestions aid teachers to support the well-being and mental health of students in a variety of ways, with materials tailored for the classrooms and individual student.

'Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities is a comprehensive resource for teachers and management in special needs schools, recognising current government policies and helping teachers to understand and appropriately engage with students as individuals and as classes.'

 

Mark Fox is a consultant and educational and child psychologist

Tom Laverty is a specialist trainer and consultant for complex educational needs

Sanchita Chowdhury is a specialist educational and child psychologist

 

Table of Contents 

 

SECTION 1: INITIAL ENGAGEMENT                                                                                                                          

1.1. The Background to Emotionally Able                                                                                                     

1.2. A Whole School Approach                                                                                                                                              

1.3. Working Together                                                                                                                                                           

1.4. Developing a Shared Understanding of Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health                                          

 SECTION 2: DEVELOPING AN EMOTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE CLASSROOM                                                

2.1. The Classroom             

2.2. The Three Step Process                                                                                                              

2.3. The Classroom Strategies                                                                                                                                               

 SECTION 3: SUPPORTING AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD                                                                                       

3.1. Understanding an Individual Child         

3.2. Understanding the Extent of the Emotional Difficulties of an Individual Child                                                 

3.3. Developing Class Based Solutions using Solution Circles 

3.4. Developing Community Based Solutions using the Multiagency Team and Quality Circles     

 

POSTSCRIPT - It Takes A Village to Raise a Child

 

REFERENCES

 

Go to: https://www.routledge.com/Supporting-the-Emotional-Well-being-of-Children-and-Young-People-with-Learning/Fox-Laverty-Chowdhury/p/book/9780367321376