The School Counselor's Mental Health Sourcebook by Rick Auger

Author:Rick Auger
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

INTERVENTION GUIDELINES

When faced with challenging problems such as how teachers and schools can best serve students with mood disorders, savvy school counselors turn to the professional literature for guidance. Unfortunately, little research has been conducted on effective school-based interventions for mood disorders, particularly interventions that can be implemented by classroom teachers to assist individual students. The broader literature on childhood depression and clinic-based treatment of mood disorders, however, provides some guidance in shaping interventions. In the remainder of this chapter, a set of intervention guidelines will be presented. These guidelines are extrapolated from current research findings so as to anchor them on the firmest possible empirical ground. Where possible, the guidelines are supplemented with examples of how they can be used to generate specific strategies for individual and group settings as well as classroom settings.

INTERVENTION GUIDELINES FOR MOOD DISORDERS

1. Construct a relationship.

2. Expand awareness of feelings.

3. Emphasize the connections between events, thoughts, and feelings.

4. Challenge pessimistic and constricted thinking.

5. Create a network of support.

6. Maximize opportunities for success.

7. Build social skills.

8. Provide concrete evidence of work performance and improving skills.

9. Increase engagement in pleasant events.

10. Increase the level of physical activity.

11. Provide education about mood disorders.

12. Be flexible about work expectations.

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