NSW Department of Education - Student Wellbeing and Mental Health Support

The NSW Department of Education emphasizes the importance of supporting student wellbeing and mental health in schools. They acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and provide resources and services to promote mental health across different tiers of intervention. Various roles within schools, such as school counselling staff, chaplains, and student support officers, work together to foster student wellbeing. The Stepped Care Model is used to plan student support strategies effectively.

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• Education
• Student Wellbeing
• Mental Health Support
• NSW
• School

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1. NSW Department of Education Supporting Student Wellbeing & Mental Health in our School

2. NSW Department of Education Acknowledgement of Country I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on which this session is taking place. I pay respect to the Elders both past and present and extend that respect to any Aboriginal people here today.

3. NSW Department of Education Wellbeing and Mental Health Continuum Noticeable but often limited experiences of distress which have a mild impact on learning, behaviour and functioning Signifies optional functioning. Thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are distressing and have a severe impact on everyday living. Experiencing good mental health and low occurrences of feeling distressed https://beyou.edu.au/resources/mental-health-continuum / 3

4. NSW Department of Education Supporting wellbeing in our school Schools have an important role in student wellbeing and mental health. In NSW public schools, we are fortunate to have access to staff with specific skillsets supporting student wellbeing. All members of the school community have a role to play in promoting wellbeing and mental health of students. 4

5. NSW Department of Education Supporting Wellbeing in our School Tier 3: FEW, Tertiary, Intervention Intervention Intensive Targeted Tier 2: SOME, Secondary, Prevention Prevention Universal Tier 1: ALL, Primary, Mental health Mental health promotion promotion

6. NSW Department of Education Roles School Counselling Service School Counselling Service School counselling staff provide psychological assessment and counselling, using evidence- based interventions with students individually and in groups. Principal Principal Head Teacher Wellbeing Head Teacher Wellbeing Year Adviser Year Adviser Chaplain Chaplain Paraprofessional Paraprofessional Student Support Officers Student Support Officers SSOs support the SSOs support the implementation of the schools implementation of the schools whole whole- -of of- -school approach to school approach to wellbeing wellbeing Wellbeing Nurse Wellbeing Nurse Wellbeing nurse support student health and wellbeing and foster connections for students and families to external services. 6

7. NSW Department of Education Stepped Care Model The stepped care approach can assist with planning how to best support students based on their needs This model recognises that support for students wellbeing is a shared responsibility involving various staff members, depending on their role and the needs of each student. The role each person plays in supporting a young person may vary according to the needs of the individual person. 7

8. NSW Department of Education Stepped Care Model High School Setting Student, with suicidality and self harm, with extremely severe depression and PTSD Student with frequent absences, experiencing depression and suicidal ideation, history of self harm Ongoing check-ins and linking to support with students at all levels SSO, School Chaplain, WHIN coordinator, Year Adviser Step 5 Student experiencing social anxiety impacting on peer relationships, engagement in class Extremely severe symptoms Student distressed about a friendship issue or relationship breakup Step 4 Normal stress level for year 12 student Severe symptoms Step 3 Moderate symptoms Step 2 Step 1 Mild symptoms Nil to minimal symptoms Health Promotion Prevention Intervention SSO, SSO, School Counselling Service staff Wellbeing Nurse School Counsellor /Psychologist School Counsellor /Psychologist School Chaplain, Wellbeing Nurse Year Adviser or other School Chaplain, Wellbeing Nurse Year Adviser or other 8

9. NSW Department of Education Our Wellbeing Team at (Insert school name) Insert tables for: Who is in the team (Picture?) Roles Mission statement Referrals 9

10. NSW Department of Education Insert your school stepped care model to discuss 10

11. NSW Department of Education Scenario 11