Introduction
Overview
Purpose
Context
Audience
Performance
Standards
Orientation
to the Guide
Definition
of Icons
At
A Glance
Module
1
Where
Does Mental Health Come From?
Outcomes
Key
Concepts
Background
Information
Activity
1: Me, Myself & I-Persona/Definitions of Mental Health
Activity
2: Looking at Mental Health: Pictures in a Frame
Activity
3: Protection From the Storm: Building Resiliency
Next
Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice Kinship
Map (Sample)
Handout
A: Protection From the Storm
Handout
B-1: Strategies to Support Resiliency-The Child
Handout
B-2: Strategies to Support Resiliency-The Family
Handout
B-3: Strategies to Support Resiliency-The Community
Module
2
Getting
to Know the Whole Child
Outcomes
Key
Concepts
Background
Information
Activity
1: Gifts From the Heart
Activity
2: What Am I Supposed to Do With This Child?
Activity
3: Play a Day in My Shoes
Activity
4: Caregivers Are People First
Next
Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice
Handout
C-1: What Am I Supposed to Do With This Child?
Handout
C-2: Developmental Stage
Handout
C-3: Individual Differences
Handout
C-4: The Head Start Environment
Handout
C-5: The Home Environment
Handout
C-6: Skills & Knowledge
Handout
C-7: Trying to Satisfy Emotional Needs
Handout
D: Temperament Characteristics
Module
3
Getting
to Know Ourselves
Outcomes
Key
Concepts
Background
Information
Activity
1: From Contest to Partnership
Activity
2: Hot Spots
Activity
3: Stress Busters
Activity
4: Care for the Caregivers: Creating a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Next
Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice
Handout
E- 1: Kingpin County Head Start
Handout
E-2: Keeping Well-Hydrated
Handout
E-3: Headache Visualization
Handout
E-4: Simple Partner Massage
Handout
F: Action Plan for a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Continuing Professional Development
Resources
Books
& Manuals
Head
Start Publications
National
Organizations
Videos