School Mental Health Programme for Teachers Recruited Through Corporate Social Responsibility : A Quasi Experimental Study
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
School Mental Health Programmes (SMHP), are being conducted for school teachers in Bangalore. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is playing a pivotal role in providing educational services. However teachers in these programmes are not adequately trained to identify the mental health issues related to children. The aim was to study the usefulness of a brief SMHP for school teachers working as part of a CSR project in Bangalore. Twenty two school teachers of a CSR project participated in a brief SMHP. The program aimed at orienting the teachers’ in common mental issues of children. Data was collected using a semi structured self reported interview schedule before and after the intervention which included 5 domains such as developmental, learning, behavioural, anxiety and severe mental disorders. The median age of the respondents was 26 years. Majority of them were females (N=18), unmarried (N=14), of an urban background (N=15) of Bangalore. There was a significant improvement in post assessment scores on all the domains compared to baseline indicating the improved knowledge of the teachers. Participants in this SMHP gained increased knowledge on children’s mental health issues and managing them at school level. However, further systematic studies with larger sample are required to generalize the findings.
Authors and Affiliations
Vidya Naik, Nithyananda S. , Chaithra Chandrakanth, Virupaksha H. G. , Reshma B. K. , Shrinivasa Basavaraj, Julian A. Joseph Arthur, Anekal C. Amaresha
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.2.3.2015.295-301
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