Preface
In recent years supporting young people with mental health and/or psychosocial problems to and in mainstream education has been receiving a lot of attention. To provide the needed support, Supported Education interventions have been developed. These are brought together in a Supported Education Toolkit. This toolkit was developed in the 2014-2016 period as part of the Erasmus+ ImpulSE project.
To get mental health and education professionals more acquainted with Supported Education, an online introduction course has been developed. We used the developed toolkit. The development of this online course was made possible with the financial support of the SECiSo project.
The toolkit provides tools for supporting young people with mental health and/or psychosocial problems with choosing, getting and keeping mainstream education.
An online course, so that professionals can follow the course in their own time or in working hours at times that suit them best. An online course is also immediately available and accessible to professionals all over the world.
The course consists of 6 modules of 1.5 hours and contains videos, powerpoint presentations, literature and multiple choice exams. For the needed (background) literature use was made of the material already present in the Toolkit to which assignments are linked.
For whom?
The course is intended for educational and mental health professionals and relevant others who are involved in supporting young people with mental health and/or psychosocial problems in (going to) follow a regular training. The course is also suitable for community college and university students who want to become acquainted with the support of young people with mental health and/or psychosocial problems who want to return or to remain at school.
Structure
The course consists of six modules:
Module 1 – Introduction
Module 2 – To choose a course
Module 3 – To get a course
Module 4 – To keep a course
Module 5 – Implementation of Supported Education in your own organization
Module 6 – Summary and final exam
Foreknowledge
This course does not require specific prior knowledge.
Study aim
After the course:
* the participant can name the mission and principles of Supported Education
* the participant knows the different phases of the Supported Education process with the accompanying interventions
* the participant can mention an example of a Supported Education Good Practice
* the participant is introduced to various implementation strategies
* the participant can name the difference between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration
Study load
The course consists of 6 short modules of 1.5 hours.
Colophon
This course is made by:
Lies Korevaar, PhD
Jacomijn Hofstra, PhD