The Theory and Practice of Academic Therapy

The Role of Teachers in Promoting Mental Health

D. Samuel Bunn

• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781666701623
  9781666701630
• eBook ISBN:
  9781666701647
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The book is geared towards the academic audience. The purpose of this book is to raise teacher's awareness of the role they can play in terms of promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of students in their classrooms. The relationship-building techniques put forth in this book in the form of academic therapy are easy to implement and generate amazing results. The techniques can be used with students of any age group. And best of all, the techniques are relationship-driven and can be seamlessly implemented during the process of teaching the required academic material for any class. It's all about the therapeutic value of the supportive relationship that can be established between teachers and students. No extra work is required, just patience, kindness, compassion, and a genuine concern for the human condition. Students are the future. Let's not just prepare them intellectually, let's prepare them emotionally, too.

Table of contents

• Title page
• Preface: The Impact
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Student’s Search for Meaning
• Chapter 2: Academic Therapy: A New Edition to the Therapeutic Family
• Chapter 3: The Academic Pathology of Everyday Students
• Chapter 4: It’s the Therapeutic Relationship That Heals: Here Is How to Build One
• Chapter 5: Therapeutic Factors of Academic Therapy
• Chapter 6: Clinical Pearls: The Foundation of Treatment
• Chapter 7: The Corrective Academic Experience
• Chapter 8: Therapeutic Opportunities: Addressing the Symptoms
• Chapter 9: Take an Interest in Your Students’ Lives
• Chapter 10: Learn All of Your Student’s Names, Quickly!
• Chapter 11: It May Be Your Class, But They Are Someone Else’s Children
• Chapter 12: Admit Your Mistakes: Doing So Builds Trust
• Chapter 13: Inquire About Their Past Academic Experiences
• Chapter 14: Set Initial Goals and Objectives: Refer to Them When Problems Arise
• Chapter 15: Use Reinforcement to Encourage Successful Behavior
• Chapter 16: Do Your Own Research for Here and Now Classroom Application
• Chapter 17: Collaboration Equals Success: It’s Ok to Ask Students for Help
• Chapter 18: A Lesson About Integrity
• Chapter 19: Make Selective Observations About Their Work Performance
• Chapter 20: The Spillover Effect: Confidence Travels
• Chapter 21: Eliminate the “Hot Seat”
• Chapter 22: Frame Your Responses Carefully
• Chapter 23: Have Great Expectations: Raising the Bar for Maximum Results
• Chapter 24: What They See Is What They Get: Do You Know What They See?
• Chapter 25: Share Your In-Between Class Reflections
• Chapter 26: Condition Students to Expect a Positive Experience
• Chapter 27: Give the Class a Title to Facilitate Meaning
• Chapter 28: Be Tactful When Discussing Sensitive Topics
• Chapter 29: Pre-Semester Contact: An Invitation to Create the Class
• Chapter 30: The Power of Empathy: Never Underestimate It
• Chapter 31: “How Does It Feel to Dish It Out?” A Word About Displacement
• Chapter 32: Extra Credit Assignments (No): Opportunities for Extra Points (Yes)
• Chapter 33: Students and Teachers Are Equal Partners
• Chapter 34: Catch Them When They Fall: Provide Support After a Failure
• Chapter 35: In Conclusion: The World I Create vs. The World They Go Home To
• Bibliography