Understanding the differences between mental health, mental health difficulties and disorders is an important aspect for promoting well-being, providing support and deciding when and where to get help.

1. Getting help … deciding when and where
[WEBINAR]
Growing healthy minds

2. Consider culture
and commit to respect,
connection, knowledge and
Action.
Recognise that we can slip
and slide on the continuum
depending on time, space,
place and people.
The journey and goals are
forever.
Learning on Country
Acknowledgement
of country

3. Today’s professional learning focus
Topic: Helping children who are experiencing
mental health difficulties
Topic: Responding to children experiencing
mental health difficulties
+ Keep the wellbeing in mind

4. 4 professional learning goals
about mental health
difficulties in early childhood
Understanding
Considerations and effects
Knowledge and skills
Roles and boundaries

5. Early Learning Leadership
Educator
Family
Child

6. Gain an understanding of mental
health difficulties in early
childhood, including common
signs and symptoms.
Professional learning goal 2
Choosing focus
Professional learning goal 1

7. Gain an understanding of mental health
difficulties in early childhood, including
common signs and symptoms.
Perspective

8. Gain an understanding of mental health
difficulties in early childhood, including
common signs and symptoms.
Family
Perspective

9. Gain an understanding of mental health
difficulties in early childhood, including
common signs and symptoms.
Educator
Perspective

10. Gain an understanding of mental health
difficulties in early childhood, including
common signs and symptoms.
Leadership
Perspective

11. Gain an
understanding of
mental health
difficulties in early
childhood, including
common signs and
symptoms.
Main message

12. Understand the considerations,
including the advantages and
disadvantages, to a mental health
diagnosis and the effects this has on
families
Professional learning goal 2
Choosing focus

13. Understand the considerations, including the
advantages and disadvantages, to a mental health
diagnosis and the effects this has on families.
Perspective

14. Understand the considerations, including the
advantages and disadvantages, to a mental health
diagnosis and the effects this has on families.
Family
Perspective

15. Understand the considerations, including the
advantages and disadvantages, to a mental health
diagnosis and the effects this has on families
Educator
Perspective

16. Understand the considerations, including the
advantages and disadvantages, to a mental health
diagnosis and the effects this has on families.
Leadership
Perspective

17. Understand the
considerations,
including the
advantages and
disadvantages, to a
mental health
diagnosis and the
effects this has on
families.
Main message

18. ƒ
Have the knowledge and skills to
recognise and support children who
are experiencing mental health
difficulties
Professional learning goal 3
Choosing focus

19. Have the knowledge and skills to recognise
and support children who are experiencing
mental health difficulties. ƒ
Child

20. Have the knowledge and skills to recognise
and support children who are experiencing
mental health difficulties.
Family

21. Have the knowledge and skills to recognise
and support children who are experiencing
mental health difficulties. ƒ
Educator

22. Have the knowledge and skills to recognise
and support children who are experiencing
mental health difficulties. ƒ
Leadership

23. Have the knowledge
and skills to
recognise and
support children who
are experiencing
mental health
difficulties. ƒ
Main message

24. Have shared understanding of the
educator role and its boundaries in
addressing the needs of children
experiencing mental health
difficulties.
Professional learning goal 3
Choosing focus
Professional learning goal 4

25. Have shared understanding of the educator role
and its boundaries in addressing the needs of
children experiencing mental health difficulties
Child

26. Have shared understanding of the educator role
and its boundaries in addressing the needs of
children experiencing mental health difficulties
Family

27. Have shared understanding of the educator role
and its boundaries in addressing the needs of
children experiencing mental health difficulties
Educator

28. Have shared understanding of the educator role
and its boundaries in addressing the needs of
children experiencing mental health difficulties
Leadership

29. Main message
Have shared
understanding of the
educator role and its
boundaries in
addressing the needs
of children
experiencing mental
health difficulties

30. How will today’s experience influence your thoughts about and ways of :
Planning for post-webinar learning, reflection and action :
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Talking about mental health and wellbeing to parents and families?
Deciding when, where, how and what support is provided?
Questions

31. Topic: Helping children
who are experiencing
mental health difficulties
Topic: Responding to
children experiencing
mental health difficulties
Early Learning Leadership
Educator
Family
Child

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