1st Edition
Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools A Practical Neuroscience-Based Guide
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: The What, Why and How of School Mental Health and Wellbeing
PART I: GUIDING ATTENTION
Chapter 2: EMOTIONAL AWARENESS
Chapter 3: MANAGING DISTRACTIONS
PART II: MANAGING EMOTIONS
Chapter 4: MANAGING REACTIVITY
Chapter 5: HABITUAL THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS
Chapter 6: MANAGING RUMINATION AND WORRY
PART III: NURTURING CONNECTIONS
Chapter 7: SHARED HUMANITY
Chapter 8: CONNECTIONS
Chapter 9: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
PART IV: FINDING DIRECTION
Chapter 10: PURPOSE IN LIFE AND SELF CONCEPT
Chapter 11: IMPLEMENTING THE ATTEND FRAMEWORK
Biography
Dusana Dorjee is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Psychology in Education at the University of York where she is heading the Well Minds Lab. A psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, she conducts research in translational developmental neuroscience, investigating processes in the mind and brain underpinning mental health and wellbeing. She translates this understanding into educational practice and policy and her research has been applied to the development of two primary school mental health and wellbeing curricula in the UK. Dusana has also contributed to education policy initiatives in Wales and internationally. This is her third book published by Routledge.
