1st Edition

Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Learners in Post-16 Education

By Paul Euripides Demetriou Copyright 2025
252 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This comprehensive guide provides practical strategies and essential insights for anyone working with young adults, revealing the importance of nurturing mental health and wellbeing needs of students in the post-16 education sector. An invaluable resource for understanding and addressing the unique challenges faced by learners, many of whom will be transitioning into adulthood, this book covers... Read more

Introduction

1. Colleges and mental health

2. Main issues related to social and emotional wellbeing faced by young people

3. Approaches to effective college wellbeing systems 

4. The relationships between social and emotional wellbeing and learning and attainment

5. Approaches to pastoral care when supporting social wellbeing and emotional health issues in Further Education

6. The development and usage of basic helping skills to support students’ mental health and wellbeing needs

7. Harnessing the power of thoughts and feelings: Supporting young people with social and emotional issues through identification and monitoring

8. Approaches to teachers’ wellbeing

9. Whole college approaches to mental health and wellbeing 

10. General mental health and wellbeing services

Biography

Paul Demetriou is an educational consultant who has worked for over 35 years with young people and adults in the FE sector with mental health issues and learning needs.