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Mental Health In The School System: Providing Tools And Resources For Teachers, Hannah Skinner
Mental Health In The School System: Providing Tools And Resources For Teachers, Hannah Skinner
Student Capstone Papers
This capstone project's aim was to look at the mental health needs of school aged children, and how Occupational Therapists can help to meet their needs in the school system. The doctoral student completed a background on mental health statistics and needs in children, and also completed a literature review on occupational therapy’s role in mental health and schools, mindfulness, and current practices in the United States.
A gap was identified after a literature search was completed: While the school systems understand mental health is an area that should be addressed, there is a gap in providing these tools and …