Beyond Academics: Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health in K-12 Education

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

While schools must foster cognitive development and academic achievement, they should also be dedicated to students' mental, emotional, and behavioral growth as well. This course explores holistic education, one that attends to the development of the whole person, as a means for safe, nurturing, and healthy child development. The course considers influences at the student, family, classroom, school, and policy levels. Topics include student/family assets; resources and staffing for student mental health; social and emotional learning; effective school discipline and behavioral interventions; school violence prevention; physical health and academic achievement; and district, state, federal, and faith-based frameworks for supporting mental, emotional, and behavioral health.