Human Care

Mental Health Support for Children and Youth


Description

Upheld by God’s Hand: Mental Health Outreach in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

This course is for LCMS Educators and Youth Workers to gain understanding and awareness of mental health, mental health problems, and mental illness. Participants will also learn strategies for supporting the mental health of children and youth.

Content
  • Overview
  • Overview
  • Download Reflection Document
  • Video: Overview
  • Transcript Overview Video
  • Quiz
  • Prayer
  • Internalizing Problems - such as Depression, Anxiety
  • Internalizing Problems
  • Video: Internalizing Disorders Awareness & Understanding
  • Transcript Awareness Internalizing Problems
  • Video: Internalizing Disorders Strategies
  • Transcript Strategies Internalizing Problems
  • Strategies for Internalizing Problems
  • Quiz: Internalizing Problems
  • Prayer
  • Externalizing Problems
  • Externalizing Problems
  • Video: Externalizing Disorders Awareness & Understanding
  • Transcript Awareness Externalizing Disorders
  • 4th commandment
  • Video: Externalizing Disorders Strategies
  • Transcript Strategies Externalizing Disorders
  • Calm Corner Tips
  • School Supports for Externalizing Problems
  • Quiz: Externalizing Problems
  • Prayer
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma and Toxic Stress
  • Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma and Toxic Stress
  • Video: Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Transcript: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma, and Toxic Stress
  • Stress response
  • Quiz: Adverse childhood experiences, trauma, stress
  • Prayer
  • Social Media
  • Social media
  • Mental Health and Social Media
  • Transcript Social Media Use by Children
  • Guidelines for youth social media usage
  • Quiz: Social media
  • Prayer
  • Self Harm and Suicidal Thinking
  • Self harm and suicidal thinking
  • Self harm and suicidal thoughts
  • Transcript: Self harm and suicidal thoughts
  • LCMS resources
  • Quiz: Self harm and suicidal thinking
  • Prayer
  • Sources of Help and Referral
  • Sources of Help and Referral
  • Links
  • Prayer
  • Personal Stewardship and Resilience
  • Personal Stewardship
  • Video: Compassion Fatigue and Personal Stewardship
  • Transcript: Compassion Fatigue and Personal Stewardship
  • Resource links
  • Prayer
  • End material
  • Contributors
  • Video Conclusion
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever