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Community Matters draft manuscript

CommunityMatters is one of the booklets included in the MindMatters resource suite. It explores identity, culture and community and their relationship to students’ mental health or ‘social and emotional wellbeing’ (the broader concept preferred by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people).

The draft manuscript is provided below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for download. The documents are draft versions and awaiting final approval. We welcome your feedback about the documents. Please select the Feedback button below to submit your comments.

Copyright

© Commonwealth of Australia 2010
This work is copyright. Provided acknowledgement is made to the sources, schools are permitted to copy material freely for communication with teachers, students, parents or community members. No part may be reproduced for any other use than that permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, without written permission from the Commonwealth of Australia.  Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney-General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 or posted at http://www.ag.gov.au/cca

While all care has been taken in the preparation of this material, the Commonwealth accepts no liability for any injury or loss or damage arising from the use of, or reliance upon, the content of this publication. Furthermore the material herein does not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Health and Ageing nor of any mental health service provider.

Every effort has been made to contact the copyright holder of material used in the MindMatters materials. If accidental infringement has occurred, please contact the publisher.

MindMatters is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

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Full draft manuscript

CommunityMatters complete draft manuscript (PDF, 2.1 Mb)

Draft manuscript sections

Title page and contents pages (PDF, 340 Kb)

Introduction (PDF, 307 Kb)

Section 1 – Rationale and key concepts (PDF, 301 Kb)

• Introduction
• The CommunityMatters rationale
• Key concepts
• Cultural factors and mental health
• Australia: A multicultural society
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 2 – The MindMatters approach (PDF, 917 Kb)

• Introduction
• The MindMatters Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing
• Resilience, protective factors, risk factors and transitions
• The WHO model
• The Whole Student Approach
• Leadership for cultural competence
• Addressing community, culture and identity using the MindMatters Planning Cycle
• Involving diverse cultural communities using the MindMatters Community Partnership Process
• The CommunityMatters approach
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 3 – Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Issues (PDF, 366 Kb)

• Introduction
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Critical issues for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Strategies for a Whole School Approach to social and emotional wellbeing
• Indigenous leadership and staff
• The Reconciliation Movement and the 2008 Apology
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 4 – Rural and remote issues (PDF, 310 Kb)

• Introduction
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Critical issues for young people living in rural and remote areas
• Strategies for a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 5 – Disability issues (PDF, 312 Kb)

• Introduction
• Young people and disability
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Critical issues for young people with a disability
• Strategies for a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing
• Key mental health and disability websites
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 6 – Same sex attraction issues (PDF, 310 Kb)

• Introduction
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Critical issues for same-sex attracted students
• Strategies for a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing
• Resources for students
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 7 – Culturally and linguistically diverse issues (PDF, 300 Kb)

• Introduction
• Multicultural Australia
• The nature of multicultural Australia
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Critical issues for culturally and linguistically diverse young people
• Strategies for a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing
• Online resources
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 8 – Culturally inclusive teaching and learning (PDF, 384 Kb)

• Introduction
• Teaching and learning for engagement and cultural inclusivity
• Behaviour education and management in a cultural context
• Culturally inclusive classroom strategies – implementing the Whole Student Approach
• Culturally inclusive classroom strategies for students experiencing high
  support needs in mental health
• Staff activities for Professional Development

Section 9 – The school and the community (PDF, 496 Kb)

• Introduction
• What is a partnership?
• The value of effective school–community partnerships
• The MindMatters Community Partnership Process
• Case studies illustrating the MindMatters Community Partnership Process
• Strategies for building effective partnerships
• Complexities and challenges
• Taking action
• Links to community organisations
• Staff activities for Professional Development
  

Appendices (PDF, 1.01 Mb)