Course Overview
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Completing Understanding Mental Health in Early Childhood will contribute 2hours 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Student/child mental health addressing standard descriptors 1.1.2 and 4.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
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Together we will: ​

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• Learn the different social and emotional stages of development in children from birth to 8 years of age

• Discover how to identify potential risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in children within an educational setting

• Explore evidence-based interventions that have been proven to be effective in managing anxiety in children

• Practice applying evidence-based strategies to assist in responding to the emotional needs of children in education settings

• Reflect upon how they can utilise these new skills in their own teaching environments