Promoting Good Self-Perception, Positive Behavior, and Mental Wellness
To prepare:
•Review this week’s media presentation, as well as “Self-Perception Issues” and “Coping and Stress Tolerance: Mental Health and Illness” in the Burns et al. text and the American Academy of Pediatrics article in the Learning Resources.
•Select one of the following age groups: infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, or adolescents.
•Select one self-perception, one behavior, and one mental health issue common among members of this age group.
•Consider strategies for mitigating each issue that promote good self-perception, positive behavior, and mental wellness in the age group you selected. Reflect on how you might educate parents on implementing these strategies with their children.
•Think about resources that you can recommend to parents for additional education and/or support.
POST 1 TO 2 PAGES ON : A brief explanation of one common self-perception, one behavior, and one mental health issue for the age group you selected.
Then, explain strategies for mitigating each issue that promote good self-perception, positive behavior, and mental wellness in this age group.
Explain how you might educate parents on implementing these strategies with their children.
Finally, suggest resources that you might recommend to parents for additional education and/or support.
REFERENCES
Burns, C. E., Dunn, A. M., Brady, M. A., Starr, N. B., & Blosser, C. G. (2013). Pediatric primary care (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
◦ Chapter 16, “Self-Perception Issues” (pp. 304–318)
◦Chapter 19, “Coping and Stress Tolerance: Mental Health and Illness” (pp. 358–386)
Hagan, J. F., Jr., Shaw, J. S., Duncan, P. M. (Eds.). (2008). Bright futures: Guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents (3rd ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
◦“Promoting Mental Health” (pp. 77–107)
Jonovich, S. J., & Alpert-Gillis, L. J. (2014). Impact of pediatric mental health screening on clinical discussion and referral for services. Clinical Pediatrics, 53(4), 364-371. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Task Force on Mental Health. (2009). The future of pediatrics: Mental health competencies for pediatric primary care. Pediatrics, 124(1), 410–421. Retrieved from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/124/1/410.full.pdf+html?sid=b8a3f390-00f6-472c-a9ed-a8dc1c650ed3
Media
•Laureate Education (Producer). (2011b). Risk behaviors in adolescence. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
