Monday, September 15, 2014
Elana McGaughy Post #1
Elana McGaughy: The general idea and purpose of our group is to look at teenage depression and anxiety within the high school setting and the current education that is given around these topics. We will begin by talking to high school teachers, educators and friends to find out what information is given, whether it was useful and what information is lacking. Many of our group members come from a residential background where clients are receiving the best care for such issues, but we would like to bring more education to the surrounding communities. In the future we would like to provide some sort of presentation looking at the statistics of anxiety and depression as well as what signs and symptoms to look for and how to help your friends.
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Awesome! I think it's great to start talking to high school teachers, principals, etc.; however, you might have difficulty getting approval to do an intervention IN the school. If this is the case, what kind of other arenas would allow you to access the high school student population? Also, what do you mean by surrounding communities? Will you focus on a particular community, high school, etc.? Finally, let your stakeholders (including high school students) guide the actual intervention. Overall, this is a much needed project! I'm excited to follow your progress on your blog over the course of the academic year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for getting this up and going! Looks great Elana!
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