Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Child mental health literacy
Stress management
Sponsors
Mbadugha Chisom Joy.. self
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schools that offers general education program from preschool to primary school 2. Comparable schools in terms of geographical distribution, educational philosophy 3. Schools with teachers’ population of at least 12. 4. Teacher have at least six (6) months year of teaching experience 5. Teacher must be 18 years or older. 6. The teacher must be willing to participate and available at the time of the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schools or teachers who had undergone any child mental health training within the previous three years. 2. Schools owned by mission or churches will not participate in the study restrict the scope. 3. Schools that use subject teaching models rather than classroom method will not be included. 4. Teachers who have not been involved in active teaching in last 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measure is to determine whether teachers who received the child mental health training programme had better knowledge, favourable attitude and improved self-efficacy towards mental health problems in childhood. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes are if the training programme led to more: 1. Knowledge about causes, manifestations and classroom management of child mental health problems 2. Positive attitude towards children with mental health disorders. 3. Confidence in their ability to recognise and effectively manage children with mental health problems in the classroom 4. Ability to identify and manage children with mental health problems in the classroom | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactPleasure Nwakaego Ogbonna
Lecturer 1 university of Nigeria
Outcome results
None listed