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Publication Date: 2012
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Curriculum Infusion as College Student Mental Health Promotion Strategy
Mitchell, Sharon L.; Darrow, Sherri A.; Haggerty, Melinda; Neill, Thomas; Carvalho, Amana; Uschold, Carissa
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, v26 n1 p22-38 2012
This article describes efforts to increase faculty involvement in suicide prevention and mental health promotion via curriculum infusion. The participants were faculty, staff, and 659 students enrolled in classes of a large eastern university from Fall 2007-Spring 2011. Counselors, health educators, and medical providers recruited faculty from a variety of disciplines to develop mental health promotion programs in their courses. This article describes seven such collaborations, illustrating how faculty was able to encourage students to see connections between their academic content and real world college experience, and the implications for mental health. As a result of these collaborations, faculty had a deeper understanding of mental health issues and resources on campus and an appreciation for the opportunity to collaborate in novel ways. After curriculum infusion was introduced to the campus faculty referrals to counseling did not noticeably increase, but there was increased faculty engagement in mental health programs and promotion. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Prevention, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Suicide, Curriculum Enrichment, Teacher Collaboration, Consciousness Raising, Outreach Programs, Counseling Services, Student Personnel Services, Partnerships in Education, Change Strategies, Program Descriptions, Teacher Participation, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship
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