Teachers' responses to the emotional needs of children and young people. Results from the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme

Connelly, G., Lockhart, E., Wilson, P., Furnivall, J., Bryce, G., Barbour, R. and Phin, L. (2008) Teachers' responses to the emotional needs of children and young people. Results from the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 13(1), pp. 7-19. (doi: 10.1080/13632750701814633)

Abstract

The Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) was established in 2000 to advise the Scottish Government on the emotional health of the country's children and young people. The second phase, conducted in 2002-2003, involved surveying professionals who provide specialist mental health services to children and young people, and also those who work with children and young people in a variety of settings but whose training is not in mental health. Based on the survey, this paper outlines the emotional difficulties faced by children and young people in educational settings, and describes how teachers in particular are responding to these difficulties. It also discusses teachers' experiences of working with other professionals and agencies, in particular the frustrations they feel in their efforts to make suitable arrangements on behalf of young people.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: children and young people; mental health; emotional and behavioural difficulties; professional frustrations; teachers; Scotland
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Wilson, Prof Philip
• Authors: Connelly, G., Lockhart, E., Wilson, P., Furnivall, J., Bryce, G., Barbour, R., and Phin, L.
• Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > General Practice and Primary Care
• Journal Name: Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
• Publisher: Routledge
• ISSN: 1741-2692
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2008 Routledge
• First Published: First published in Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties 13(1):7-19
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher