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WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?

“Mental health is the emotional and

spiritual resilience which enables us to
enjoy life and to survive pain,
disappointment and sadness. It is a
positive sense of well-being and an
underlying belief in our own, and other’s
dignity and worth”

(Health Education Authority, 1997)

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Children who are mentally healthy will be able to :

• develop psychologically, emotionally, creatively, intellectually and
spiritually
• initiate, develop and sustain mutually satisfying personal relationships
• use and enjoy solitude
• become aware of others and emphatise with them
• play and learn
• develop a sense of right and worn
• face problems and setbacks , and learn from them in ways that are
appropriate for that child’s age

MENTAL HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN

Children’s mental health may be affected by:
• stress level at home
• level of support from the family and environment
• heredity

The chances of a child developing a mental health problem is

dependent upon the interplay between the risk and resilience (or
protective) factors
(Dwyvedi & Harper, 2004)

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SOCIAL WORKERS AND MENTAL HEALTH

Social workers are trained to understand and assess that the mental
illnesses experienced by individuals, families, groups and communities
are not caused or determined by a single factor.
Social workers focus on analysing whether change needs to occur at
the individual level, as well as in other domains. This interactive and
systemic analysis distinguishes social work from other health
professions in the mental health sector.
In their commitment to human rights and social justice, professional
social workers advocate for the rights of clients against the
discrimination, reduced opportunities and abuse they can experience.

cont.
Through therapeutic interventions and the mobilisation of services and
supports, mental health social workers enhance the person’s social
functioning, promote recovery and and resilience and aim to reduce
stigma.

(https://www.aasw.asn.au/document/item/8309)

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THE DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- manual mengenai diagnosis psikopatologi

• DSM-I 1952
• DSM-II 1968
• DSM-III 1980
• DSM-III R 1987
• DSM-IV 1994
• DSM-IV TR 2000
• DSM-5 2013

ANXIETY
• Phobia
• Panic

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DEPRESSION
A condition that is characterized by disturbance of
• affect (emotion)
• behaviour
• cognitions

DISABILITIES VS SPECIAL NEEDS

Terms that are being used to refer to children with disabilities
• handicapped
• exceptional
• disabled
• defective
• impaired
• individual learning differences
• emotional disturbance

A child may be born with a disabling condition or may become disabled

through an accident or injury