Teacher Education Or Training Of  Primary School

Hussein, S. A. Vostanis, P.

Abstract: School-based interventions involving teacher training program have been shown to benefit teachers’ ability to identify and manage child mental health problems in developed countries. However, very few studies have been conducted in low-income countries with limited specialist services. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the training program on teachers’ knowledge and awareness. A total of 114 primary school teachers from five schools in Karachi participated in a two-day (10–12 hours) workshop to provide them with an understanding of common child mental health problems and train them in basic skills. Their pre- and post-training knowledge was evaluated through a rating scale and open-ended questions. Single tailed test, involving paired differences, was applied for participants’ scores. Pre-post-training differences were statistically significant. The training sessions were associated with an improvement in teachers’ knowledge and awareness of various signs and symptoms of common child mental health problems. The greatest improvement was noted in response to strategies of managing difficult behave, as 61% of respondents were able to formulate appropriate behave management techniques after the training. In low-income developing countries like Pakistan, teachers should be trained in early-intervention programs for the identification and school-based management of less complex emotional and behave problems. Such interventions can maximise the use of sparse mental health resources.

Key words: child mental health;Pakistan school;teachers;training

总结：以学校为基础的干预措施涉及教师培训计划已被证明在发达国家教师识别和管理儿童心理健康问题的能力。然而,很少有研究在低收入国家进行有限的专业服务。这项研究的目的是评估的影响关于教师知识和意识的培训。共有114名从五个学校来的小学教师在卡拉奇参加为期两天(10 - 12小时)的车间给他们提供的常见的儿童心理健康问题的理解和基本技能的训练。,在此之前的知识是通过量表评估和开放式的问题。单向跟踪测试,包括配对差异,是申请了参与者的分数。职前岗位培训差异具有统计学意义。相关的训练是改善教师知识和认识各种常见的儿童心理健康问题的迹象和症状。最大的改进是在回应管理困难行为的策略,61%的受访者能够制定适当的后行为管理技术培训。在低收入发展中国家,如巴基斯坦、早期的教师培训干预应训练程序识别和校本管理的复杂的情感和行为问题。这种干预可以最大化稀疏精神卫生资源的使用。

来源：Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties. Sep2013, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p284-296. 13p. 2 Charts.