95 94 Chapter Five: Supporting Students with Mental Health Difficulties Chapter Five: Supporting Students with Mental Health Difficulties What to Avoid Become panic or emotional Keep talking without listening Minimize the students’ concerns, even when find their distress irrational or excessive Focus on the problems only and rush into problem-solving Get into opposition, argument, confrontation with the students Overwhelm the students with suggestions and your personal values Assume the family knows about the students’ symptoms, or that the students have a network of supporters Take responsibility for the students’ emotional condition
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