Reading frequency is related to teens' emotional experiencesįrequent readers–kids who read books for fun 5 or more days a week–were more likely than other readers to report feeling proud and excited in the past month. And these teens are less likely than other teens to say they've felt happy (56% vs. Older children (12-17 years) whose parents said their mental health was negatively affected by the pandemic are more likely than other teens to say they've had the following feelings in the past month: nervous or anxious (52% vs. These negative impacts on children's mental health may be persisting. Parents of younger (6-11 years) and older children (12-17 years) are equally likely to express this belief. Half of parents of 6- to 17-year-olds (51%) say they believe their child's mental health was negatively affected by their pandemic experiences. Parents express concern about the impact of the pandemic on their children's mental health. Of more than 1,000 pairs of parents and their children include: Key findings from the research conducted in The data from the new edition of the Kids & Family Reading Report show just how powerful the impact can be for children to support their discovery of engaging stories and lifelong reading habits." Our partnership with the Yale Child Study Center has strengthened our understanding of how literacy and mental wellness intersect. "Our mission at Scholastic has always been to connect children with the books that will not only support academic growth, but personal growth as well. , PhD, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Education Solutions shared, "To put it clearly, literacy is not just an educational intervention but is an investment in a child's health for the long-haul." "Reading increases a child's capacity for critical thinking, develops empathy skills, gives them the support they need during challenging times, and builds much needed resilience promoting skills which can help protect against various mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety," Her specialization interests lie in the areas of trauma treatment, trauma processing, grief and loss, and working with youth who engage in life-threatening behaviors -all of which correspond with the trauma-informed treatments and services that the Yale Child Study Center provides to children and families., MD, Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology, Director of the Yale Child Study Center, and a steering committee member for the Yale Child Study Center-Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience, expanded on the research making deeper connections for how families and educators can foster mental health through reading in an op-ed published in The fellowship program’s focus on advanced training and supervision will enable her to gain expertise in the specialization of pediatric mental health care, in which she envisions-and indeed, is already well on her way to-becoming a leader. Becker, who will graduate in May 2021, is eager to build upon the knowledge and skills that she gained in the MSW program and further refine her areas of specialization during her time as an advanced clinical social work fellow at the Yale Child Study Center. Becker learned more about the social work profession, as well as the many different populations that social workers can serve and the multitude of settings in which they can work. Through her work at a psychiatric hospital, Ms. After earning her bachelor’s degree, she briefly worked in human resources at financial service companies in New York City and Pittsburgh. Becker majored in psychology and minored in philosophy and health and human services as an undergraduate at Wake Forest University. The highly competitive two-year training program, which provides advanced multidisciplinary and discipline-specific training aimed at developing clinical social work leaders, offers only two fellowship spots during each application cycle. Dakota Becker: Yale Child Study Center Fellowshipĭakota Becker, a student in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), has been selected for a Post-Master’s Fellowship in Advanced Clinical Social Work by the Yale Child Study Center at the Yale School of Medicine.
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