Overview This unit focuses on the difficult and sensitive issues of mental health in prison. The prison Reform Trust reports that 70% of women in prison suffer from two or more mental health issues. ESOL learners have the additional stress of perhaps not fully understanding procedures and processes that have caused them to be in prison and that exist in a prison environment. Women feel the stress of leaving children and families behind them. Many lose their children to foster or adoption services while in prison. The session teaches basic vocabulary for mental health issues, gives practice in speaking and listening skills to support learners to talk about mental health and their feelings and respond to written texts. The unit supports reading and writing skills including building verb/word families adjective work, reading for meaning and writing using writing frames. Be sensitive about how much or how little learners wish to share of their personal experiences and feelings. Some of the examples in the resources might arouse strong feelings so try to focus more on the language structures than the content if necessary. Level: Entry level 1-3 / National 2 4 / CEFR A1 - B1 – Time: 90+ minutes. Timings are flexible and teachers can break down the units into smaller chunks of learning and build in revision as required. Aims Access the vocabulary to talk about personal issues that affect many prisoners Recognise and use vocabulary related to anxiety and depression Objectives For all learners: To introduce vocabulary to talk about mental health and wellbeing at an appropriate level. To talk about and share information related to stress, anxiety and depression. To provide opportunity to listen to the vocabulary in context To ask questions about accessing services and to give advice For learners at 1 and 2 To understand and read key words and phrases relating to mental health. To write words and phrases about mental health.
Overview This unit focuses on the difficult and sensitive issues of mental health in prison. The prison Reform Trust reports that 70% of women in prison suffer from two or more mental health issues. ESOL learners have the additional stress of perhaps not fully understanding procedures and processes that have caused them to be in prison and that exist in a prison environment. Women feel the stress of leaving children and families behind them. Many lose their children to foster or adoption services while in prison. The session teaches basic vocabulary for mental health issues, gives practice in speaking and listening skills to support learners to talk about mental health and their feelings and respond to written texts. The unit supports reading and writing skills including building verb/word families adjective work, reading for meaning and writing using writing frames. Be sensitive about how much or how little learners wish to share of their personal experiences and feelings. Some of the examples in the resources might arouse strong feelings so try to focus more on the language structures than the content if necessary. Level: Entry level 1-3 / National 2 – 4 / CEFR A1 - B1 Time: 90+ minutes. Timings are flexible and teachers can break down the units into smaller chunks of learning and build in revision as required. Aims Access the vocabulary to talk about personal issues that affect many prisoners Recognise and use vocabulary related to anxiety and depression Objectives For all learners: To introduce vocabulary to talk about mental health and wellbeing at an appropriate level. To talk about and share information related to stress, anxiety and depression. To provide opportunity to listen to the vocabulary in context To ask questions about accessing services and to give advice For learners at 1 and 2 To understand and read key words and phrases relating to mental health. To write words and phrases about mental health.
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