Psychosocial health competence of teachers in Tyrol

THE CHALLENGE
The project had the following goals:

• To determine the status quo of already existing psychosocial services at schools for students and teachers
• To investigate the level of teachers' awareness of mental/psychosocial health of children and teachers in schools
• To explore teachers' needs in terms of promoting the psychosocial health of students as well as their own
• To assess the readiness for implementation in everyday school life

OUTCOMES
The results of the quantitative survey showed the following results

• Do teachers in Tyrol feel more competent in dealing with psychological complaints of their pupils due to additional training?
  
  • More than half of the teachers who have received additional training feel competent to very competent.
• Is a teacher's experience decisive for the sense of responsibility to educate children and adolescents about the topic?
  
  • Teachers with experience are no more likely to see it as their responsibility to educate about the topic than those who have no experience.
• Did the teacher's intervention improve the situation for the students?
  
  • Could only be partially demonstrated
  • Types of intervention "Talking to victims" and "Colleagues" was successful.
• Is "talking to those affected" a suitable intervention measure in cases of bullying?
  
  • Could not be proven
  • "Talking to colleagues" is significant

Results of the qualitative online focus group

• What do teachers want in order to feel best prepared when dealing with students?
  
  • Competent support from external experts
  • Smaller classes
  • Strong leadership