Self-Harm and Eating Disorders: advice for teachers about the use of images in lessons
Channel: Pooky Knightsmith Mental Health
Date: 2019-03-19

In today's video I talk about why we should avoid the use of extreme or stereotypical images when we are teaching our students about topics like self-harm and eating disorders.  This advice flies in the face of our gut instinct which can be to show images of injury or emaciation to try and deter pupils from harmful behaviours.  In this video I explore why this approach can do more harm than good and I suggest an alternative so that you can confidently continue to tackle these tricky topics as part of your curriculum without fear of causing harm.  

You can view the other videos in the School Mental Health Leads series by accessing the playlist here: https://www.pookyknightsmith.com/mental-health-leads

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