Mental Health

The StFX Faculty of Education is proposing to offer a Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction with a focus in Mental Health for qualified in-service teachers and administrators beginning in the Summer of 2025. This cohort will follow the four pillars of mental health literacy: 

• To achieve and maintain positive mental health. 
• To understand the signs and symptoms of mental distress and possible mental health disorders.
• To decrease stigma.
• To increase help and health-seeking efficacy for self and others.

Additionally, this cohort will understand current research on the social determinants of health and their impact on mental health. This program will advance the capabilities of participants to understand and implement mental health education in public schools. Moreover, this cohort will also support students so that they may develop research competencies and literacy within these same areas. This graduate degree program does not teach therapeutic/counselling approaches or the tools and assessments used for mental health diagnosis.