Social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) for secondary schools: Implementation difficulties and their implications for school-based mental health promotion

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-164

  Lendrum, Ann ^a   Humphrey, Neil ^a   Wigelsworth, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional well being; Implementation; School intervention; Social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHER;

EID: 84882840430     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/camh.12006     Document Type: Article

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