Misunderstood Minds Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Misunderstood Minds Worksheet?
‘Misunderstood Minds’ is a documentary that was aired on the Public Broadcasting Service in the year 2002 which followed the lives of five adolescents who received a diagnosis of learning difficulties. It covered their reaction to their diagnosis and their treatment progress. The term misunderstood minds is meant to make people aware of learning differences in children with learning difficulties that tend to go unnoticed.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet will provide a checklist of some common signs of learning difficulties that parents and teachers can use to identify the same in their children or students. This worksheet will help spread awareness and educate others about the need to identify learning difficulties at the right time so that struggling kids can receive the appropriate help they need.
How to use this worksheet?
This worksheet can be used for mental health awareness sessions for both parents and educators or specially after a viewing of the ‘Misunderstood Minds’ documentary. They can use the checklist to identify the presence of any signs that could indicate a potential learning difficulty in their children or students.