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BEAM - Building Educators' Skills in Adolescent Mental Health

Black Dog Institute

BEAM is an evidence-based, self-guided online training program, coupled with unique peer coaching support that has been proven effective in building educators' confidence and expertise when dealing with student mental health.

  • Online

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: NESA accredited; Mental Health Coordinating Council MHCC

Product type: Fact sheets; Activity sheets; Professional learning; Whole school approach or initiative; Learning modules

Contact details

Black Dog Institute
ABN: 12 115 954 197

https://beam.learning.blackdoginstitute.org.au/#/public-dashboard

BEAM@blackdog.org.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

Curriculum alignment

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained

Aims & approach

BEAM was created with and specifically for high school teachers who move into leadership roles (year-level coordinators, head of wellbeing, director of pastoral care) but perhaps lack the confidence or know-how to support students and their mental health concerns. The self-directed mental health training program has 5 educational modules designed to empower teachers with knowledge and confidence, all completed across just one term.

Implementation support

  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

The positive impact of the program is backed by evidence from a randomised control trial, which found that BEAM leads to significant improvements in educators' confidence, mental health literacy, perceived mental health awareness, and knowledge. More detailed information can be found here.