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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 for secondary school teachers, 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://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/beam/

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.