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Sian Gabriel
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Sian Gabriel
Abstract
(This will be written at the end) This report – ensure it includes aims, state hypothesis, methodology,
findings and conclusion.
Contents page
1. Introduction
2. Review of literature
2.1. Anxiety
2.2. Risk Factors
2.3. Interventions
2.4. Previous Research
2.5. Standards/Legislation/Guidance
2.6. Conclusion
3. Methodology
4. Data
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. Conclusion
8. Recommendations
9. References
10. Bibliography
11. Appendix
1. Introduction
There is robust data on the prevalence of mental illness in adolescence currently, for
lives and therefore, 5 people in a class may be living with anxiety whether that be
OCD, social anxiety and shyness, exam stress, worry or panic attacks. The NSPCC
in 2016 reported an increase in counselling sessions for anxiety and the association
increase of over 85% in the mental health needs of students. This is reflected in a
college in Kent where every year the number of students with mental health issues
who are on level 3 courses within the college rises (add data) with anxiety being the
largest issue for a substantial percentage of students. Despite the evidence of these
increases according to The good Childhood inquiry: health research evidence ‘it is
early age. Many of the students at the selected college have not had earlier
have an impact on later success, Anxiety UK in 2015 reported that untreated anxiety
As a personal tutor the pressures increase annually due to the increase in students
with anxiety however, due to the tutorial hours decreasing the demand for pastoral
support for students have increased. a survey completed by the association for
colleges in 2017 showed that most colleges due to funding cuts mean that just 40%
health worker.
Evidence shows that for mental health there are interventions that are very effective
in improving outcomes, so why when anxiety is still one of most common mental
health concerns with nearly 300 thousand young people in Britain these individuals
are still suffering in silence and may not be aware of the interventions available to
them.
The purpose of this research is to explore the factors related to an increase in level 3
students with anxiety at the selected college and to explore the percentage of level 3
learners who know the available support and if they access this support. Do the
current interventions used with the students with anxiety have an impact and the
My research will try to answer these questions and will hopefully improve the
an understanding of the present and in turn the knowledge and evidence will
Evidence has firstly been gathered through data gathering from the last three years
of enrolled students to evidence the increase in students with anxiety and then the
questionnaire to gather evidence of the factors related to this increase and the
students knowledge of the interventions available and the impact these interventions
with anxiety, the impact the interventions used by themselves on students with
anxiety have and any improvements that could be made. Literature will also be used
to research the interventions currently used and any suggestions made on the
questionnaires.
This research is in the format of a report and will be offered to senior management
within the college and to the support team to review current interventions and to
issues and the factors causing anxiety in adolescents, the interventions available
with their strengths and limitations. According to Boswell and Cannon (2014),
- Collate data and explain if there has been an increase or decrease over 3
years
- Collate data from the questionnaires
- Collate data from the interviews.
5. Results
- What does the above data say?
6. Discussion
- Compare the collected data with the literature research
7. Conclusion
- Answer the questions in the introduction using the research
8. Recommendations
- Are there any other interventions from above research which could be used to
support level 3 learners with anxiety?
- From the research is there anything else that can be done to support learners with
anxiety?
9. References
10. Bibliography
11. Appendix
(Add questionnaire)