Exploring Experiences of Educators of Students with Bi-Polar Diagnoses.

Researcher: Erin Richards
2015
As educators we are expected to facilitate learning for a variety of students. Many of these students are diagnosed with needs that must be addressed by educators. In our professional responsibility we will never diagnose a student, however once a diagnosis has been communicated we must develop a plan of how we will educate our students. 

 Often, teachers have little to no experience in adapting their practice to meet the needs of bipolar students and information is not readily available. 

Through meaningful and purposeful conversations in collaborative focus groups we can develop, discuss and reflect upon effective experiences and strategies to assist these students in our classrooms and in our schools. It is the hope that this research will bring added awareness to bipolar disorder within our School Division and provide a research-based foundation for new initiatives.