This highly interactive workshop is aimed at raising awareness of what constitutes good and bad mental health, of mental health disorders and their symptoms. It includes guidelines on how to communicate – and how NOT to communicate – with those in emotional distress, as well as information on how to signpost to appropriate treatment.
Workshop content
- definition of mental health
- functions of the brain associated with mental health
- what constitutes good mental health
- what constitutes bad mental health
- what causes mental illness
- how to recognise signs that students may have mental health issues
- what not to say or do as a teacher
- what to say or do as a teacher
- next steps in supporting the student
- the importance of practising self-care to build emotional resilience
- practise one Mindfulness exercise
Workshop Facilitator
Daniela Nicol, a qualified and experienced counsellor, has developed a series of capacity-building workshops aimed at addressing issues that often come up in her counselling sessions. Over the past 10 years, she has been delivering these workshops in a range of settings such as companies, schools, colleges, adult learning centres, drug addiction centres and mental health institutions obtaining noticeable mindset changes.
Just send us an email to mind.matters.gh@gmail.com for more information.
