As counsellors at the UNBC Wellness Centre, we are seeking ways to build relationships and offer further support to faculty and staff as you engage with students.\u00a0 As well, UNBC Health & Wellbeing is seeking to align with the CSA National Standard,\u00a0 \u201cMental health and well-being for post-secondary students<\/b>\u201d. \u00a0We all have a role to play in the development of our UNBC mental health and wellness framework.<\/p>\r\n
We would like to invite you to participate in a 2 hour program\/discussion to learn about supporting student mental health and wellness and process your experiences.\u00a0 This program, \u201cCapacity to Connect<\/b>\u201d, was developed in 2021 by BC Campus and the Ministry of Advanced Education to create training and education opportunities for faculty and staff to better enable them to support post-secondary students with their mental health and wellness.<\/p>\r\n
In offering this program to your team, the hope is by the end of this presentation members should be able to:<\/p>\r\n
-Describe what mental health is;<\/b><\/p>\r\n
-Recognize the different ways students can express distress;<\/b><\/p>\r\n
-Respond to a student with a mental health concern in an empathetic way;<\/b><\/p>\r\n
-Refer a student who is willing\/wanting to access support to appropriate resources;<\/b><\/p>\r\n
-Explain the role of faculty and staff in supporting mental health and the importance of boundaries when supporting students in distress.<\/b><\/p>\r\n
If you, or anyone in your department is interested in having this Open Educational Resource facilitated in a discussion format by UNBC counsellors, we would enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to engage this conversation, provide training with your team, and hear about your experience of supporting students.<\/p>\r\n
You can view and access the \u201cCapacity to Connect\u201d program<\/strong> at: https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/capacitytoconnect\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n As well, you can access the CSA Standard<\/strong> at:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/English\/studentstandard<\/a><\/p>\r\n For further questions or to schedule a time to have this program facilitated, you can contact Annie or Margaret at the UNBC Wellness Center at:\u00a0 wellness@unbc.ca<\/a> \u00a0or 960-6369.<\/p>\r\n We look forward to connecting with you all to further enhance our approach to UNBC wellness,<\/p>\r\n Annie Kearns and Margaret Fuller, MEd. CCC<\/span><\/p>\r\n Counsellors, UNBC Wellness Centre<\/p>\r\n Traditional Territory of the Lheidli T'enneh<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n Office: UNBC 5-195 | Phone: 250-960-6692<\/span><\/p>\r\n Email: Margaretann.fuller@unbc.ca<\/a> | Web: www.unbc.ca\/wellness<\/a><\/span><\/p>","rendered":" As counsellors at the UNBC Wellness Centre, we are seeking ways to build relationships and offer further support to faculty and staff as you engage with students.\u00a0 As well, UNBC Health & Wellbeing is seeking to align with the CSA National Standard,\u00a0 \u201cMental health and well-being for post-secondary students<\/b>\u201d. \u00a0We all have a role to play in the development of our UNBC mental health and wellness framework.<\/p>\n We would like to invite you to participate in a 2 hour program\/discussion to learn about supporting student mental health and wellness and process your experiences.\u00a0 This program, \u201cCapacity to Connect<\/b>\u201d, was developed in 2021 by BC Campus and the Ministry of Advanced Education to create training and education opportunities for faculty and staff to better enable them to support post-secondary students with their mental health and wellness.<\/p>\n In offering this program to your team, the hope is by the end of this presentation members should be able to:<\/p>\n –Describe what mental health is;<\/b><\/p>\n -Recognize the different ways students can express distress;<\/b><\/p>\n -Respond to a student with a mental health concern in an empathetic way;<\/b><\/p>\n -Refer a student who is willing\/wanting to access support to appropriate resources;<\/b><\/p>\n -Explain the role of faculty and staff in supporting mental health and the importance of boundaries when supporting students in distress.<\/b><\/p>\n If you, or anyone in your department is interested in having this Open Educational Resource facilitated in a discussion format by UNBC counsellors, we would enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to engage this conversation, provide training with your team, and hear about your experience of supporting students.<\/p>\n You can view and access the \u201cCapacity to Connect\u201d program<\/strong> at: https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/capacitytoconnect\/<\/a><\/p>\n As well, you can access the CSA Standard<\/strong> at:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/English\/studentstandard<\/a><\/p>\n For further questions or to schedule a time to have this program facilitated, you can contact Annie or Margaret at the UNBC Wellness Center at:\u00a0 wellness@unbc.ca<\/a> \u00a0or 960-6369.<\/p>\n We look forward to connecting with you all to further enhance our approach to UNBC wellness,<\/p>\n Annie Kearns and Margaret Fuller, MEd. 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