Capacity to Connect
Subtitle: Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Wellness
Edition: Facilitator’s Guide
Publisher: BCcampus Open Publishing; Pressbooks
Published: 2022-03-17
Language: eng
Format: Ebook
Subjects: Mental health services; Adult education, continuous learning; Curriculum planning and development; Educational strategies and policy; Educational strategies and policy: inclusion; Ethnic groups and multicultural studies; Lgbtq+ / gay and lesbian studies; Indigenous peoples; Psychology; Social attitudes; Social discrimination and equal treatment; Social groups and identities; Sociology; Teaching of students with different educational needs; Teacher training; Care of people with mental health issues; Coping with mental health issues
Description: <p><em>Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Wellness</em> includes a facilitator’s guide with handouts and a PowerPoint presentation. This adaptable training resource covers foundational mental health and wellness knowledge for post-secondary faculty and staff and ways to support students in distress. It can be used for two-hour online or in-person training or for self-study. This resource incorporates a decolonized perspective and was guided by the <a href="https://opentextbc.ca/mhwframework/chapter/six-key-principles/">following principles</a>: accessible, adaptable, culturally located, evidence-informed, inclusive, and trauma-informed. Handouts include a wellness wheel self-assessment tool and information on supporting students in distress.</p>

"Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Wellness" includes a facilitator’s guide with handouts and a PowerPoint presentation. This adaptable training resource covers foundational mental health and wellness knowledge for post-secondary faculty and staff and ways to support students in distress. It can be used for two-hour online or in-person training or for self-study.