APPLICANT LOGIN | STUDENT LOGIN | ALUMNI ABOUT COURSES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION BLENDED LEARNING REQUEST INFORMATION RESEARCH MEET US HIBERNIA NEWS ALL NEWS 2021 NOVEMBER OCTOBER SEPTEMBER AUGUST JULY JUNE MAY APRIL MARCH 19th October MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Mental Health Day was observed worldwide on Sunday, 10 October. Hibernia College cast its focus on mental health and wellbeing last week with events for students, staff and faculty. POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH The importance of mental health in our lives and work cannot be overlooked. Cultivating positive mental health involves becoming mindful of our overall social, emotional and physical wellbeing, and incorporating habits to promote wellness. By raising awareness of the value of caring for our mental health, we hope to become familiar with different wellness techniques and reverse stigma by changing attitudes around mental health issues. WELLBEING WEBINAR FOR STUDENTS Dr Niamh O’Brien offered a wellbeing webinar to Professional Master of Education (PME) students on the evening of Thursday, 14 October. The session provided students with a practical way to understand mental health and experience methods that increase mental fitness. Teacher wellbeing is central to the wellbeing of children and the members of the school’s community. Well teachers promote well students. Fostering student teacher and teacher wellbeing will allow teachers to understand the biopsychosocial influences on mental health and help them adapt strategies and techniques suited to the socioecological system and the school culture. Dr O’Brien explored the concept of wellbeing and highlighted the importance of beginning to understand mental health in a way that enables us to protect it and respond effectively when the adversities of life occur. The workshop combined a range of research-driven strategies and a design that seeks to increase our understanding of mental health and positive mental health, decrease stigma, and promote effective help-seeking responses to mental health needs. MINDFULNESS MEDITATION FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY A mindfulness meditation practice session was held for students on Wednesday, 13 October and for staff and faculty the following day. Pamela Renwick of Alive Coaching facilitated the sessions. Pamela is an accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), an experienced teacher and practitioner of yoga, meditation and pilates, and is keenly interested in researching and helping others with stress relief. Faculty and staff across all departments attended the Thursday session. Pamela highlighted the importance of exercise, sleep, nutrition and the mind in looking after mental health. She led participants in guided meditation, breathing exercises and a gratitude practice to continue beyond the session. The connection between mediation and reduction of stress and anxiety, improvement in sleep, increased attention span and self-awareness were presented with scientific backing. Participants left empowered with self-care techniques to manage stress in their daily lives. BACK TO LIST Share this Hibernia College Block B, The Merrion Centre, Merrion Road, Dublin 4. Phone: +353 (0)1 661 0168 info@hiberniacollege.net Connect with us CONTACT PRIVACY POLICY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY GAEILGE TESTIMONIALS CAREERS NEWS © 2021 Hibernia College. All rights Reserved. Hibernia College is a private unlimited company registered in Ireland under number 328066 with its registered office at Block B, The Merrion Centre, Merrion Road, Dublin 4. Hibernia College, Coláiste Hibernia and the Hibernia College crest are trademarks of Hibernia College. We use cookies that are strictly necessary to make our website work. We would also like to set optional analytics and functionality cookies to help us improve it. We will not set optional cookies unless you enable them. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preference. By clicking Accept, you accept all cookies. By clicking Reject, you decline optional cookies. You can find out more about our Privacy Policy and the different types of cookies we use by clicking Read More.ACCEPTREJECTREAD MORE