This agenda provides suggested timings for a two-hour session, the minimum time recommended for presenting the information and providing time for the activities. However, you may want more time to offer the training and could extend the session to two and a half or even three hours to allow more time for discussion, debriefs, and short breaks, and to give participants lots of time to work through the scenarios at the end. Some facilitators may want to offer this training over two sessions. While the training is adaptable, we recommend that you include the sections on marginalized groups, as it is important to maintain the integrity of diversity of voice in this resource.
| Content |
Time |
Welcome
- Welcome and Territory Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Opening Check-in Activity
- Goals and Objectives
- Supporting Participants
|
8 min |
What is Mental Health and Wellness?
- Brainstorming Activity
- Presentation on Wellness Wheel
- Resilience
- Small Group Activity Using Wellness Wheel.
|
15 min |
Mental Health Models
- Mental Health and Mental Illness and Corey Keys’ Dual Continuum Model
- Mental Health Continuum
- Marginalized Groups and Mental Health
- Reflection Activity
|
8 min |
Mental Health Statistics
- Mental Health Problems Are Common
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Environmental Stressors
- Reflection Activity
|
5 min |
| Introduction to Three Rs Framework |
1 min |
First R: Recognize
- Academic, Emotional, Physical, and Behavioural Signs of Distress
- Signs that a Student Might Be Thinking About Suicide
|
10 min |
Second R: Respond
- Reflection Activity
- Short Video: Brené Brown on Empathy
- Video Reflection Activity
- Tips for Responding to Students in Distress
- Asking About Suicide
|
20 min |
Third R: Refer
- Services and Resources at Your Institution
- Provincial Crisis and Support Lines
- Provincial Supports for Indigenous Students
- If A Student Won’t See a Counsellor or Seek Help
- Privacy
- Handouts
|
8 min |
Maintaining Boundaries
- Maintain Your Own Boundaries
- Consult with Others
- Brainstorming Activity
|
15 min |
Scenarios for Practice and Discussion
- Introduction Practice Scenarios Activity
- Small Group Discussion or Role Play
- Debrief
|
20 min |
Summary and Conclusion
- Summary
- Share Handouts with Participants
- Q&A
|
10 min |