{"id":19,"date":"2022-11-03T14:14:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/capacitytoconnectig\/chapter\/background-bccampus-mental-health-and-wellness-projects\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T22:03:08","slug":"background-bccampus-mental-health-and-wellness-projects","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/capacitytoconnectig\/chapter\/background-bccampus-mental-health-and-wellness-projects\/","title":{"raw":"Background: BCcampus Mental Health and Wellness Projects","rendered":"Background: BCcampus Mental Health and Wellness Projects"},"content":{"raw":"Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students' Mental Health and Wellness (for Faculty and Staff)<\/em> was developed as part of the BCcampus Mental Health and Wellness Projects and funded by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. BCcampus worked closely with many counsellors, students, and subject matter experts across the B.C. post-secondary system to develop open education resources (OER) focusing on foundational mental health training and suicide awareness for faculty, staff, and students. The resources are available on the BCcampus Mental Health and Wellness<\/a> website.\r\n\r\nBelow is an overview of the different mental health and wellness training resources available through BCcampus.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Asynchronous Courses<\/caption>\r\n
Resource Name<\/th>\r\nDelivery<\/th>\r\nAudience<\/th>\r\nLength<\/th>\r\nSummary<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students\u2019 Mental Health and Wellness<\/a>\r\n(for Faculty and Staff)<\/a><\/th>\r\nSelf-paced, online, non-facilitated<\/td>\r\nFaculty and staff<\/td>\r\n60 minutes<\/td>\r\nThis self-paced course provides foundational mental health and wellness information. The course also covers ways that faculty and staff can support students who are experiencing distress.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Starting a Conversation About Mental Health<\/a>\r\n(for Students)<\/a><\/th>\r\nSelf-paced, online, non-facilitated<\/td>\r\nPost-secondary students<\/td>\r\n60 minutes<\/td>\r\nThis self-paced course provides foundational mental health and wellness information. The course also covers ways that post-secondary students can support peers who are experiencing distress.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Resources for Facilitators to Offer Synchronous Training to Post-Secondary Students<\/caption>\r\n
Resource Name<\/th>\r\nDelivery<\/th>\r\nAudience<\/th>\r\nLength<\/th>\r\nSummary<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Starting a Conversation About Mental Health: Foundational Training for Students<\/a>\r\n(Facilitator\u2019s Guide for Use with Students)<\/a><\/th>\r\nFacilitated course for face-to-face or online delivery (via Zoom or a similar platform)<\/td>\r\nPost-secondary students<\/td>\r\n2+ hours<\/td>\r\nThis adaptable resource provides foundational mental health and wellness information for post-secondary students. It also covers how post-secondary students can respond to peers who are experiencing distress. Resources include a facilitator\u2019s guide, slides, and handouts.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Starting a Conversation About Suicide<\/a>\r\n(Facilitator\u2019s Guide for Use with Students)<\/a><\/th>\r\nFacilitated course for face-to-face or online delivery (via Zoom or a similar platform)<\/td>\r\nPost-secondary students<\/td>\r\n2+ hours<\/td>\r\nThis adaptable resource provides sensitive, respectful, and detailed training on suicide awareness and response. It covers how to recognize if a student is considering suicide, how to respond in non-judgmental way, and how to refer the student to appropriate resources. Resources include a facilitator\u2019s guide, slides, and handouts.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Resources for Facilitators to Offer Synchronous Training to for Faculty and Staff<\/caption>\r\n
Resource Name<\/th>\r\nDelivery<\/th>\r\nAudience<\/th>\r\nLength<\/th>\r\nSummary<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students\u2019 Mental Health and Wellness<\/a>\r\n(Facilitator\u2019s Guide for Use with Faculty and staff)<\/a><\/th>\r\nFacilitated course for face-to-face or online delivery (via Zoom or a similar platform)<\/td>\r\nFaculty and staff<\/td>\r\n2+ hours<\/td>\r\nThis adaptable resource provides foundational mental health and wellness information for faculty and staff. It also covers how to support students who are experiencing distress. Resources include a facilitator\u2019s guide, slides, and handouts.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Let\u2019s Talk About Suicide: Raising Awareness and Supporting Students<\/a>\r\n(Facilitator\u2019s Guide for Use with Faculty and Staff)<\/a><\/th>\r\nFacilitated course for face-to-face or online delivery (via Zoom or a similar platform)<\/td>\r\nFaculty and staff<\/td>\r\n2+ hours<\/td>\r\nThis adaptable resource offers sensitive, respectful, and detailed training on suicide awareness and response. It covers how to recognize if a student is considering suicide, how to respond in non-judgmental way, and how to refer the student to appropriate resources. Resources include a facilitator\u2019s guide, slides, and handouts.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Indigenous Elders in Residence Supporting Mental Health and Wellness<\/caption>\r\n
Resource Name<\/th>\r\nDelivery<\/th>\r\nAudience<\/th>\r\nLength<\/th>\r\nSummary<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Nanihtsulyaz \u2018int\u2019en (Do things gently) \u0294es zuminstw\u00e1x kt (We take care of one another)<\/a><\/th>\r\nGraphic booklet<\/td>\r\nFaculty, staff, and students<\/td>\r\n30 minutes<\/td>\r\nThis illustrated booklet shows the holistic ways that Indigenous Elders support student mental health and wellness in the B.C. post-secondary system. It includes quotes from Elders and reflection questions to help readers think about the many ways that Elders\u2019 presence, knowledge, and wisdom enrich the learning environment.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Open Education Resources<\/h1>\r\nThe BCcampus Mental Health and Wellness resources are open education resources (OERs), meaning they have an open-copyright licence (such as one from Creative Commons) or they are part of the public domain and have no copyright. Depending on the licence used, OERs can be freely accessed, used, re-mixed, improved, and shared. For example, institutions may want to:\r\n