
Full course description
Participants will:
- Learn the concepts of mental health, resilience and coping
- Have an opportunity to explore a variety of positive coping strategies through skill development and practice
- Learn to apply coping/self-care to improve overall mental health and wellbeing
- Create a personal goal to establish or re-establish healthy habits in their every day life
What to expect during the webinar:
- Your microphone and video will remain off during the webinar
- The majority of the webinar will be listening to facilitator/host
- Participation during the webinar is optional! Questions may be posed in the chat throughout the webinar
- Interactions with the group occur via chat (not anonymous) and through powerpoint annotations (anonymous)
Erica Altomare (BEd, MEd) is a Workplace Wellbeing Learning Specialist with UBC HR. She is a BC-certified educator who has worked at the intersection of wellbeing and social justice education for the past decade. Erica's work and passions predominantly lie in building strong and supportive community spaces that enable people to learn, grow, and thrive. She is a life long learner who is constantly re-thinking what it means to learn and educate through an anti-colonial and anti-racist lens. Erica has a vast amount of facilitation experience both in Canada and abroad and is fueled by the opportunity to learn from the stories and experiences of others. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga and spending time in nature. She loves nothing more than getting lost in a good book or sharing a good meal with friends and family.
If you have any questions or accommodation requests, please email Lauren Lee at lau.lee@ubc.ca.
Keywords: VRPTGY, ONCS, VRRNSE, OE, WG, WELLBEING