This summer TATP along with Health & Wellness will be running a hybrid version of the Mental Health Foundations Certificate . The certificate was designed to help students develop their mental health literacy so that they can support themselves and others. This hybrid offering gives Teaching Assistants the added opportunity to learn about the stressors your students face as well as ways you can integrate wellbeing into your classrooms and tutorials.
Step 1. Register for the Mental Health Foundations Certificate
Registration form for the Mental Health Foundations Certificate and complete the following modules online before our in person workshop.
- Module 1 – Introduction to Campus Mental Health &
- Module 2 – Mental Health Terminology online
- Module 6 – Help-seeking and helping others
Step 2. Register for workshop 1 – Understanding Student Stressors: A Workshop for Teaching Assistants and new faculty
We’ve all heard that student mental health concerns are on the rise but what does this mean for TAs and instructors? How can we support our students while also finding support for ourselves? In this 2 hour experiential workshop we’ll review the social determinants of health and equip you with campus and community resources. We’ll also practice some case scenarios for helping students connect to resources.
By attending this workshop you will be marked as complete for modules 3 and 4 of the certificate.
Step 3. Register for workshop 2 – Classrooms as Sites of Wellbeing