- Introduction and guidance
- Positive mental health
- What is a badged course?
- Introduction
- 1 The difference between mental health, mental conditions and wellbeing
- 2 Common mental health problems and their possible impact on learning
- 3 Language, behaviour and emotions displayed by learners who are struggling with their mental health
- 4 Introducing strategies to support learners’ mental health
- 5 Wellbeing activity for this week
- 6 This week’s quiz
- 7 Summary of Week 1
- Introduction
- 1 How positive mental health supports learning
- 2 The difference between positive and negative mental health
- 3 The mutual relationship between mental health and learning
- 4 How to look after learners’ wellbeing
- 5 How to support learners with mental health challenges to become independent learners
- 6 Reflective practice
- 7 Wellbeing activity for this week
- 8 This week’s quiz
- 9 Summary of Week 2
- Introduction
- 1 Learning from history
- 2 How to start a conversation about mental health
- 3 Effective active listening skills through understanding non-verbal and verbal cues
- 4 Developing active listening skills
- 5 Communicating and demonstrating empathy
- 6 Holding non-judgemental conversations
- 7 Wellbeing activity for this week
- 8 This week’s quiz
- 9 Summary of Week 3
- Introduction
- 1 Early indicators of mental health challenges and difficulties in adult learners
- 2 Identifying appropriate professional support and information available to adult learners
- 3 What can prevent learners from accessing support?
- 4 Increasing awareness of mental health crises in adult learners and knowing how to respond appropriately
- 5 Further help and support
- 6 Wellbeing activity for this week
- 7 This week’s quiz
- 8 Summary of Week 4
- Introduction
- 1 Being aware of stigmatising language and behaviours
- 2 Challenge stigmatised beliefs within the learning community
- 3 Avoiding stigma in learning materials and terminology
- 4 Stigma-free curriculum design
- 5 Wellbeing activity for this week
- 6 This week’s quiz
- 7 Summary of Week 5
- Introduction
- 1 Belonging, difference and mental health
- 2 Varied cultural perspectives of mental health
- 3 Supporting socially and culturally diverse learners’ wellbeing
- 4 Wellbeing activity for Week 6
- 5 This week’s quiz
- 6 Summary of Week 6
- Introduction
- 1 Barriers and enablers to learner wellbeing as well as the consequences of resilience and stress
- 2 Taxonomy of wellbeing: understanding barriers and enablers to wellbeing
- 3 Summarise strategies to ensure group work supports learner wellbeing
- 4 The negative impact of emotive and triggering content on learners’ wellbeing and resilience
- 5 Developing further meaning and resilient skills for learners
- 6 Wellbeing activity for Week 7
- 7 This week’s quiz
- 8 Summary of Week 7
- Introduction
- 1 Recognising your own support needs
- 2 Establishing and maintaining professional boundaries: what is meant by ‘boundaries’?
- 3 Self-compassion and mindfulness
- 4 Self-care approaches
- 5 This week’s quiz
- 6 Summary of Week 8
- 7 End-of-course summary
- Where next?
- Tell us what you think
- References
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
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