6 Summary of Week 6
This week you have learned about varying cultural and social perspectives on mental health and considered the relevance of belonging and issues such as racial discrimination and religious stereotyping. You have also explored ways to support the wellbeing of socially and culturally diverse learners.
The main learning points for this week are:
- A sense of belonging is a key determinant of mental health.
- Varied cultures represent mental health in different, often negative, ways.
- Cultural perceptions can make it difficult for some learners to speak up about their mental health difficulties, declare them and/or seek help.
- Cultural competence, alongside increased awareness of unconscious bias, the promotion of help seeking and decolonising of the curriculum, can all support diverse learner wellbeing.
In Week 7 you will go on to look at how to create everyday wellbeing strategies for adult learning environments and how to build resilience.
You can now go to Week 7.