9 Summary of Week 3

This week you have learned how conversations about mental health have been influenced by socially constructed influences of time and culture. You have developed knowledge and skills to build your confidence in having appropriate conversations about mental health with learners. These skills include active listening skills, empathy and being non-judgemental.

The main learning points of this week are:

• Perceptions about holding conversations regarding mental health are influenced by socially constructed influences, including time and culture.
• Learners feel supported by the appropriateness of how the conversation about their mental health is started and are also supported by the confidence displayed in starting these conversations.
• Applying effective active listening skills supports meaningful conversations with learners.
• It is important to display empathy in your communications with learners.
• Unconscious bias can impact non-judgemental conversations.

Week 4 goes on to introduce more ways that you can access and provide support for learners experiencing poor mental health or other types of mental health crisis.

You can now go to Week 4.