Working as One: A Year of Mental Health
We hope students, staff, and faculty will join us for a series of workshops on mental health during 22-23 academic year called Working as One: A Year of Mental Health. Check this website for information on upcoming sessions.
A Year of Mental Health Series Objectives:
- Provide targeted training and conversations on mental health with the intention of bolstering awareness and collaboration between students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners.
- Share resources regarding mental health support.
Series topics:
Mental Health 101 – Celeste Sangster (SWTC) & Amy Machgan (WCTC)
Session Objectives:
- Normalize mental health
- Provide student perspective on mental health challenges in college
- Discuss building blocks of mental health literacy
Working as One: Mental Health 101
Understanding Mental Health Diagnoses – Mary Kay Battaglia (NAMI Wisconsin)
Session Objectives:
- Recognize terms used to describe mental illness
- Explore large categories of mental health diagnoses
- Understand signs of different mental health diagnoses and common misconceptions about various conditions.
Working as One: Understanding Mental Health Diagnoses
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Wisconsin
How to Support Someone Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis – Margie Laketa (FVTC)
Session Objectives:
- Recognize warning signs of becoming unwell or in crisis
- Develop tools to begin a conversation with someone who is struggling
- Identify strategies to refer someone to resources
Working as One: How to Support Someone Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis
Image of Mental Health Continuum
Setting Boundaries for Mental Health – Alyssa Hallgren (MPTC) & Patti Lloyd (MSTC)
Session Objectives:
- Learn about challenges and barriers in setting boundaries
- Appropriate boundaries in a college setting: Who gets to/needs to know about an individual’s diagnosis
- Explore techniques for asking for what you need and assertive communication
- Oops – I didn’t stick to a boundary or didn’t set one up initially, now what do I do?
Working as One: Setting Boundaries for Mental Health
Self-Care and Coping Tools – Dr. Kadihjia Kelly & Dan Squires (FVTC)
Session Objectives:
- Learn about empathy drain
- Examine the differences between normal and toxic stress
- Discover strategies for self-care and tools for coping
- Explore personal management principles and practices
Working as One: Self-Care and Coping Tools
Creating a Mental Health Informed Classroom – Gary Plato (WCTC)
Session Objectives:
- Examine data on college student mental health needs and common barriers in the classroom
- Learn practices to create a positive classroom culture
- Review how to identify and refer students for support
Working as One: A Year of Mental Health - Creating A Mental Health Informed Classroom
We’re Not Okay – Navigational Strategies of Underrepresented Faculty and Staff
Dr. Jimmy Cheffen (Climate and Culture Coordinator at Madison College) and Keva Estrada (WCTC Alumni and Co-Host of the Navigationalists) will host this session with special guests Dr. Antija Allen and Justin Stewart, authors of We’re Not Okay.
Session Objectives:
- The impact of racism, bias, and exclusion on mental health
- The importance of bringing your authentic self to the workplace
- How social networks can buffer an unwelcoming space
- How codeswitching can impact the psyche
- How to work through trauma
Working as One: A Year of Mental Health - We’re Not Okay – Navigational Strategies of Underrepresented Faculty and Staff
We’re Not Okay: Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies
WTCS Employees of Color Mentoring Program
NAMI BIPOC/AAPI Mental Health Resources
Mental Health America (MHA) Racial Trauma
American Psychological Association (APA) – Apology to people of color
Bridging the Gap: Minimizing Barriers to Mental Health Care for Underrepresented Students – Claudia Marte (Madison College)
Session Objectives:
- What is Culturally Responsive Care?
- How can we increase the accessibility of mental health services?
- Considering groups to foster community and healing