Responding to Mental Distress
- In-person and online options
- 2 Hours
How do you identify someone who isn’t coping well?
How should you approach them? This two hour workshop introduces common mental health problems and equips you with basic techniques to enable supportive conversations at work. Particularly useful for those working in customer facing or production support roles, we will discuss the protective strategies you can use and share with others in real world scenarios.
Learning outcomes
- Discuss the mental health continuum
- Differentiate between mental health and mental illness
- Discuss how actions can help reduce stigma
- Identify immediate help-seeking pathways for self and others and use the “Ask, Listen, Connect and Care” model.
Meet your facilitator
Kathy is a trained theatre actor, and still tears up with joy at the end of every live show she watches. ‘I know myself how much of your heart and soul you put into that process’.
Mental health has always been a passion of Kathy’s, but she was formally drawn towards it during COVID. After becoming involved in the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Wellness Committee, Kathy realised she wanted to be able to support her colleagues. As well as studying mental health at Swinburne University, she also brings a unique perspective as an Equity Delegate for MEAA.
Kathy adores sunflowers; “They give me so much joy, but they are also the international symbol for hidden disabilities. I find that so special.”
Upcoming dates
- Wed 29 Nov 2023
- Online
- Kathy Lepan-Walker
- Wed 6 March 2024
- Arts Centre Melbourne
- Kathy Lepan-Walker
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For groups of 10+ people
