Mental Health Awareness- Online Trainings | Community Mental Health Action Plan

Mental Health Awareness – Online Training

Read the Implementation Guide for tools and tricks to implement this training within your organization.

Each of the trainings within the framework identify the key competencies developed. Click on the images below for details on each competency category.

Knowledge is that first level which endeavours to enhance foundational knowledge and understanding of facts and concepts. The types of knowledge needed vary with the type of knowledge domain.

Behavioural - There are obviously a plethora of skills any one practitioner/staff would need to effectively perform their role. These are only a few considerations.

Activating - Navigator focus groups were conducted across the region as part of the Community Mental Health Action Plan's work. The findings strongly emphasized that what makes a difference for individuals receiving supports were the personal characteristics of practitioners.

ONLINE TRAINING

Circle of Courage

Starr Commonwealth offers this course
which is a model of positive youth
development based on the universal
principle that to be emotionally
healthy all youth need a sense of
belonging, mastery, independence
and generosity. This unique model
integrates the cultural wisdom of tribal
peoples, the practice wisdom of
professional pioneers with troubled
youth, and findings of modern youth
development research. (6 hours)

Competency: Knowledge

Audience: Indigenous, Youth

Cost: Not specified

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Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

A Status of Women Canada course to
assess how diverse groups of women,
men and non-binary people may experience policies, programs and initiatives. It acknowledges the need to go beyond biological (sex) and socio-cultural (gender) differences and considers many other identity factors, like race,ethnicity, religion, age, and mental or physical ability. (2 hours)

Competency: Knowledge

Audience: All

Cost: Free

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Canadian Association of Mental Health

The website offers free online education
aimed at building awareness and
knowledge of mental health challenges
and reducing stigma. Suggested modules
include Mental Health 101; Depression
101; Youth and Mental Health
101. (20 minutes per module)

Competency: Knowledge, Behavioural, Activating

Audience: All

Cost: Free

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Developmental Pathways of Addiction and Mental Health

AHS Addiction and Mental Health
Learning Series offers a web-based
interactive e-Learning curriculum
designed to support healthcare
providers to enhance their practice
working with children, youth and their
families experiencing addiction and
mental health issues. The focus of these
modules is to help health providers
recognize and reduce significant
stressors for vulnerable children and
their parents, enhance their resilience,
and increase their coping skills.
In providing mental health support to
children and youth the focus needs
to shift toward health promotion and
disease prevention, rather than just
treating the impact of mental health
disorders.
(11 modules, 1.5-2 hours each)

Competency: Knowledge, Behavioural

Audience: General

Cost: Free

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Healthy Minds Healthy Children

This AHS website contains current
online and archived courses. Current
issues in child and adolescent mental
health intended for professionals in
Alberta working with children and
adolescents in the area of addiction
and mental health.

Competency: Knowledge, Behavioural

Audience: Children, Youth

Cost: Free- Must register online

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