TI 0602 - Mental Health Check-In: Gearing Up for a New Academic Year
Course Description
This webinar will evaluate the current challenges related to mental health on post-secondary campuses in the context of COVID-19. How we can support ourselves and our community as we enter a new academic year will be discussed, as well as how to navigate community and campus resources.
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Summarize any learnings since the beginning of the pandemic in terms of mental health
- Understand the mental health issues that might arise as we return to campus
- Identify with participants how to incorporate self-care strategies, and find campus and community resources to support mental health
- Discuss how we can support loved ones and our communities that have been isolated, or otherwise in distress over the past year and a half
Want to ask a question? Please submit your questions in advance of the session, HERE.
About the facilitator
Dr. Keith Dobson, PhD
Dr. Keith Dobson, PhD, is a professor of clinical psychology who leads UCalgary’s Depression Research Laboratory. His research interests are in clinical psychology, cognitive behaviour therapy, depression and psychopathology.
About the moderator
Deborah Yedlin
Community leader and Calgary journalist Deborah Yedlin was elected the 14th chancellor of the University of Calgary, effective July 1, 2018. She has been observing, commenting and writing about business and politics for more than two decades, as a journalist for the Financial Post, Globe and Mail and Calgary Herald. In addition to her writing, she has been a regular commentator for CBC Radio and Television, and CTV since 1996.
Please Note: This event is open to all members of the public, geared specifically to those teaching and learning in post-secondary. This webinar will be recorded, registration will close on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. and a Zoom link for the webinar will be sent to you the day prior to the webinar.