Mental Health & Substance Use Guide and Webinar
The Ministry has partnered with the BC Children’s Hospital to develop a mental health and substance use language guide,Language Matters! An Introductory Guide for Understanding Mental Health and Substance Use: A Resource for Educators and School Communities.
A webinar will be hosted on May 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm PT during Canadian Mental Health Week, to provide an overview of how schools may use the guide.
What you will learn:
- Understanding the difference between mental distress, mental health problem, and mental disorder
- Using accurate terms to describe moods and emotions
- Understanding common mental disorders
- The core competencies of social emotional learning (“SEL”)
- How school support teams work
- What a “Strength-based approach” to supporting students is
- Self-harm language
- Substance use spectrum
- Trauma-informed practice framework
- Mental health professionals and healthcare providers
- Educator well-being
Registration is required to attend this webinar.