Higher education professionals are often among the first to notice when a colleague, faculty member, or student is struggling. While most employees are not mental health professionals, everyone can play a role in creating a supportive campus culture. This webinar will introduce practical Mental Health First Aid principles and provide guidance on recognizing concerns, responding with empathy, and connecting individuals to appropriate resources.
Key takeaways:
- Identify common signs that someone may be experiencing emotional distress, stress, anxiety, burnout, or other mental health concerns.
- Practice simple conversation strategies that communicate support while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Learn a practical framework for recognizing concerns, responding effectively, and referring individuals to campus and community resources.
Presenter: Russell Correa, Ed.M, LMHC.
Russell brings over 25 years of experience as a licensed clinician, consultant, crisis manager and certified executive coach. As a consultant and trainer, he works with both national and regional client groups across multiple industries, helping them address issues that impact organizational health. As a clinician, Russell is a licensed mental health counselor in New York, Florida, and California. His work with individual clients is based on positive psychology and focuses on developing a client’s sense of personal resiliency and working past old thinking patterns and behaviors. Russell is an EMDR trained and approved therapist through EMDRIA and works with clients (including firefighters and first responders) work past trauma that is negatively impacting their personal and professional lives. Finally, as an executive coach, Russell works with mid-management to senior level leadership with organizational issues like strategy building, career development/transitions, performance management & leadership skill development.
Presented by: East Coast HERC Collaborative
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