Self-Care & Wellness

Self-Care & Wellness is about taking care of yourself, learning how to anticipate stress and crisis whenever possible and equipping yourself with the skillset to practice self-care, particularly during challenging times. The course offers tools and resources for individuals to improve their coping strategies and increase personal resilience during times of heightened stress. Learners will develop a self-care plan through a self-directed online component. The online course is complemented with an Instructor-led workshop where learners apply the principles of self-care using case-based learning, group discussion, and personal reflection.

Audience

Suitable for workplaces and groups, such as health care professionals, professional responders, teachers, young adults, and any audiences working together in a group setting. Course facilitation is flexible to the group’s situation and experiences.

Duration

  • 45–90 minutes for self-directed Psychological First Aid – Self-Care online course
  • 1.5–2 hours for Instructor-led classroom component (in-person)

Instructor

Psychological First Aid Instructor

Prerequisites

Recommended 16 years of age

Course Content

  • Develop a self-care plan to improve your coping strategies and increase personal resilience during times of heightened stress.
  • Apply the principles of self-care learned in the online component through a facilitated workshop using case-based learning, group discussion, and personal reflection.

Completion

  • Successfully complete the online course: Psychological First Aid – Self-Care
  • Successfully participate in 100% of the Instructor-led classroom component

Participant Materials

  • Psychological First Aid – Self-Care online course
  • Look, Listen, Link, Live cards (optional)

Certification

One-year certification in Self-Care & Wellness

If you have previously taken Psychological First Aid – Self-Care, it is still recommended that you refresh your knowledge and self-care plan. Psychological First Aid – Self-Care is included as part of the Self-Care & Wellness Course. No discounts will be applied.