Section: Module 11: Lesson 2: Mental Health Promotion in Different Settings | Management of Mental Health Disorders in Primary Care | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:- Describe how mental health-promoting strategies can be implemented in different settings such as homes, schools, and workplaces.
- Explain how the implementation of mental health promoting strategies in these settings create supportive environments where individuals can develop personal skills (coping skills, resilience...)
- Discuss strategies that an individual can apply on their own to promote mental health such as well-being exercises.
Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 7 hours.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Read all the sections under Stress and Coping from Care for Yourself to Grief and Loss. (22 minutes)
CDC - 2021
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Read the content on the headings "Action One" up to "Action Seven" pages 17-24. (11 minutes)
UN - 2019
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Read the content under the heading "Mental health and mental health promotion " up to "Policies and Procedures " pages 3-9. (16 minutes)
Schools for Health in Europe - 2021
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Activity 7: Strengthening Mental Health Promotion (230 minutes) Forum
In this activity, you will create promotional material on strengthening the implementation of mental health-promotion strategies in schools, workplaces, and in your own surroundings.
Step 1. Analyze
Analyze the fictional case below:
Step 2. RespondThe mayor of your locality is planning to celebrate Mental Health Awareness month by disseminating a series of information about mental health in an effort to fight the increasing stigma against mental health in your locality. As the city’s chief mental health specialist, the mayor has assigned you to draft the language for the first social media post as your promotional material.
Write a 200-500-word piece of writing for a promotional social media post about mental health-promoting strategies that can be implemented in any of these settings: schools, workplaces, homes. Ensure that your answer includes details about the following:
- Current mental health-promoting strategies implemented in workplaces, schools, and homes.
- Role of these mental health-promoting strategies for each setting in creating supportive environments and in fighting the stigma against mental health.
- Strategies to apply by oneself to promote their own mental health, such as well-being exercises.
- Explanation of how the implementation of mental health-promoting strategies leads to the development of personal skills [coping skills, resilience].
Note: You can include graphics and pictures, if relevant.
Step 3. Share (10 minutes)
To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work into the “Message” box. Then click “Post to forum.” Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
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Quiz: Module 11
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