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Toolkit Launch: Promising Practices for Mental Health Initiatives at Alberta Post Secondary Institutions

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Today’s Presenters

Chelsea Bodoe Chelsea is the Health Promotion Evaluation Specialist at Mount Royal University and has been in this role for over a year now. Previous to her role at MRU, she received a Master's Degree in Public Health from the University of

• Saskatchewan. Chelsea's work interests

include the development of sustainable health promotion initiatives and policy.

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Today’s Presenters

Marie Wanty

Manager, Mental Health and Counselling Marie has been managing the counselling department at Medicine Hat College for just over a year. She has been a counsellor for over 15 years and has worked at MHC as a counsellor for 11 years. Marie enjoys working with the student population and supporting them through their post secondary journey. Contact – mwanty@mhc.ab.ca

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Today’s Presenters

Sydney Bennell, RN, BScN, BSc

Health Promotion Specialist, Wellness & Psychological Services Since starting with MacEwan University in October 2016, Sydney has focused her efforts on creating a supportive campus for all. Sydney is the coordinator for the Peer Health Education Team, MacEwan’s Mental Health Week, the Inquiring Mind workshop, and the MyHealth online health & wellness resource. She has an active role in MacEwan’s mental health initiative, Changing Minds, and the Campus’ health promotion working group. Sydney collaborates with various on campus and off campus partners to help create a campus environment that reflects mental health as a priority.

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Renata Gordon

Renata Gordon is the Coordinator, Residence Conduct at the University of Calgary and has facilitated trainings through the Student Conduct Office since 2016. Topics of interest for her include those related to community, collaboration, and conflict.

Alex Klassen

Alex Klassen is a Registered Social Worker and the Counsellor with UCalgary Student Wellness Services. Alex grounds his work in the belief that "the person is not the problem; the problem is the problem" (Michael White).

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Speaking: Chelsea Bodoe, Mount Royal University Sydney Bennell, MacEwan University Marie Wanty, Medicine Hat College Alex Klassen, University of Calgary

Tools for Success: Exemplary Student Mental Health Initiatives at Alberta Post Secondary Institutions

Introduction to the Toolkit

What is it:

• A collection of case studies which highlights exemplary mental

health initiatives from Alberta PSIs. Why it was created:

• To identify exemplary initiatives at Alberta PSIs
• To assist Alberta PSIs in the planning and implementation of

effective mental health initiatives, through knowledge mobilization techniques

Institutions Highlighted in the Toolkit

Participating Institutions:

• Lakeland College
• MacEwan University
• Medicine Hat College
• Mount Royal University
• NorQuest College
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
• Red Deer College
• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
• University of Alberta
• University of Calgary

Dimensions Themes

Inside the Toolkit

Title of the case study Themes to which case study is best aligned Supplementing visual Introduction to each promising practice

STEPPED CARE MODEL OF COUNSELLING AT MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE

• HI, I’M MARIE WANTY, MANAGER OF MENTAL HEALTH AND

COUNSELLING AT MHC.

• CONTACT -MWANTY@MHC.AB.CA

THE BACKGROUND

• GROWING DEMAND, INCREASED DIVERSITY, INCREASE IN SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS.
• COUNSELLING SERVICE NEED GROWING YEAR ON YEAR (46% INCREASE FROM 2016-2017)
• NO EXTRA RESOURCES.
• NEED TO MAINTAIN QUALITY SERVICE.
• 1.5 - 2 FULL TIME COUNSELLORS.

OUR SOLUTION

• STEPPED CARE MODEL, DEVELOPED BY DR PETER CORNISH FROM MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY .
• ASSESSMENT USING THE BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH MEASURE (BHM) 20, LICENSED THROUGH CELESTE

HEALTH.

• 30 MINUTE INTAKE APPOINTMENTS.
• CAPPED APPOINTMENTS (6 SESSIONS PER SEMESTER) MOVING TO SHORTER TERM MODEL.
• MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES, REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

STEPS OFFERED

WHAT HAS WORKED / CHALLENGES

WHAT WORKED

• DEVELOPING LOWER SEVERITY OPTIONS (WALK –INS/ GROUPS).
• MANAGING CASELOAD.
• MORE REFERRALS/CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY.
• STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR PROGRESS.
• EVALUATION/STATS.
• STUDENT SATISFACTION RESULTS.
• GOVERNMENT FUNDING.

CHALLENGES

• RESOURCES
• REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
• STUDENTS WANTING TO ACCESS LOWER SEVERITY

OPTIONS.

• COUNSELLOR BUY–IN.
• PANDEMIC!

Peer Health Education Team

Sydney Bennell September 23, 2020

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honourand respect the history, languages, ceremonies and culture of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit who call this territory home. The First People’s connection to the land teaches us about our inherent responsibility to protect and respect Mother Earth. With this acknowledgement, we honour the ancestors and children who have been buried here, missing and murdered Indigenous women and men, and the process of

• ngoing collective healing for all human beings. We are reminded that we are all treaty people and
• f the responsibility we have to one another.

Who, What, Why: PHET

• Student Health Promotion Team
• Engage peers in health and

wellness conversations, provide resources, increase awareness for services, events, activities to support wellness

• Effective strategy for health

education among peers

Highlights & Successes

• Students first approach
• Evidenced based
• Co-Curricular Record accredited

program

• Introduced in Summer 2018
• Successfully transitioned to

volunteer program

• Implemented over 100 activities
• n campus within 2 years
• Collaborate with 12+ campus

partners

• Collaborate with 13+ community

partners

• +++ positive feedback from

students, staff, faculty, and community members

Upstanders

A Collaborative Approach to Harm Reduction Programming Renata Gordon and Alex Klassen University of Calgary Healthy Campus Alberta Sept 23, 2020

Spectrum of Collaboration - Poll

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Informing students about other workshops Incorporating topics from

• ther

workshops Co-facilitating workshops for students Co-developing workshops together

Upstanders

REDUCING HARMS safer substance use bystander intervention first aid and naloxone

mental health

suicide inter- vention stigma reduction

A25

New Collaborative Approaches

• “Upstander: a person who takes action,

particularly when the easiest or most acceptable course is to do nothing.”

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Upstanders Values

Connection

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Questions for Webinar Participants

Wrap Up

Link to the toolkit: https://www.healthycampusalberta.ca/toolkit/toolsforsuccess/ Contact information: Chelsea Bodoe, MPH Health Promotion Evaluation Specialist Mount Royal University abodoe@mtroyal.ca

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