Sent on behalf of Dr. Stephanie Chesser & Dr. Sarah Teetzel

Dear FKRM Sessionals:

Stephanie Chesser and Sarah Teetzel recently requested and received FKRM endowment funding to better equip faculty/sessional instructors to support students facing mental health-related challenges. Through this request, funding has been allocated for 15 FKRM faculty/sessional members to complete Mental Health First Aid certification at the UM. This training will involve one to two-hours of self-directed online learning, followed by two half-day (i.e., four-hour), in-person sessions on campus facilitated by Dr. David Ness (Director, UM Student Counselling Centre) and Arlana Vadnais (Associate Director, UM Student Wellness). Possible dates for the scheduling of this training are currently being explored for the February Reading Week or during/after the Winter exam period. At this point, information is being requested to see 1) who might be interested in obtaining this certification and 2) what dates/times would allow the greatest number of interested folks to attend. A link to an online survey to assist with this planning process can be found below. Mental Health First Aid Training -Please fill out form https://forms.office.com/r/g6QZp9nG1x

Thanks so much, Stephanie and Sarah

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