Building Capacity Together
Toronto Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) Workshop Series
for Service Providers Working with Vulnerable Newcomers
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MENTAL HEALTH:
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SOUND PRACTICES
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Learn from the experiences of organizations that have created mental health protocols or practices to support their staff and clients’ mental health.
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Understand the various factors to consider when developing mental health supports for your clients and staff.
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Learn strategies to develop and implement sound mental health practices specifically for your organization.
Objectives
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Demonstrate the need for mental health protocols.
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Share best practices and lessons learned from leaders that have implemented mental health protocols and other sound mental health practices in their workplace.
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Provide information about how to develop and implement mental health protocols or sound practices, including many important factors to consider.
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Provide an opportunity for leaders of organizations to connect with other leaders that have developed and implemented mental health protocols and can provide guidance and advice.
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Provide examples of sound practices that an organization can take to support employee mental health.
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Provide the tools necessary for an organization to start developing a mental health protocol.
Although many service providers have been trained on mental health, they have identified the need for more training. Mental health can be very complex and difficult to navigate, especially with vulnerable newcomers. Service providers have indicated that they need more direction and support from the leaders of their organizations in order to better serve clients with mental health needs, and to support their own mental health at work. This workshop is intended for the leaders of organizations (Executive Directors, managers, etc.).
Background
Speakers
June 28, 2018
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Mulugeta Abai, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture​
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Chris Leonard, AIDS Bereavement and Resiliency Program of Ontario
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Fatima Filippi, Executive Director, Rexdale Women’s Centre
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Alina Valachi, Rexdale Women’s Centre.
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Exercise & debrief
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Sharing experiences
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Mulugeta Abai, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
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Chris Leonard, AIDS Bereavement and Resiliency Program of Ontario
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Fatima Filippi & Alina Valachi, Rexdale Women’s Centre
Agenda
Presentations
June 28
Entire presentation
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Short presentation with talking points for train the trainer presentations
Exercises
Resources
Resources Created
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See "Exercises" above for Exercise resources.
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Set up tables and chairs in a “U” shape or in banquet style seating, all facing the screen.
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Set-up a projector, laptop and screen/wall for PowerPoint presentations.