Appalachian State University Launches Faculty Training To Support Student Mental Health and Well-being!
This 2023-2024 academic year, Appalachian State University is furthering its commitment to faculty and student success by offering a training program to empower faculty and staff to support student mental health and well-being. Student mental health is a growing issue in college and university communities. In the latest national Healthy Minds Study, 83% of students surveyed reported that emotional and/or mental difficulties have hurt their academic performance.
Sponsored by the UNC System, GUIDE (Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy) is an empathic communications training to empower educators to conduct effective student support conversations — and to identify and engage the appropriate college services when needed.
Faculty and staff participating in the one-time, three-hour training will:
Learn how to identify & contextualize student needs.
Participate in an iterative, supportive feedback process designed to prepare you for your next student interaction.
Test, explore, and refine empathic communication skills.
Learn how to integrate GUIDE into your class and work with students.
This professional development opportunity is offered by Prevention Strategies, a UNC Greensboro affiliate, and supported on our campus by the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning for Student Success (CETLSS) & the Wellness and Prevention team. It's designed to complement rather than replace other programs, like Mental Health First Aid, if you are interested in GUIDE training, REGISTER HERE! Or contact Katie Lail at lailkm1@appstate.edu