For the upcoming Orientations season, a range of handouts, Canvas courses, booths, presentations, and workshops are available to students, staff, and faculty to increase awareness of the student resources in support of their health and wellbeing.
UBC staff, faculty, and student groups are invited to book workshops, activities, booths, and events organized by the Health Equity, Promotion and Education Team.
Each resource is developed and implemented through an evidence-informed approach to support the navigation of healthcare at UBC, development of health literacy, and health equity. The Health Equity, Promotion and Education Team partners with faculties, units, and groups to offer university-wide educational opportunities for the students, staff, and faculty.
If you’re wondering which health and wellbeing service or resource is right for you, connect with the Wellness Info Desk at 604 822 8450 or submit a question online.
A wide range of self-directed learning courses are available to all UBC students. Log into Canvas using your CWL to self enrol.
In the Navigating Your Health and Wellbeing at UBC and Beyond Canvas course, you will be introduced to the programs and services available to you at UBC and beyond to support your health and wellbeing. You’ll learn how to access programs and services and to be proactive about your health.
This Mental Health Literacy Canvas course offers information and resources about intersectional approaches to mental health, stress, and taking charge of your wellbeing.
Take the How to Help a Peer Canvas course for information and resources to help you support peer, respond with empathy, and offer help.
Created by the Wellness Centre and Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), the Inclusive Event Planning Canvas course is an introduction to equity and inclusion in organizing events, including what to do before, during, and after an event to design safer, inclusive spaces for all community members.
Learn what is happening with the toxic drug supply in British Columbia, safer use of substances, harm reduction, as well as what to do if you see accidental drug poisoning and how to help, through the SAVE Lives: Harm Reduction and Naloxone Training Course.
The Health Equity, Promotion and Education team offers wellbeing-themed learning and educational training and event opportunities for the UBC community. Some sessions may require you to complete online activities beforehand. All workshops are offered either in person or online. Browse the workshops below and book a session online.
If you’re a staff or faculty member, UBC offers further training to support student wellbeing, such as Assisting Students in Distress and Early Alert workshops.
In this 15 to 20 minute presentation, you will be introduced to the programs and services available to you at UBC and beyond to support your health and wellbeing. You will learn how to access programs and services and to be proactive about your health. There is also a Canvas course you can take at your own pace.
This 60-minute workshop shares skills and strategies to help you notice when a peer might need help and learn how to have a supportive conversation. Before attending this workshop, you’ll need to complete the How to Help a Peer Canvas course.
There is currently a toxic drug supply in British Columbia and Canada, and accidental drug poisoning continues to be a major public health crisis. In this 50-minute workshop, you will reflect on substance use and its impacts and gain practical strategies for safer substance use, as well as how to respond to accidental drug poisoning. Before attending this workshop, you’ll need to complete the SAVE Lives: Harm Reduction & Naloxone Training Canvas course.
Participants will have the opportunity to question assumptions around substances and consent, set standards for how we all deserve to be treated, counter victim-blaming, adopt collective safety and harm reduction approaches, and learn tools to set up a safer and more inclusive environment for all. Before attending this workshop, you are asked to complete the Inclusive Event Planning Canvas course.
UBC has transitioned from the QPR program and has created a custom Suicide Awareness and Intervention Training (SAIT) that is trauma-informed, post-secondary focused, and has a cultural context. SAIT is offered in 2 parts.
Part 1 is asynchronous and requires approximately 90 minutes to complete. Sign up for the Canvas course using your CWL. Participants will get a certificate of completion once they finish the Canvas course. You must complete Part 1 before you can start Part 2.
Part 2 is a synchronous session facilitated by a professional staff member and requires 60-90 minutes to complete. It is offered online and in person. Part 2 builds upon and extends the training in Part 1 to solidify your understanding of the content through practice and discussions. To book Part 2, you must complete the Part 1 Canvas course.
Contact the Wellness Centre at wellness.centre@ubc.ca for more information about bookable workshops, events, and booths.
