Safeguarding Your Mental Health and Wellbeing

The Covid-19 pandemic led to lockdown of many activities, most business operations affected, and individuals and families went into self-isolation, and practicing social distancing, spending much time at home with little to do. Faced with uncertainties and not knowing when the situation will be over, people are genuinely worried about what the future holds for them, their families and careers, especially those people whose employment, income stream, and career plans have been affected by the lockdown. Some people lost opportunity to complete vital training, or apprenticeship, to increase the chance of finding a new role. We know that being in this situation can lead to anxiety and worry, which may be making individuals to feel under pressure, and stressed with risk to their mental health and wellbeing. 

At Baseline Careers, we recognise the need to support our network and others, to minimise these negative effects on mental health and wellbeing, and help anyone in this situation, to remain positive, and respond positively to any stressful situation that may be making them feel under pressure, anxious or overwhelmed.  We believe that providing the right support may enable any individual experiencing a stressful situation to strengthen their resolve, and avoid being caught up in negative thoughts, and instead, to stay positive in the moment, and use the opportunity to strengthen ties with friends and family, and learn new skills. 

This training session is being arranged for anyone and everyone in the Baseline Network who would like an opportunity to catch up with others, to have a social chat and swop ideas to stay positive in this challenging time. 

The training will use psychophysiology research insights to increase our understanding of stress, how our body responds to stress and we ought to perceive and respond to stress, to reduce any negative impact on our mental health and wellbeing.

Facilitator:

Dr Marcel Azubuike has a strong background in epidemiology and public health, and draws from extensive public and private sector experience in managing collaborative donor funded international health initiatives, and currently develops and delivers a suite of trainings to support the implementation of a mega infrastructure scheme. Experienced in delivering to both small and large groups, using face-to-face, and online platforms. See facilitator LinkedIn profile;

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-azubuike-11473b44/

 

Course Outline:

· Introduction to stress buckets

· Threat vs challenge stress model 

· How we appraise stress and stressful situations

· Our body’s response to stress

· What happens when we change our mind about stress 

· Mindfulness enhancements tips 

· Q&A 

Who should attend?

This is an introductory session to mindfulness enhancement techniques, suitable for anyone that is affected by the Covid-19 lockdown and worried about their employment, loss of income and career prospects. This training session will introduce participants to mindfulness enhancement, to help them gain more awareness and understanding of stress buckets, how our mind perceives stress, and how our body responds to stress, and what happens to our body when we change our mind about stress. Attendees will be learn techniques, to enable them to respond positively to any personal circumstances that may be making them anxious and worried, and impacting negatively on their health and wellbeing.

Follow-up details:

After the training, participants will be provided with information about additional courses and support available through the Baseline Careers Network.