54-210 Mental Health First Aid & Well-being Support for Theater Artists

1.5 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The ability to provide support to a performance community that prioritizes wellbeing, addresses cultural responsiveness and honors each persons lived experience while simultaneously holding these things for yourself can be challenging at best. Utilizing a combination of concepts from Mental Health FirstAid, The Association of Mental Health Coordinators, Restorative Practices, and Culturally Responsive approaches you will gain the necessary skills and tools to Define and maintain healthy boundaries Provide Mental Health FirstAid Balance your role as a support person and your own wellbeing Understand when you can provide support and when it is necessary to refer Mediate challenging conversations

Prerequisites: none listed

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