University of Guelph Mental Health Training
2024-25 University of Guelph Mental Health Training Programs
The following training programs are available for current University of Guelph students, staff, and faculty. Students can see currently available training opportunities on GryphLife, and Faculty and Staff should check the Learning & Development event calendar.
Looking for a training for your team or department? Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to book a training or discuss which option is suitable for your group.
Upcoming Trainings:
- LivingWorks START Suicide Prevention Training
- Available On-Demand - Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to be granted access.
- Beyond the Books: Mental Health Literacy Training
- Winter semester dates will be posted early January!
- If you are unable to attend the current sessions and are interested in hearing about future opportunities, please email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to be added to the list.
- Winter semester dates will be posted early January!
- safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training
- Winter semester dates will be posted early January!
- If you are unable to attend the current sessions and are interested in hearing about future opportunities, please email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to be added to the list.
- Winter semester dates will be posted early January!
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Note: ASIST is a 2-day training, and you must be able to attend both days in full.
- Our next session will be scheduled during Reading Week in February. If you are interested in being notified when registration opens, please email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to be added to the list.
- Mental Health First Aid
- Wednesday, January 29th from 8:30-4:30pm - Register Now!
- Note: In addition to the full-day training, a 2-hour online module must be completed during the two weeks before the training.
- If you are unable to attend the current sessions and are interested in hearing about future opportunities, please email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to be added to the list.
- Wednesday, January 29th from 8:30-4:30pm - Register Now!
More Feet on the Ground
More Feet on the Ground is an educational website on how to recognize, respond and refer students experiencing mental health issues on campus.
Recommended for: All members of the University community, including students, staff and faculty.
Registration: Complete the online module independently at morefeetontheground.ca
Cost: None
Length: Less than 30 minutes
Beyond the Books
Beyond the Books is a face-to-face session that will first provide participants with general information on the prevalence of mental challenges and illness. It will then help participants to identify signs of troubling behaviour and give them skills to engage in a preliminary discussion to determine if referral to a professional is necessary. Participants will also learn how and where to refer appropriately in a compassionate and effective manner. This session is designed for individuals who do not have ongoing relationships with individuals but whose roles are such that they may have one-off, in-depth conversations.
Registration: Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca
Completion of More Feet on the Ground is recommended.
Trauma-Informed Care: Connecting with Compassion - Launching Fall 2024!
This two-hour, in-person training is designed to help all staff and faculty increase their knowledge and awareness about trauma and its impacts. The training provides strategies for implementing the Six Principles of Trauma-Informed Care, including self-regulation and self-care practices, to improve competency in working with and supporting students who have experienced trauma.
This training consists of four modules; 1) Realizing the prevalence of trauma, 2) Recognizing the effects of trauma, 3) Responding: From knowledge to practice, and 4) Self-Regulation and self-care practices.
Recommended for: Any staff and faculty who interact with students, whether formally (such as Instructors, Adminstrative Assistants, those in 1-1 advising/support roles, etc.) or informally (such as Hospitality Staff, Custodians, etc.). This training is not currently offered to students.
Registration: Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to book a personalized session for your department or team.
Cost: None
Length: 2 Hours
LivingWorks Start
LivingWorks Start is an online alertness training that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support.
Recommended for: Individuals who are not mental health experts but who might have on-going relationships with people who have mental health issues and/or where the individual is in a position of authority. Examples might include: Faculty Advisors and Graduate Assistants, Chairs/Directors, Deans, Supervisors, RAs, varsity coaches, Program Counsellors, Union/employee group leaders, individuals involved in Human Resources, and Faculty and Academic Staff Relations. All U of G Students, staff and faculty are welcome to participate!
Registration: Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca to request access
Cost: None
Length: 1.5 hours
safeTALK
Designed by Living Works, SafeTALK is a 3.5 hours alertness training and certification that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. The SafeTALK trainer will demonstrate the importance of suicide alertness, assist participants to identify ways people invite help, and connect them with resources to help them when they are at risk.
Beyond the Books - Level 2
Mental Health First Aid
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Developed by Living Works, ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop that teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.
Mental Health Module Series
This series of online mental health modules is freely accessible, and aims to improve students' education on a number of topics related to mental health and mental illness.
These trainings are offered through the Student Mental Health Network.