Responding to Mental Distess, with the Arts Wellbeing Collective
How do you identify someone who isn’t coping well?
How should you approach them? This two hour workshop introduces common mental health problems and how they may show up at work. Perfect for those seeking to learn basic techniques to enable supportive conversations at work, whether with co-workers or the general public.
Learning outcomes
- Discuss the mental health continuum
- Differentiate between mental health and mental illness
- Discuss how actions can help reduce stigma
- Identify immediate help-seeking pathways for self and others and use the “Ask, Listen, Connect and Care” model
Meet your facilitator – Kathy Lepan-Walker
Kathy is a trained theatre actor, and still tears up with joy at the end of every live show she watches. ‘I know myself how much of your heart and soul you put into that process’.
Mental health has always been a passion of Kathy’s, but she was formally drawn towards it during COVID. After becoming involved in the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Wellness Committee, Kathy realised she wanted to be able to support her colleagues. As well as studying mental health at Swinburne University, she also brings a unique perspective as an Equity Delegate for MEAA.
Kathy adores sunflowers; “They give me so much joy, but they are also the international symbol for hidden disabilities. I find that so special.”
