Trainings
The Supporting Student Resiliency Professional Development Series provides CU faculty and staff with concrete skills to better support students. Sessions focus on areas critical to student retention and success. Faculty and staff can attend any individual session; those attending all three will receive a non-degree certificate.
More information
Sessions are offered each semester, and individual departments can request any of these presentations.
Questions? Contact Health Promotion
Mental Health First Aid training is designed to help individuals assist someone experiencing mental health or substance use concerns or crises. Participants will learn about risk factors and warning signs, engage in experiential activities, discuss professional and self-help resources and practice a 5-step strategy to provide support. Mental Health First Aid for high education provides tailored information for college and university communities.
*Mental Health First Aid is also available by request for departments and student groups by emailing wellness@colorado.edu.
BeThe1To: Ask the Question
Join an honest conversation about suicide prevention. Participants will learn to notice the signs that someone may be having thoughts of suicide, tips for having meaningful conversations and how to connect someone to available resources.
Overdose Prevention & Response
Participants will learn how to recognize and respond to an alcohol or other drug-related emergency. Participants will also review campus resources, relevant policies and state laws related to emergency response.
Connection plays an important role in recovery from substance use and other behaviors. Join this workshop to learn about recovery, ways to provide support and connect with community resources.
Upcoming dates
Please check back later for future dates. Reach out to wellness@colorado.edu if you would like to request this training for your team or department.
Students Supporting Students training offers concrete skills and information about topics relevant to healthy student leadership.
In this series, students learn skills for facilitating impactful and motivating conversations, supporting others in distress and practicing effective self-care. Depending on your program's needs, this program can range from one 1.5-hour training to three 1.5-hour trainings. We will work with you to tailor the program to your team.
Students Supporting Students training is free to campus departments, peer programs, student organizations and others. Please fill out a request form to request part or all of the program.
This program is currently on hold. Please check back later.
Employees can engage in a number of training opportunities, including new courses that focus on mental health and student support.
This course provides a brief overview of mental health support. Participants will gain an understanding of why mental health is important, how it can impact academic and job success and support resources that are available. You will also learn to recognize signs of distress, respond effectively and refer someone to appropriate resources.
- Time: 15 minutes
- Available: Virtually
- Register: Register online
This 3-hour workshop builds on the Skills for Mental Health Support Skillsoft training course. This course provides additional time to help staff and faculty practice what they’ve learned, engage in hands-on experiences and ask additional questions.
Prerequisite: Participants must have completed Skills for Mental Health Support before completing this training.
Request a training for yourself or your department.
- Time: 3 hours
- Available: In-person
- Register: Skillsoft registration
How to register for in-person trainings through Skillsoft:
1. Log on to Skillsoft.
2. Select CU Boulder.
3. From the menu on the left, select Instructor Led Training (ILT).
4. Select the Sub-category CU Boulder: Health and Wellness Services.
5. Select UCB: Recognize, Respond, Refer.
6. Select the Sessions tab.
7. Hover over a session and click Enroll in the Actions column.