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.
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
In this workshop, you will learn the process students go through when making a change and how to best support students at each stage. You will gain effective communication skills to support students in clarifying and implementing their goals.
Supporting Survivors (delivered by the Office of Victim Assistance)
Traumatic experiences happen every day and the CU Boulder community is not exempt. Friends, family and mentors are often the first to be told about these experiences. This session will address how to respond to someone after they share about a traumatic or life disrupting event. This session also includes information for responsible employees on complying with their reporting requirements in a trauma informed way.
Supporting Student Mental Health
Join this workshop to learn what mental health looks like at CU, how to recognize signs of distress and how to connect students with campus resources.
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.
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.
Request a training for yourself or your department.
- Time: 3 hours
- Available: In-person
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.