Save the date for Thrive 2020, November 1-30
Thrive is an annual series of month-long events that offer UBC students, staff, and faculty opportunities to explore pathways to mental health and find strategies that will help them thrive.
healthesteps
Learn how to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on chronic disease risk by joining the healthesteps program. You will receive healthy living prescriptions and personalized virtual coaching to help you reach your physical activity, mindfulness and healthy eating goals. Learn more and register here.
Flu clinic at UBC
The Pharmacists Clinic at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a participant in the Provincial Influenza Campaign, which provides influenza vaccination (flu shots) free of charge to eligible BC residents. Book your appointment to visit the Flu clinic and get your free flu shot this fall (advanced registration required).
Facilitated Webinars
Self-care 101 (facilitated webinar), October 14 & 21, 2020, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
We don’t always take the time to care for and nurture ourselves and we sometimes require support in integrating relaxation and our personal needs into daily life. This facilitated webinar focuses on increasing mental health literacy through self-care for individuals. This webinar will be facilitated by Miranda Massie, Workplace Wellbeing Learning and Practices Consultant. Learn more and register here.
Positive coping strategies: Supporting your mental health, October 8 & 15, 2020, 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
We all have go-to habits that we turn to in times of high stress or challenge, but are these habits working for you or against you? In this session, you will have the opportunity to learn about concepts like resilience and coping while testing out coping practices that have been shown to support mental health and wellbeing. Learn more and register here.
Mindful Parents, Resilient Children: How mindfulness & self-compassion can support families during times of uncertainty, October 22, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Uncertainty can greatly increase stress levels for families. This webinar discusses how mindfulness and compassion skills can support parents and caregivers through highly emotional situations when feeling stressed or overwhelmed. Through UBC’s collaboration with MindWellU, content is delivered online. Sign up for MindWellU then register for the webinar.
Self-Guided Webinars
Wellbeing in the workplace (self-guided webinar), Open enrollment
Now more than ever, wellbeing is playing a crucial role in both our work lives and personal lives. In order to work well, we have to be well, and understanding the importance of wellbeing within the context of the workplace is a great place to start. Learn more and register now.
Overcoming burnout (on-demand webinar), available until October 31, 2020
If you're feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of everyday work and home life, then this workshop focusing on the issues of burnout will help bring your life back into balance. Learn to identify the symptoms of burnout and explore strategies for coping with and avoiding burnout. This pre-recorded webinar will be available until October 31, 2020. Learn more and register now.
Understanding your UBC benefits (on-demand webinar), Open enrollment
Learn which benefits you are eligible for, the cost and coverage of your benefit, how to make claims using your benefits, what the Employee and Family Assistance Plan offers and how to access these resources, and who to contact if you have questions. The course, presented by the Health, Wellbeing and Benefits department, is open to staff and faculty at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan. Access Understanding your UBC benefits plan.
Self-Care 101 (self-guided webinar), Open enrollment
Join this unique, self-guided course and learn how to increase mental health literacy through self-care. Take a stress index, explore what self-care means to you and identify key UBC resources that can be engaged to support work life integration and positive mental health. Access the webinar.
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