At Cégep de Sherbrooke, the course “Favoriser sa santé psychologique durant les études” is offered to students who wish to gain a better understanding of what promotes mental health and the tools specific to their situation. It is offered as an extracurricular activity to first-year students in a variety of programs.
It comprises 5 workshops of 3 hours each, covering the following topics:
- Course 1: Theoretical foundations, emotional intelligence and strategies for positive emotions.
- Course 2: Thoughts, emotions and self-compassion.
- Course 3: Personal strengths, acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness.
- Course 4 : La communication consciente, les relations et le réseau social.
- Course 5: Gratitude and fulfillment.
At the end of the course, participants are invited to draw up an action plan to improve their mental health.
An evaluation of this course was carried out by a member of the Observatoire sur la santé mentale en enseignement supérieur (OSMÉES)
The results enable us to assess the effects of participation and to suggest areas for improvement. The results are available in this summary report.
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