Mental Health and Resilience During COVID-19

1024 576 Office of Research Trainees

Date

June 4, 2020 | 3-5pm

Presenters

Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD, MHPE, is a psychiatrist, Scientist, the Vice-President, Education at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and Professor and Vice-Chair, Education in Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Allison Crawford, MD, PhD is a psychiatrist, Scientist and Associate Chief of Virtual Mental Health and Outreach at CAMH, and Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and English at the University of Toronto.

Description

This webinar will discuss the mental health distress experienced during the different phases of COVID-19. The session will provide an approach to addressing psychological distress during this pandemic and focus on sharing resources, tools and approaches to support research trainees’ resilience and well-being. Practical strategies and the use of virtual communities of practices to address COVID-19 related distress will be discussed.

Webinar Objectives:

1. To identify common manifestations of stress and mental health distress during COVID-19

2. To list potential resources and approaches to manage psychological distress during COVID-19

3. To describe the role of ECHO (Extension of Community Health Outcomes) Coping with COVID-19 to support health care workers, researchers and learners during this pandemic.

 

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