Topics
Health - mental health
Mental health
Voluntary service
Volunteering
Activity objectives
Objectives
- Raising awareness of mental health in the mentoring practices
- Developing mentor’s competences in supporting volunteers' mental health
- Understanding the role of mentors in promoting mental health in volunteering projects
- Explore practices useful in creation of supportive mental health environments
Description
Mentoring Promotes Mental Health
Supporting Volunteers’ Mental Health through Mentoring training focuses on supporting organisations and their mentors to better address the mental health needs of volunteers by strengthening their emotional and mental health skills.
Moreover, this training prepares the participants to recognise the support needed in different phases of volunteering project life cycle.
In this training you will gain an ability to
- Equip volunteers with coping mechanisms to build up resilience
- Create a supportive environment where open communication about mental health is encouraged
- Recognise potential signs of mental health difficulties in volunteers
- Prepare your organisation for potential challenges that volunteers may face
Costs
Coverage of participation fee
No participation fee
Coverage of travel costs
Reimbursement of travel costs varies between countries. If you want to be sure what the practice is in your country, please contact the National Agency.
Coverage of visa costs
Visa costs should be covered by your sending National Agency.
Coverage of other costs
The accommodation and meals will be covered for the selected participants between Sunday 6 September (dinner) and Friday 11 September (breakfast). Accommodation is in single rooms.
Application requirements
Application requirements
This activity is only for people
- who work directly with European Solidarity Corps volunteers
- in a mentoring or supporting role
- in a continuous, long-term role
- who work directly with European Solidarity Corps volunteers
- in a mentoring or supporting role
- in a continuous, long-term role
Additional documents
Disclaimer
Information about training activities reaches SALTO from the most different directions. SALTO cannot be held responsible for incorrect information or changes in the training activities. However, please inform SALTO, whenever you should come upon incorrect data in the European Training Calender. Always contact the organisers of the training activities themselves for the latest information.Accessibility info
This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilitiesSign language interpretation
This activity and venue place DOES NOT support sign languageNumber of participants
25
Open to participants from
European Solidarity Corps, European Solidarity Corps Programme countries, Austria, Belgium, Belgium, Flemish Community, Belgium, French Community, Belgium, German-speaking Community, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, NorwayBest for
Mentors
Working language(s)
EnglishOrganiser
Opetushallitus (National Agency)Coorganiser
Opetushallitus (National Agency)Contact for questions
Organised by
Opetushallitus (National Agency)
Coorganised by
Opetushallitus (National Agency)