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

Trainers

Additional documents

Accessibility info

This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities

Sign language interpretation

This activity and venue place DOES NOT support sign language

Open to participants from

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, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Eastern Europe & Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, South Mediterranean, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Switzerland, 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, Western Balkans (European Solidarity Corps), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Eastern Europe & Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, South Mediterranean, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Norway, Switzerland

Working language(s)

English

Organiser

Jaunimo reikalų agentūra (National Agency)

Coorganiser

Jaunimo reikalų agentūra (National Agency)

Contact for questions

Organised by

Jaunimo reikalų agentūra (National Agency)

Coorganised by

Jaunimo reikalų agentūra (National Agency)

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