PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Eastern Health Offers Mental Health and Wellness Webinars

 

April 28, 2020 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that a series of mental health and wellness webinars are now available for viewing on Bridge the gApp (www.bridgethegapp.ca) under “Online Programs.” These can be watched at any time, as many times as needed, and can be shared with others.

 

The webinars available are:

·         Anxiety Wellness with presenter Charlene Payne, B.A., B.S.W., R.S.W. This education session aims to increase knowledge and skills for individuals and/or loved ones who are managing anxiety. The goal for this webinar is to enhance your understanding of anxiety and identify ways to manage and cope with it.

·         Depression Wellness with presenter Wanda Green, social worker, M.S.W., R.S.W. This education session aims to increase knowledge and skills for individuals and/or loved ones who are managing depression. The goal for this webinar is to enhance your understanding of depression and identify ways to manage and cope with it.

·         Coping with Stress Wellness with presenter Charlene Payne, B.A., B.S.W., R.S.W. This education session aims to increase knowledge and skills for individuals and/or loved ones who are dealing with stress. The goal for this webinar is to enhance your understanding of stress, stress management, and identify ways to manage and cope with it.

·         Self Care During a Pandemic with presenter Dr. Jodi Spiegel, Psy. D. A worldwide pandemic is incredibly stressful, and many of us have been having difficulty adapting to the continual changes in recent weeks. In this webinar, Dr. Spiegel will provide some education about why we are experiencing distress, and some practical ways to address our distress while we adjust and adapt to this scary, unusual and ever-evolving experience.

·         Parenting Wellness Session with presenter Charlene Payne, B.A., B.S.W., R.S.W. This education session aims to increase knowledge and skills for parenting. The goal for this webinar is to enhance your understanding of parenting styles and learn strategies for parenting children and teens.

·         Parenting During a Pandemic with presenter Dr. Janine Hubbard, Ph.D., R. Psych, clinical psychologist. Topics include how to talk to your children about a pandemic, the importance of structure and routine, how much video gaming is too much, how to impress upon teens the importance of social distancing from friends, ways to keep kids occupied and other useful tips.

·         Grief and Loss Wellness with presenter Charlene Payne, B.A., B.S.W., R.S.W. This education session aims to increase knowledge and skills for individuals and/or loved ones who are dealing with grief and loss. The goal for this webinar is to enhance your understanding of the natural grief and loss process and enhance your coping skills.

·         Substance Use Wellness Session with presenter Charlene Payne, B.A., B.S.W., R.S.W. This education session aims to increase knowledge and skills for individuals and/or loved ones who are impacted by substance use or gambling. The goal for this webinar is to enhance your understanding of substance use and gambling; its impact on the individual and the family; as wells as your understanding of the recovery process.

·         Harm Reduction: Substance Use with presenter Jane Henderson, B.A., B.Ed., M.A. This education session aims to increase knowledge and skills for individuals and/or loved ones who are managing substance use issues. The goal for this webinar is to enhance your understanding of substance use and how to reduce harms associated with use.

·         E-Mental Health Services in Newfoundland and Labrador with presenter Meghan Churchill M.S.W., B.S.W., R.S.W. Technology is often used in health care to control, detect, screen, or treat physical illnesses; it is now expanding to support mental health and wellness, in what is known as e-mental health. These services are important for many reasons: they are evidence-based, improve access, give individuals greater choice and control, and promote early intervention and wellness. There are a wide range of technologies being used. Some of these include, telephones and mobile devices, apps, websites, video conferencing, and online self-management tools. These services are all free and available now.

·         Demonstration of Bridge the gApp Resource with presenter Byron Boyd, B. Sc. This video gives a brief explanation of the features of www.bridgethegapp.ca.  

 

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Media Contact:

Allison Barter

A/Media Relations Manager

Eastern Health

T: (709) 777-1412

Allison.Barter@easternhealth.ca