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YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID webinar
February 17, 2024
9:00 am - 12 noon, via Zoom
According to WHO, one in eight people globally are living with mental health conditions, which can impact their physical health, their well-being, how they connect with others, and their livelihoods. Mental health conditions are also affecting an increasing number of adolescents and young people.
Training goal:
To introduce participants to adolescents’ developmental stages, mental health, and well-being, and to learn effective first aid strategies in handling child/youth behavioral problems. At the end of the training, the participants are expected to:
1. Identify the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional changes of adolescents.
2. Detect mental health problems, and be able to respond appropriately.
3. Use strategies to promote adolescents’ healthy well-being.
Outline
Speaker/s
MR. MIKKO LANCEY HICARTE
RPm, CHRP
- A mental health advocate and a psychology resource speaker.
- Currently taking his masters, finishing his thesis, in Clinical Psychology at the University of Sto. Tomas.
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