Speaker(s):
Presentation: Our presentation will focus on learning how to use a humorous approach in reframing traumatic events to eliminate the negative emotions attached to them. We present facts about mental illness and how to identify signs of loved ones, co-workers who are suffering in silence. We will share our personal stories of how we have battled and overcome mental illness in our own personal and professional lives. Our presentation is engaging, funny and a VERY unique approach to dealing with a subject as challenging as mental illness. Furthermore, we have the audience break up into subgroup to work through and experience a taste of the material we have developed for our FULL workshop. Participants will be able to take back and to incorporate these exercises in their own daily lives.
Objectives:
- Explain how to use humor in reframing personal traumas.
- Suggest how to end the stigma associated with mental illness.
- Review how to address compassion fatigue.
Slides: