Online Self-Paced Program
Modules – Videos, Worksheets, & More
Welcome to the learning modules! We hope you will find this information helpful, with video lessons and resources to help you navigate mental health issues. We offer background into how the pandemic affected us and offer some suggestions on ways to make this year feel less challenging. Where possible, we also offer strategies for you to take what you are have learned and model and extend it for your students, including classroom-based activities. We hope this information will be helpful to you and used in the way that makes your work and your life feel a little less stressful. Like all of our services, modules are provided FREE to educators.
Depression Module
This module addresses the pandemic’s impact on depression rates in adults and children, offers strategies for combating depression, and provides guidance for supporting struggling students.
Anxiety Module
This module is geared towards teachers to understand more about anxiety and ways to intervene both personally and in the classroom for those who suffer from anxiety related issues.
Burnout Module
In this module, we explore stress responses, pandemic-related factors, and strategies for preventing and recovering from burnout
Navigating Uncertainty Module
Amidst a year characterized by constant change and unpredictability, this module offers strategies rooted in Radical Acceptance to navigate uncertainty, build resilience, and formulate a recovery plan.
Secondary Trauma Module
This module addresses various types of trauma and emphasizes support strategies for individuals who have experienced trauma, offering guidance on simultaneously caring for others and yourself.
Stress Management Module
This module explores stress, its manifestations, the stress cycle, and continuum, highlighting its effects on youth and providing practical strategies for educators to manage stress, support students, and prevent future stressors.
Relationships Module
This module addresses the importance of relationships for well-being, acknowledges the challenges they pose, and offers practical tools to successfully manage and balance various relationship roles, including those of partner, parent, and friend.
Wellness, Happiness, & Finding Hope Module
This module emphasizes the importance of hope and happiness for recovery, providing strategies to find joy, prioritize mental health, and activate positive emotions despite challenging circumstances.
Work/Life Balance Module
This module explores strategies for achieving a better work-life balance by reconsidering our approach to work and providing practical tips for finding more time or energy in our daily lives.
Grief & Loss Module
This talk delves into the significant losses we’ve faced, from community to normalcy, and offers teachers guidance on understanding and intervening in grief and loss issues, both personally and professionally.
Interview with School Staff Module (Spanish & English)
This video highlights the benefits of positive thinking and music in navigating tough times, emphasizing their ability to transport us mentally and provide emotional support.
Other Resources
Downloadable Resources
Here you can find all the downloadable resources paired with our Online Self-Paced Program.
Administrator’s Corner
These modules by Dr. Scott Cypers and Dr. Sara Knickerbocker offer strategies for administrators to manage stress and support their staff effectively during the pandemic.
How to use this site
Listed above are the different learning modules. You are welcome to complete all of them, but you are also free to only view the modules that you are most interested in. We recognize that educators have plenty to do and may not have a lot of time, so in addition to short videos we also have worksheets, written content, and links to outside resources. Please use this information in the way that you need it.
Talk it through – Get live support
For some, watching a video or completing a worksheet may feel like enough. For others, you may want to talk through what you have seen, get clarification on the concepts, or just talk about how you have been personally impacted by this year. While this is self-paced, you are not alone! The staff on the Well-Being Support Line have been trained in all of these modules and are happy to talk with you further about better understanding depression and anxiety, help you develop a wellness plan or a resiliency recovery plan, or help you brainstorm activities that can be used in the classroom. You can access live support by calling or texting 303-724-2500.
Collaboration
We have offered some ideas, but you are truly the experts! If you have activities that have worked well for you in the classroom or a fabulous resource, please send it our way! We’d love to expand our website with your ideas, so feel free to email them to coloradoeducatorsupport@cuanschutz.edu.