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Mental Health Skills for Educators: FASD and Substance Abuse, Micro-credential (WLU, Online)

February 3, 2025 to March 2, 2025

  • Category: Course, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Child Development, Mental Health and Wellness, Mentoring, Safe Schools
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)

Substance use is one of the most pervasive mental health issues. However, this mental health concern is rarely addressed directly in schools.

Many educators are left with more questions than answers surrounding the best ways to support and teach young people learn about the risks of substance use.

By the end of the micro-credential, participants will:

– Begin to recognize signs of substance abuse and learn how to prevent substance abuse by encouraging healthy choices among students from mental health and education experts.

– Learn best practices and skills for supporting learning needs of students with FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder).

– Participate in discussion and idea exchange with other teachers, workers, and childcare professionals to discover how to apply preventative mental health approaches to your classroom.

– Engage in video analysis and case studies for applied practice and learning and take-away resources to continuously apply your learning.

– Join our supportive community of hundreds of educators and youth mental health advocates who have already received their credentials.

Completing this online course will earn you a Mental Health Skills for Educators micro-credential from Wilfrid Laurier University. Complete all six micro-credentials in this series to earn a Mental Health Skills for Educators certificate.