Welcome to Advancing Compassionate Communities

Set the framework and expectations for participants. Introduce terms and concepts that are further developed within the training. 

Explore the differences between sympathy, empathy, and compassion, and which to use in productive conversations about mental health and wellness. 

Understand the framework of productive conversations. This module is helpful if you've ever felt stuck and unsure how and when to move the conversation forward. 

Establish and maintaining healthy boundaries is essential when supporting another person's mental wellness. Learn how to do this and how to polish this skill  in low-stakes, casual chat.

Communicating during periods of high emotion is difficult. Here we go over how to identify if things are getting heated and ways to attempt bring the conversation back down again. 

Encouraging people to develop a circle of care around themselves is a great way to increase safety across the board. 

This introduces some concepts around identifying a crisis and when, and who, to call in an emergency. This module does not replace official mental health crisis training like ASSIST or MHFA (or equivalent).

Care for the caregiver is an important factor in all conversations about mental health and wellness. Learn about why self-care goes beyond bubble baths. 

Review all key concepts and techniques provided in the training, and identify areas for possible development within your organization.