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2020-21 LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTS BEHIND HAPPY FACES
What is Behind Happy Faces?
“Behind Happy Faces Mental Health Curriculum is a first of its kind, evidence-based, award-winning program that is used by hundreds of thousands of students and adults nation-wide. The goal of the curriculum is to give people the tools they need to address mental health effectively, by providing a new vocabulary for mental health, understanding of brain development, teaching participants about coping mechanisms and showing the important steps to help a friend in crisis.”
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Alpha Sigma Alpha’s mental health curriculum, Behind Happy Faces, was developed by a partnership between Alpha Sigma Alpha and the Human Power Project.
Who is the Human Power Project?
“Human Power Project was started in 2013 to educate people of all ages about their mental health. After seeing mental health awareness campaigns be successful in teaching millions of people about statistics and sharing peoples’ stories, [they] knew it was time to evolve and start teaching about mental health the same way people learn about physical health.”
Behind Happy Faces Workshops for Volunteers
The Behind Happy Faces Advisor Resource Series consists of five on-line workshops that each take approximately ten minutes to complete. Although the curriculum is titled “Advisor Resource Series”, this resource is available for all Alpha Sigma Alpha volunteers who work with collegiate members.
Alpha Sigma Alpha is asking all volunteers who work directly with our collegiate members to complete the Behind Happy Faces Advisor Resource Series by December 11, 2020. Alpha Sigma Alpha believes that it is vital for anyone working with collegians to have this training. The goal of these online workshops is to give volunteers the tools they need to effectively address the mental health challenges members are experiencing and to provide volunteers with necessary steps to handle crises. Prior to watching the first workshop volunteers will fill out a pre-assessment. Volunteers will also fill out a post-assessment to gauge learning. The five on-line workshops for volunteers include: • Workshop 1 – Face the Facts: Mental Health Overview • Workshop 2 – Face Forward: Creating Effective Coping • Workshop 3 – Face Reality: Mental Distress Warnings & How to Help • Workshop 4 – Face the Mirror: Self Care for Advisors • Workshop 5 – Face the Challenges: Handling Crisis Situations
The Behind Happy Faces Collegiate Curriculum consists of five
lessons that are facilitated by the collegiate chapter wellness chairman. These workshops include videos and facilitated discussions on a variety of mental health topics.
• Lesson 1: Understanding Mental Health • Lesson 2: Your Mental Health
• Lesson 3: Changing Ineffective Coping • Lesson 4: Talk to A Sister
• Lesson 5: Before the Breaking Point
Where can the on-line workshops be accessed?
The links to both the Behind Happy Faces Advisor Resource Series and Collegiate Mental Health Curriculum can be found on MyAΣA.
Want more information about the Human Power Project and Behind Happy Faces?
Check out – www.humanpowerproject.com and the books Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health and A Kid’s Book
About Anxiety by founder Ross Szabo.
If you have any questions please contact asa@alphasigmaalpha.org.
Note: quotes are from - http://humanpowerproject.com/
