For Temple employees only 
60-90 minutes

Educators and higher education professionals support students in a myriad of ways, while also navigating an ever-changing world. This emotional labor can be both a source of purpose and deplete energy reserves. This workshop offers frameworks for understanding burnout and work-related stressors, as well as invitations on how to rearrange our work life to promote harmony and holistic well-being. Participants will be asked to think about what meaningful changes could bring them closer to joy. 

Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based, early-intervention for all community members. This eight hour course (including two hours self-paced pre-work and a six-hour instructor session) is a course that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. The training provides space space to practice skills to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Please complete this interest form to be notified of upcoming trainings or reach out to TUWellBeing@temple.edu to request a course for your group or department.  

Can be customized for student and employee groups 
75-90 minutes

Brief Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based conversation style for having empathic, effective conversations about difficult topics and behavior change. The training will cover the frameworks for change, foundational principles of motivational interviews, and practice of core communication skills.

45-60 minutes

These programs explore the unique factors that shape the graduate and professional student experience(s), the ways stress and anxiety can impact academic performance and life balance, and research-based tools to support well-being. 

Can be customized for student and employee groups 
90 minutes

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is an evidence-based gatekeeper skills training designed to provide participants with knowledge about suicide and confidence in strategies to help someone experiencing hopelessness or considering suicide. During this training, participants will learn more about realities and statistics, differentiate myths from facts, explore protective strategies and public health approaches, and practice the core skills: Question, Persuade, and Refer.

60-90 minutes
This training will provide participants with the tools to be able to support students with substance use disorder(s) and those in recovery. Facilitators will review foundational concepts, components of a recovery-friendly community, and resources that Temple offers to students in recovery to cultivate a Community of Care.

• Knowledge is Prevention | Alcohol and Other Drugs Workshop Series
  • This is a series of 2-4 workshops exploring alcohol and other drugs, recovery, and harm reduction. 
  • Topics include; Substances and Safety, Substance Use in the Media, Substance Use and the Environment, and Destigmatizing Substance Use.
  • Sessions range from 45-60 minutes.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? If you give us at least four weeks’ notice and a detailed description in the request form, we may be able to accommodate a custom program to suit your needs.