Engagement Opportunities for Faculty & Staff

Time: 30 minutes

Meeting students where they are already at (within the classroom) can help enhance mental health literacy on protective or preventive factors, normalize help-seeking behaviour, and facilitate resilience building.

Time: 30 minutes

BCIT is a community of students, faculty, and staff engaged in learning, teaching, and other related activities. To ensure that the pursuit of education and personal growth can take place in a safe and welcoming environment, this workshop outlines the importance of interacting with others in a manner that respects the rights, safety, and well-being of everyone.

Learning Outcomes: After participating in the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe how the standard of conduct sets out what is expected of students.
• Describe how to positively contribute to a supportive campus community.
• Understand student rights in order to promote mutual respect, confidentiality, and procedural fairness.
• Recall student responsibilities with regard to relevant BCIT policies, including:
  • Student code of conduct (non-academic)
  • Academic integrity
  • Harassment and discrimination
  • Safety and security
  • Acceptable use of information & technology
  • Sexual violence and misconduct

Time: 1.5 hours

Learning Outcomes: After participating in the workshop, participants will:

• Reflect on the relationship between health, well-being, and stress.
• Explore different models to understand and talk about mental health and mental illness.
• Examine different ways to respond to and manage stress.
• List and respond in an empathetic way to students who are struggling, while maintaining healthy boundaries.

Time: 1 hour – 1.5 hours

Learning Outcomes: After participating in the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe what mental health and well-being is, and how students show resilience.
• Recognize and respond to a student with a mental health concern in an empathetic way.
• Refer a student in distress to appropriate BCIT or external resources.

Time: 1.5 hours

Learning Outcomes: After participating in the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify myths and misunderstood ideas about suicide.
• Recognize signs that may indicate someone is in distress or at risk of suicide.
• Ask if a student is considering suicide, and express appropriate support.
• Refer the student to appropriate resources.

Time: 1 hour – 1.5 hours

In this workshop, we will explore the factors that influence student behaviour; share best practices for creating a climate conducive to prosocial behaviour; discuss behaviour management strategies; and review BCIT processes, policies, and procedures which support staff, faculty and students to create a respectful work and learning environment. This workshop will also help participants gain skills in responding to challenging behaviour.

45 minutes – 1 hour

In this workshop, we will explore factors which influence students’ academic integrity and share best practices and resources for proactively advancing academic integrity in the classroom. We will outline BCIT’s policy and procedures for responding to and documenting academic integrity concerns, and share practical tools for responding to academic misconduct.