International Summer School in Mental Health, Crises and Recovery

About

The student will be able to:

-deliver endeavors of mental health promotion on community and individual level
-give information about mental health service systems in Finland and Europe
-explain the main elements of mental health-/psychiatric disorders
-recognize the early signs of mental health crises and who to help and empower people in crises situations
-help clients on their way to recovery and rehabilitation
-student knows the possible mental health services centers of public, private and voluntary sector

Course leader

Heikki Ellilä RN, RMN, MNSc, PhD Jarmo Pulli, Service user, Expert by experience Oskari Ellilä, BA of Arts, performing arts

Course aim

Content:

-How to interact in a group
-Elements of mental health on individual, family and community level
-Care of psychosocial traumatic crises
-Mental health services in Finland and Europe
-Main psychiatric disorders
-Recovery, rehabilitation and open dialog
-Service users involvement / experts by experience
-The use of art in the way for recovery
-Motivational interviews

Fee info