Look after your friend trainings
Do you want to do more for your own and your friends’ wellbeing? Then attend the free ‘Look after your friend’-training!
Why?
Your time as a student can be a lot of fun but it can also be difficult sometimes. A lot of students who experience problems regarding their wellbeing, such as stress, depression or anxiety, first turn to their friends to talk about it before talking to anyone else. Of course, you also want to be there for your friends and this might be difficult sometimes. A situation might raise certain questions, such as:
- ‘How can I help my friend without letting it affect myself too much?’
- ‘How can I listen to someone in a way that makes them feel heard?’
- ‘What does that diagnosis actually mean?’
To help students in answering these questions, a training has been set up by the psychologists of the UT, in collaboration with the SU.
What?
The training consists of 2 sessions of both 2 hours, which are complementing and can therefore not be followed separately. During these two sessions, the following topics will be discussed:
- Practical tips on looking after your friend
- Supporting a friend through the student journey
- Understanding your friend’s diagnosis
- Knowing your services: getting professional help in- and outside of the UT
Furthermore, participants will receive an extensive guide with information and tips on how to look after their friends and themselves. Of course, the training is comletely free for students of the UT.
Do you want to know more about the training? Check out our Canvas page, containing more information. Enrolling for this page is without obligation, so feel free to check it out!
How can you sign up?
Are you a student who would like to participate in the training? You can sign up for one of the training moments in the second quartile via the form below. Are you not available on any of the training moments? Then sign up for our Canvas page and we will send you an announcement as soon as new training moments are available!
Are you a board member of a Student Union related association?
As an association, you can claim a training specifically for your members. You can sign up your association by filling out this form:
We will get in touch with you and determine a suitable date for the training. The sign-up works on a first-come, first-serve basis. As soon as a date is set, you can let your members know and they can sign up for the training. A maximum of 15 people can join the training and one person should attend both trainings (you cannot attend only one of them). To be able to give the training to as many people as possible, we expect a minimum amount of 10 attendees. The training is free of charge. Hopefully, we will hear from you soon and we can plan a training together to improve the wellbeing of your members!
Do you have any more questions?
If you have any questions regarding the training or signing up, please let us know by sending an e-mail to a.n.bremmer@utwente.nl.