AN INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH - The Nossal Institute for ...

1 DAY Session 1:
Introduction to mental health and
mental disorders
Session objectives : To welcome participants to the training, provide an overview of the
course objectives and timetable, and explore ideas about mental health
and mental disorders.
Session duration :
2 hours
Activity 1 : Introducing your other half
Time : 1 hour
Purpose : To introduce participants to each other and the training program.
Materials : Black/white board for presentation, illustrated introduction cards
(Appendix A), large piece of paper and marker for the facilitator.
Directions : Step 1
Greet the class and introduce yourself to them.
Give a brief outline of the four day program and the topics you will be
covering.
Step 2
Hand out the illustrated cards found in Appendix A (each picture has been
split in two). Each person gets one-half of a picture.
Instruct participants to find the person with the other half of their
illustrated card.
Participants then introduce themselves to their partners and share three
pieces information about themselves, for example:
• Their name and village
• One positive thing about themselves OR one of your favourite roles as
a community health worker
• Their expectations for participating in this training.
Allow five minutes for discussion in pairs then participants should
introduce their partner to the rest of the group and mention what their
partner hopes to gain by participating in the training.
The facilitator writes the participants expectations of the training on a large
piece of paper and sticks it up on the wall of the training room if possible.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH