Building Mental Health Capacity in Early Education
Are you ready to build your skills in Mental Health awareness?
The demands of the early childhood profession can take a toll on dedicated professionals, leaving many educators burned out. That’s why Big Steps Professional Learning is dedicated to making mental health training a priority in your professional development journey.
Exclusive Professional Development for UWU Union Members!
What is the Mental Health
Professional Learning Program?
As part of your union’s commitment to fighting better a better workforce, Big Steps Professional Learning has partnered with Mindseye Training to develop a bespoke training program just for United Workers Union members. This program has been designed to equip educators with the foundational skills needed to support you, and your colleagues, to build up your mental fitness toolkit.
Access the training today to improve to access Mental Health Awareness and Fitness training.
Learn the Mental Fitness Fundamentals!
Through this program, you will be able to select different courses to suit your interests and needs. Designed to build your awareness, fitness, and resilience, this program holistically teaches you about the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems in adults, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.
That’s why Big Steps Professional Learning has partnered with Mindseye Training to develop a bespoke training program just for educators.
Together, we can transform the early childhood profession, making it a more supportive and empowering environment for educators like you.
Build your skills in Mental Health awareness
Big Steps Professional Learning is only available to existing United Workers Union members. Not a member yet? Join today to access these resources.
Professional Development Opportunities
Mental Awareness Online Courses
Delivery: Self-Paced hosted on the Big Steps Portal – only available until the end of 2024!
Cost: Free, for United Workers Union members
Gain access to Mindseye Training Webinars, and join the Big Steps networking Discord improve mental awareness in your practice.
- Mental Health Awareness
- Mental Fitness
- Difficult Conversations
Join the Big Steps Professional Learning community
Connect with other educators to support each other and build a community of practice for Big Steps Professional Learning. Support each other to promote safer, mentally aware and fit workplaces.
Networking opportunities will be online, to work around your schedule, hosted on the Early Educators United Discord Channel.