emotional health and wellbeing service anne pledger emotional health & wellbeing manager

Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service

Anne PledgerEmotional Health & Wellbeing Manager

• More than just happiness...• overall well-being involves both the mind and

the body. • Having good self-esteem and self-confidence,

feelings of contentment, enjoyment, confidence and engagement with the world

• Feeling you have the resilience to cope when times are tougher than usual

• Feeling good and functioning well

What is emotional wellbeing?

Emotional Health & Wellbeing ServiceOne to one support:•The service offers psycho-education and guided self-help using Cognitive Behavioural Approaches with individuals on a one to one basis with a focus on improving emotional wellbeing•Up to eight sessions of structured guided self-help with a Health Trainer for Emotional Health and Wellbeing, covering the following topics:

Initial Assessment Stress Bucket Five Ways to Wellbeing Sleep Hygiene Breathing Exercises Relaxation / Mindfulness Managing Difficult Situations Problem Solving Goal Setting

Depression

Symptoms include:

• Low mood• Lack of motivation• Sleep disturbances• Eating too much / too little• Difficulty in concentrating• Lack of energy

AnxietySymptoms include:

• Heart racing, trembling / shaking, feeling breathless, restless, changes in appetite, mind racing / going blank, wanting to run away, avoiding situations

Based on Brabben and Turkington (2002)

Overflow

Stress Vulnerability Bucket

Stress relief / protective factors

Poor housing

Staying out late clubbing, not getting enough sleep

Stress of exams

Debts building up

*Activity*Think about what is

contributing to your stresses currently and how you relieve / put down your

stresses

Introducing the Five Ways to Wellbeing

One Minute Meditation

Thank you for listening,any questions?