A training imparted to Karuna Trust nurses to fight COVID -19

1. COVID-19 MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT
PCMH MENTAL WELLBEING SERVICES
Aji Joseph
(Head of Psychology services)
Swaathi B,
(Counsellor)
PCMH Restore Health

2. LET US INTRODUCE
Can you please tell your…
 Name
 What you had for breakfast?
 What is that you expect out of this training programme?

3. BY THE END OF THIS SESSION YOU WILL
BE ABLE TO
 Identify some indicators and factors of psychological health
 Develop basic knowledge of mental health continuum
 Have greater understanding of signs and symptoms of
psychological distress
 Learn proactive coping mechanisms
 Reflect on roles and responsibilities for ensuring healthy living

4. WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH? - WHO
Mental health is a state of well-being in which
the individual realises his or her own abilities,
can cope with the normal stresses of life, can
work productively and fruitfully, and is able
to make contribution to his or her community

5. LETS TALK…
Can you SHARE ONE challenge you face
related to mental health during Covid 19?
 Thoughts…
 Feelings…
 Imaginations or fears…..
 How confident are you in rendering care?

6. CONTINUUM OF STRESS
Stressful
event or a
situation
psychological
distress
symptoms
expression of
emotions

7. WHAT IS SELF – CARE?
Self-care refers to any activities which one does
deliberately with the intention of enhancing one’s own
energy and health to improve and uplift mood and to
reduce stress.
Giving Care and Receiving Care

8. ITS ABOUT BALANCE
OVERALL
WELLBEING
MENTAL HEALTH
PHYSICAL
HEALTHSOCIAL HEALTH

9. WE ARE ALL UNIQUE AND SO ARE THE WAYS TO LOOK
AFTER YOUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Life
balance
Family
spirituality
social
physical
professional
community

10. KEY TO SELF CARE
 AWARENESS
It is your ability to know and feel about yourself!

11. BENEFITS: SELF CARE
 Greater capacity to manage stress
 Better communication
 Increase of resilience and energy
 Reduced symptom of mental health problems.

12. EMOTION IS FUNDAMENTAL
 EMOTION = ENERGY IN MOTION
 400 emotional experiences everyday
 Emotion is neither negative or positive,

13. WHAT IS EMOTION
 Emotion is a subjective experience of feeling. It is
not thought or knowledge
 Emotions can be reactions to internal stimuli (such
as thoughts or memories) or events that occur in
our environment.

14. COMPONENTS OF EMOTIONS
 Feelings
 Bodily arousal
 Sense of purpose – Goal directed
 Social Expressive

15. LET’S LEARN TWO WORDS
 Emotional intelligence (EI )refers to the ability to
perceive, control and evaluate emotions
 EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE Emotional resilience refers
to one's ability to adapt to stressful situations or
crises.

16. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Salovey and Mayer emotional intelligence model

17. BENEFITS OF EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
 Success
 Efficiency
 Confidence
 Proactivity
 Practical outlook
 Optimism
 Self-Esteem etc.

18. THE CYCLE
Thoughts
FeelingsActions

19. COPING MECHANISM
 is conscious or non-conscious adjustment or
adaptation that decreases tension and anxiety in a
stressful experience or situation – APA Dictionary of
psychology

20. HOW TO COPE WITH COVID 19
STRESS?
 Honesty
 Emotional vigilance
 Responsibility
 Proactive coping and emotional management
 Energy management

21. COMMON COPING MECHANISMS
 Support
 Relaxation
 Problem-solving
 Humor
 Physical activity
 Feel free to find your own healthy stuff!

22. COVID 19
 What thoughts disturbs me?
 What is my emotional distress ?
 What starts (trigger) this experience; environment
outside or the inner world?
 How intense are these feelings?
 What can I do about it NOW?
 How confident am I in rendering care?
 Do I need professional help?

23. CARRY HOME MESSAGE
 WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH
 Continuum of stress
 What is SELF – CARE?
 AWARENESS IS THE KEY
 EMOTION INTELLIGENCE AND RESILIENCE ARE FUNDAMENTAL
 DOING SOMETHING ACTIONABLE IS THE GAME CHANGER
 How to Cope with Covid 19 stress?

24. THANKS