MHFA Summit: Sharpen Your Skills

MHFA25 - The Holistic Self: Mental Health First Aid Centered in Mindfulness, Lived Experience and Authentic Self-Care

Sunday, April 30, 2023

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location: 511 ABC, Level 2, LACC

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relias, LLC and National Council for Mental Wellbeing guarantee this educational conference is free from bias.

Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

Rachael Poorman Santos, MAEd, MA, LPC, RY200 (she/her/hers)

Psychology Instructor, Yoga Instructor, MHFA Instructor
Thornton Township High School District 205, Heads Up Holistic Wellbeing, Serendipity Yoga & Wellness
Flossmoor , Illinois

Slides
Jenn Carson, DSW (She/Her/Dr)

Crisis Line Supervisor
Inland Southern California United Way
Riverside , California
Shaundalyn N. Elliot, MA (she/her/hers)

Education Specialist, YMHFA, TMHFA, AMHFA INSTRUCTOR, State of Alabama Certified Teacher, School Counselor, and Administrator
Alabama State Department of Education
Montgomery, Alabama

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

Michele M. Pilon, BA (she/her/hers)

National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid, Life Coach, Wellness Consultant, and Speaker
Washington Wellness with Michele
Covington, Washington

This dynamic experiential session will incorporate impactful mindfulness, limited self-disclosure and authentic self-care practices into MHFA.

Learning Objectives:

Learn to validate and support limited mental health lived experience disclosure by co-facilitators and participants of MHFA workshops.
Experience a collection of mindfulness and vitality tools to incorporate into the facilitation of the MHFA trainings to support learning and wellness.
Demonstrate a command of self-care practices that promote resilience and recovery while rejuvenating inner strengths to ensure efficacy.
Attendees will demonstrate skills to incorporate authentic self-care, limited lived experience and impactful mindfulness activities into MHFA workshops.