10 Health Apps for Mental Health Problems (Course10-EN)

Units

  10.2 Experiential training ses...
10.1 Teaching Session

Objectives

  • Learning about the importance of taking care of mental health

  • Learning how to use mental health apps

  • Learn what emotions are and their importance

  • Learn how to detect emotions and how to regulate them.

  • Learn how to control your breathing in stressful moments.

  • Be able to differentiate between each of the mental health applications.

  • Know how to use them and make good use of them

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Resources for 10.1

ETA 10.1 Teaching Session (pdf)
ETA 10.1 Teaching Session (online)

10.1.1. Introduction to mental health and its importance in everyday life

Duration: 30 minutes

This introduction will highlight the following aspects:

  • Health Apps project short introduction
  • Icebreaker Activity
  • What is mental health and its importance
  • What are mental health apps? and examples
  • Advantages of using mental health apps

Resources: 

  • ETA - 10 Teaching Session (10.1), Unit 10.1.1 

10.1.2. Importance of emotional management

Duration: 1 hour

The session will cover the following topics:

  • Introduction of what emotions are and their importance (emotion detection activity).
  • Introduction of emotional regulation techniques
  • Breathing control activities

Resources: 

  • ETA - 10 Teaching Session (10.1), Unit 10.1.2 

10.1.3 Types and use of mental health applications

Duration: 1 hour

The aspects to be covered in this session are:

  • Motivating users, recording the user's mood and day-to-day life, tools for the management of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and stress, seeking psychological help and helping to reduce emotions and feelings.
  • Identify and classify mental health apps.
  • Compare the features and functionalities of each of the mental health apps.
  • To distinguish the objectives that can be achieved with each of the mental health apps.
  • Activity: several objectives will be presented, and different apps related to mental health. Users will have to relate to which objective each application is related to.

Resources:

  • ETA - 10 Teaching Session (10.1), Unit 10.1.3

10.1.4. Assessment

Duration: 30 minutes

Learners will sit in a circle and discuss what they thought of the mental health apps. Each of the learners will evaluate the mental health apps and what they think are their greatest benefits.

A satisfaction questionnaire will then be handed out, and the trainer will thank everyone for attending the sessions..

Resources: 

  • ETA - 10 Teaching Session (10.1), Unit 10.1.4