Professor Hippo on Campus Workshop (Open Faculty)

Faculty and instructors (educators) and those who interact with, support and supervise McMaster students in many other ways (navigators) on campus are integral to building mental health support for students. While you are not be expected to be mental health experts or counselors, faculty and staff are often ideally situated to recognize and respond to stressed and distressed students, to start important conversations, and to limit unnecessary stress and distress. To do this you must feel prepared and comfortable to address student mental health needs in ways that are consistent with and appropriate to your roles and training.

The Professor Hippo-on-Campus program has been designed and tested at McMaster to help accomplish these goals in an accessible, engaging and efficient format.

To benefit from this workshop, it is recommended that you try to complete the Professor Hippo online program (8 modules) FIRST if you can. It takes about 3 hours on A2L and is best done gradually over days to weeks. You will then be certified in Professor Hippo! This workshop builds on that content, which will not be reviewed in depth in the workshop. This will allow for more interaction and case discussion.

Before registering for the online program, complete the pre-survey. See instructions here: https://mentalhealth.mcmaster.ca/professor-hippo/

Workshop facilitated by Dr. Catharine Munn, Creator & Lead, Professor Hippo-on-Campus Program, and Advisor to the Provost (Special Projects, Mental Health)

Contact profhipp@mcmaster.ca if you have questions about this program.