Mental Health & Wellbeing Training For Imams and Community Leaders

Develop an understanding of mental health challenges, how to combat them, what the language of mental health is from an Islamic & secular perspective and how to offer basic support to those who are suffering in the Muslim community.

At the end of the course, attendees will be able to :

• Have an understanding of what Mental Health and Wellbeing is from an Islamic perspective.
• Have a basic understanding of Islamic psychology and the history of mental health in Islam.
• Understand potential causes of poor mental health.
• Recognise and identify symptoms of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal feelings.
• Understand the stigma and language around mental health difficulties.
• Identify coping strategies from an Islamic perspective for yourself and others.
• Recognise the spiritual and practical advice on mental health.
• Be able to offer basic support to those struggling with mental health difficulties and know where to refer or signpost them.

Zoom pre-course information:

• You must have a strong internet connection to enable interaction via the online format.
• Access to a quiet area.
• Ideally access to headphones with a microphone to exclude external noise interruption.

Target Audience:

Imams and Community Leaders

Course Instructor:

Warisa Hussain is an Islamic studies graduate, who holds an MA in Clinical Psychology and MSc in Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Health. She has over 10 years of experience in working in the charity sector and providing vulnerable people support to refugees, victims & survivors of domestic abuse, and war. She is also a social activist, talk show host and poet. Warisa hopes to inspire change and take action to provide psychosocial support to the most vulnerable members of the Muslim community.

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