Helpful resources & week 2
Thank you and congratulations for making it to the end of week 1! We’ve covered a large amount of information this week; the psychological impact of COVID-19 is a massive, …
Course: COVID-19: Psychological Impact, Wellbeing and Mental Health
What wellbeing challenges are caused by COVID-19?
For a lot of people, things that help us thrive are being threatened and many are also experiencing threats to things that help us survive. Some of us have already …
How might COVID-19 affect the workplace and businesses?
In this step, we’ll refer back to Susan’s story and Robyn’s videos. While much of the content we’ve covered so far applies to businesses and workplaces. We’ll pick out a …
How might COVID-19 affect health services?
In this step, we’ll refer back to Carol as a part of the healthcare workforce and Kevin as a health service user. We’ll also think about the factors impacting healthcare …
Ethics, societies and global health during COVID-19
In this final detailed step before we begin recapping our learning, we will refer back to multiple threads of our stories as we look at ethics, societies, and global health …
How might COVID-19 affect workplace teams & businesses?
In this step, we’ll refer back to Susan’s story to think about the impact on teams and the workplace, and hear from Robyn again on team dynamics. Much of the …
How might COVID-19 affect systems and organisations in our society?
This activity will focus more on the impact of COVID-19 on systems and organisations. This might be the services and organisations of the people we’ve seen so far in our …
How might COVID-19 affect vulnerable groups?
In this step, we will focus on how groups of people with particular social identities can be affected by COVID-19. We’ll refer back to Susan’s experience of discrimination at a …
How might COVID-19 affect teams of key workers?
In this step, we’re going to hear from Carol again and explore some key issues from her story. We’ll hear from Professor Neil Greenberg on moral injury and more from …
Personal stories
Throughout this course we’re going to hear from Kevin, Carol, and Susan – three fictional characters played by actors but based on real experiences. These three personal stories will help …
How might COVID-19 affect key workers?
In this step, we’ll hear the first part of Carol’s story. We’ll then explore factors impacting the psychological well-being of key workers, and hear again from Dr. Stubley. In this …
Who might we need to think more about during this crisis?
This section will focus more on the impact of COVID-19 on groups. This might be a group of people with shared characteristics (e.g., ‘at risk’ groups on stricter lockdown), a …
How might COVID-19 affect people experiencing mental health conditions?
In this, and the following step, we will hear Kevin’s story. We explore some of the key factors in his experience and consider the experiences of other people experiencing mental …
Learning with us – Week 3
This week will focus on part 3 of the course syllabus – What next? Preparing for life after COVID-19. The learning will focus on managing mental health beyond COVID-19, including …
How might COVID-19 affect all of us psychologically?
Professor Sir Simon Wessely This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. Download Transcript of Simon Wessely (right click or tap/hold and open in new tab) Let’s review some of …
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COVID-19: Psychological Impact, Wellbeing and Mental Health