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ThisprogramisbroughttoyoubyTakeActionforHealth,acollaborationamongAnthem,Inc.,CityofHope,theNationalUrbanLeagueandPfizerInc.,andwascreatedbyMarvaL.Lewis,PhDandCandiceC.Beasley,DSWfromTulaneUniversity.Formoreinformation,gototakeactionforhealth.org.

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UBUNTUWORKSHOPLEADERGUIDE

INTRODUCTION 3

YOUCANDOTHIS! 3WHATISUBUNTU? 3MENTALHEALTH1STAID 3

WORKSHOPOVERVIEW 4

ABOUTTHEUBUNTUWORKSHOPS 4TARGETAUDIENCE 4CLASSSIZE 4MATERIALS,LEADERNOTES,ANDEQUIPMENT 4HANDOUTS 5WORKSHOPSCHEDULE 5CLASSROOMSETUP 5EVALUATIONS 5

WORKSHOPEVALUATION 6

RESOURCESLIST 7

POWERPOINTPRESENTATIONSWITHLEADERNOTES 8

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INTRODUCTION

YouCanDoThis!

TakeActionforHealthdevelopedtheUbuntuProgramforEmotionalWellnessasaready-to-goprogramforAfricanAmericancommunitygroups.Itisbrokeninto4UbuntuWorkshopsthatcanbeheldseparatelyortogether.Thiseasy-to-useleaderguidewillhelpyoustartaconversationaboutstressandhowitaffectsourdailylives.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyoureducationalbackgroundis:Youcandothis!Bysimplyfollowingtheinstructions,youcanleadanUbuntuWorkshop.

LeadinganUbuntuWorkshopdoesnotrequirealotofpreparation.Weprovideeasy-to-followinstructions,materials,andgroupactivitiesforeachtopic.Youneverhavetostressoverwhattoteachnext.Asinanything,themoreyoufacilitateUbuntuWorkshops,theeasieritwillbecome.Beopentofacilitatinglotsofworkshops,andsoon,youwillbeplacingyourown“spin”ontopics,makingyourownuniquepresentationevermorerelevantforyourcommunitygroup.

DISCLAIMER:Beawarethattalkingaboutstressandtraumamayleadtostrongfeelingswithintheindividualparticipants.Bepreparedwiththenamesoflocalmentalhealthprovidersandcommunityresourcestogiveparticipantswhoareindistress.Doinformparticipantsthatthematerialsandinformationprovidedareforeducationalpurposes.Ifparticipantshaveanyquestionsorconcerns,theyshouldconsultwiththeirhealthcareprovider.Encourageparticipantstochecktheirhealthplanforcontractedproviders.

WhatisUbuntu?

Stress—oraswecommonlyrefertoit,“theblues”—iscommontooureverydaylives.Intheseworkshops,weshareourexperiencesthroughanAfricanformofstorytellingcalledUbuntu.ThroughUbuntuwelearnfromeachotherandimprovebothourindividualandcommunitywell-being.

WhatisUbuntu?Ubuntumeans“IamwhatIambecauseofyou.”Thesestoriesandsharedexperiencesofferexplanationsfortheeventsinourlivesthatcancausestress,includingtraumaticeventslikefamilyconflicts,violence,andracism,aswellaseverydaystresses.Thisstorytellingframeworkisusedtoteachcommunitymorality,andprovidepeopleofAfricandescentwithasenseofindividualandcollectiveidentity.HumorisanimportantcomponentofUbuntustories,whichareentertainingaswellasinstructive.

MentalHealth1stAid

Youmaybeinterestedinunderstandingmoreabouthandlingmentalhealthissues.MentalHealth1stAidcanhelpyouassistsomeoneexperiencingmentalhealthconcerns.ConsidervisitingtheMentalHealth1stAidwebsitetolearn:

• Howtospottheriskfactorsandwarningsignsofmentalhealthoraddictionissues• Howtohelpsomeoneinneed• Wheretoreferpeopleforadditionalhelp

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WORKSHOPOVERVIEW

AbouttheUbuntuWorkshops

Thereare4distinctUbuntuWorkshopsthatcanbeheldseparatelyortogether:

• Module1:Stress&Community• Module2:Stress&TheBody• Module3:Stress&TheMind• Module4:Stress&Spirituality

Themaingoalsoftheworkshopsare:

1. Tohelpparticipantsunderstandhowstressaffectsone’scommunity,body,mind,andspirit.Stressistheunderlyingcauseofmanyillnessesandsocialproblems.Aspeoplebecomeawareofhowstresscannegativelyaffectthemandtheoptionsdealingwithit,theycanbegintoleadhealthierandhappierlives.TheseworkshopsfocusspecificattentiontotheuniquestressorsfacedbyAfricanAmericancommunities.

2. ToraiseawarenessthatAfricanAmericansarenotaloneintheirexperiencewithstress.Personalhealthandcommunityhealthareconnected.Theseworkshopsconnectparticipantsbyencouragingparticipantstosharetheirexperiencesandtolearntogetherhowtobetterdealwithstress.

TargetAudience

The4UbuntuWorkshops,whicharedesignedwiththeAfricanAmericancommunityinmind,areforanyonewhomaycurrentlybeexperiencingstressandwhowantstolearnhealthierwaysofdealingwithit.It’salsoforthosewhosimplywantmoreinformationaboutstress.

ClassSize

Becausetheworkshopsrequireaudienceparticipation,werecommendkeepingtheclasssizebetween5-7participantssothateveryonewhowisheshasachancetoshare.

Materials,LeaderNotes,andEquipment

Eachofthe4UbuntuWorkshopshasaPowerPointpresentation.So,youwillneedacomputerandprojectortosharethepresentationwithyouraudience,aswellastheconnectingcables,etc.Allequipmentshouldbeplacedinthemeetingroomandchecked,atleastonehourpriortothestartoftheworkshop.EachPowerPointpresentationincludeshelpfultalkingpointsintheNotessection.Werecommendyouprintthenotesaheadoftimesoyouhavethemhandyduringyourpresentation.You’llfindthemattheendofthisdocument.Wealsosuggestthatyouhaveasign-insheetsoyoucankeep

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trackofwhohasparticipatedinyourworkshop.Don’tforgettopassthisaroundbothatthestartofclassandattheendoftheclasstocatchanyparticipantsthatmayhavearrivedlateorleftearly.

Handouts

WerecommendyouprintandhandoutcopiesoftheResourcesList(locatedattheendofthisleaderguide)incaseparticipantsneedadditionalassistanceorinformation.Youmayalsowanttoprovideparticipantswithwritingmaterialssothattheycantakenotes.And,youmaywanttohaveawhiteboardorflipchartsandmarkerssothatyoucanwritedownyourparticipants’answers,thoughts,andideasreceivedduringthediscussions.

WorkshopSchedule

Eachofthe4UbuntuWorkshopstakeaboutanhourtocomplete,includingdiscussiontime:

• Module1:Stress&Community• Module2:Stress&TheBody• Module3:Stress&TheMind• Module4:Stress&Spirituality

It’suptoyoutodecidehowmanyworkshopsyouwishtoofferatatime.Ifyouchoosetoofferoneattime,besurethatyourparticipantsareawareoftheupcomingdatesandtimesforsubsequentworkshops.Ifyouchoosetooffermorethanoneinasinglesitting,besuretoschedulebreaks!

ClassroomSetup

Becausethisisaparticipatoryworkshop,werecommendthatyouarrangechairsinasemi-circlefacingtheprojectorscreen.

Seating

ProjectorScreen

Evaluations

Attheendoftheworkshop,besuretoleaveafewminutesforparticipantstofilloutanevaluationtogivefeedback.They’llhelpyouunderstandwhatyou’realreadydoingwellandwhatyoumayneedtoimproveon.Youmayalsowishtosaveevaluationssoyoucantrackimprovements.

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WORKSHOPEVALUATION

1. Whichworkshop(s)didyouattend(checkallthatapply):

q Module1:Stress&Communityq Module2:Stress&TheBodyq Module3:Stress&TheMindq Module4:Stress&Spirituality

2. Whowasyourworkshopleader?____________________________________________________

3. Howwouldyouratetheworkshop(s)?

q Excellentq Verygoodq Goodq Fairq Poor

4. Pleaseindicateyourlevelofagreementwiththefollowingstatements:

5. WouldyourecommendanUbuntuWorkshop(s)toothers?

q Definitelyq Probablyq Notsureq Probablynotq Definitelynot

6. DoyouhaveanycommentsorsuggestionsthatmighthelpimprovetheUbuntuWorkshop(s)in

thefuture?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

StronglyDisagree Disagree Neutral Agree

StronglyAgree

Theworkshop(s)objectiveswereclear

Theworkshop(s)presentationwasclear Thediscussionswerehelpful Theworkshop(s)increasedmyinterestinthesubject

Theworkshop(s)metmyexpectations

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RESOURCESLIST▪ AmericanPsychiatricAssociation:(703)907-7300/www.psychiatry.org.Informationondifferent

psychiatricdisorders,andhowtofindalocalPsychiatrist.▪ CapstoneInstituteCenterforResearchontheEducationofStudentsPlacedatRisk:

www.capstoneinstitute.org.Professionaldevelopmentservicestosupporteducation,includingclassroomsupport,technicalassistance,tutorialservices,psychosocialsupport,classroommanagementtechniques,andmore.

▪ CenterforDiseaseControl:(800)232-4636/www.cdc.gov.Informationonnewlyemergingdiseases,strategiesforhealthyliving,andpreparingforanemergency.

▪ DepressionandBipolarSupportAlliance(DBSA):(800)826-3632/www.dbsalliance.org.Generalinformationondepressionandbipolardiagnoses,andassistancefindingprofessionalmentalhealthservicesandsupportgroups.

▪ InternationalFoundationforResearchandEducationonDepression:www.ifred.org.Informationongriefanddepression,suicidehotlineassistance,mentalhealthsupport,peergroupsupport,andlocalvolunteerismeventsandopportunities.

▪ LeeThompsonYoungFoundation:www.leethompsonyoungfoundation.org.Mentalhealthandwellnesseducationforchildren,teachers,parentsandcommunityleaders,andassistancefindinglocalmentalhealthresources.

▪ MentalHealthAmerica:(800)969-6642/www.mentalhealthamerica.net/african-american-mental-health.Nationalandlocaladvocacytoraiseawarenessaboutmentalhealthissuesandservices—particularlyforpeopleofcolor.Alsooffershelpforlocatinglocalmentalhealthscreeningsandprofessionalservices.

▪ MentalHealthFirstAid:www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/about/.Providestrainingtobothprofessionalsandnon-professionalsinhowtohelpsomeoneexperiencingamentalhealthorsubstanceuse-relatedcrisis.

▪ NationalBlackNursesAssociation:www.nbna.org.ProvidesrepresentationandaforumforAfricanAmericannursesandnursinginterestedinworkingcollaborativelytoensurepeopleofcolorgetaccesstothehigh-qualityhealthcare.

▪ NationalInstituteofMentalHealth:(866)615-6464/www.nimh.nih.gov.Informationandresearchondifferentmentalhealthdiagnoses.

▪ OfficeofMinorityHealth:(800)444-6472/https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/.Generalinformationonmentalhealthissuesandresourcesforpeopleofcolor.

▪ OfficeofBehavioralandSocialSciencesResearch:(301)402-1146/obssr.od.nih.gov/.Training,webinars,andseminarsonavarietyoftopicswithinthefieldofsocialsciences.

▪ SuicideHotline:(800)273-TALK(8255)/www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.Freeandconfidentialemotionalsupportforpeopleinasuicidalcrisisoremotionaldistress—24hoursaday.

▪ TheAssociationofBlackPsychologists:(301)449-3082/www.abpsi.org/find-psychologists.AssistancefindingalocalAfrican-AmericanPsychologists.

▪ TheAssociationofBlackSocialWorkers:(202)678-4570/https://nabsw.site-ym.com/.InformationonsocialissuesrelatedtoAfricanAmericans,aswellasaprofessionalcommunityforAfricanAmericanSocialWorkersandSocialWorkstudents.

▪ U.S.DepartmentofJusticeVictimAssistance:(202)514.2000/www.justice.gov/actioncenter/find-help-and-information-crime-victims.Resourcesforvictimsofviolentcrimes,includingresourcesforlocatinglocalvictim/witnessassistanceprograms.

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POWERPOINTPRESENTATIONSWITHLEADERNOTES

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Thanks for Being Part of Ubuntu!

ThisprogramisonlypossiblebecauseofpeoplelikeYOU.WethankyouforthetimeandeffortyouhaveinvestedinbecominganUbuntuleader.

ThankyouforbeingpartoftheUbuntuexperience!