SWAP Teacher Course
This is a course designed to give you everything you need to train a group of wellbeing prefects or mentors. Take a look at the specification to get an overview of this course.
Free Introductory lesson
Take a look at the free introductory lesson here to get a sense of what the course is about and what kind of materials you’ll gain access to.
Your instructor
Aidan Harvey-Craig wrote the Student Wellbeing Ambassador Programme and his teenage daughter narrates the videos. He is author of the book 18 Wellbeing Hacks for Students: Using Psychology’s Secrets to Survive and Thrive. Aidan has two degrees in psychology and has worked as Head of Psychology, Head of Year, and Student Counsellor in a range of schools in the UK and internationally.
His previous experiences include running Anger Management and Cognitive Skills programmes in a maximum security prison.
The book
All the research, ideas and techniques from the course come from the book, 18 Wellbeing Hacks for Students: Using Psychology’s Secrets to Survive and Thrive.
So, if you want to go deeper into the ideas, please check out this book.
There’s a free sample chapter here, which is about using music for wellbeing.
The course app
There is a free app which supports the SWAP. It is not needed to complete the course, but students are invited to use it if they think it might help them to build the techniques into their everyday life. It also includes a comprehensive list of mental health support agencies.
You can find the app by searching for WellSenz on the App Store or Google Play.
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