Nov 18 What is Wellbeing?

1. Understanding Personal
& Social Wellbeing
Level 1 Award
with Michelle Walsh @ The Waterside Centre
01254 354413
mwalsh@accross.ac.uk

2. Housekeeping
 Fire evacuation
 Toilets
 Smoking – Away from the front door
 Phone calls / appointments – Outside of classroom
time
 Commitment – Always AIM for 100%
 Sessions - 8th of November – 20th of December
 Absences – to be reported to tutor
mwalsh@accross.ac.uk or Waterside (01254 354413)
You will be required to catch up in your own time
 Brews – 25p per session – WASH OWN CUPS
 Questions?

3. 1. Take part in icebreaker
2. Identify what is meant by the term well-being
3. Identify course content & requirements
4. Outline group rules
5. Complete enrolment and initial assessment
BREAK
6. State what well-being means to you
7. Identify the areas of life well-being includes
8. Identify who is responsible for your well-being
9. Identify the FIVE ways to well-being
10. State at least 3 ways that you are able to look after your own well-
being
11. Discuss homework task - State the role of the government in
regards to well-being
Session 1 Objectives

4.  Key terminology = Wellbeing!
 English = Verbally communicating effectively with
others, writing in full sentences to show your
understanding of the topic
 British Values = Respect – Forming group rules to help
form mutual respect and comfortable learning
environment for everyone.
What else can you expect in
this session..?

5.  Discuss in small groups what you think well-being
is – Write key words on a sheet of paper to
identify what you think Well-being is all about
What do you think
Well-being is?

7. One minute masterpiece
1. Get into pairs with someone you don’t know and arrange
your chairs to sit facing each other.
2. Each partner needs a blank sheet of paper (A4), a marker
pen and a hard surface to draw on (table?)
3. You will have 1 minute to draw a picture of each other –
nobody is allowed to look at the paper as they draw their
partner (not even the person drawing)
4. Once complete – you will sign your masterpiece and give it
to your partner! Something for the fridge! 
I will say “Go!” to start and “Stop!” to… stop
ICEBREAKER

8. “Evidence suggests there are five steps we can all take to improve
our mental wellbeing. Try approaching them with an open mind and
judge the results for yourself.”
http://www.nhs.uk/video/pages/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing.aspx
Your Wellbeing..?

9. It relates to the 5 steps to well-being:
 You listened to instructions.
 Your brain made sense of the language (understood that it was
English, not Chinese, for example!) and what you had to do (the
instructions). (Mind - Keep Learning)
 Your brain told your eyes to ‘see’ the person you had to draw and
to really look at the person. (Place - Take Notice)
 Your brain told your hand how to hold and move the pen and what
to do to draw the picture. (Body - Be Active)
 Possibly - your minds were telling them something funny was going
on with your partner and the others in the group – and it made
some people laugh. (People - Connect)
 You shared your masterpieces with your partners – and gave them
a gift. (Spirit - Give)
Why that icebreaker..?

10.  Feeling happy is a part of mental wellbeing.
 "Feelings of contentment, enjoyment, confidence and engagement with the
world are all a part of mental wellbeing. Self-esteem and self-confidence are, too.
 “Feeling that you can do the things you want to do. Good relationships, which
bring joy to you and those around you.
 "Of course, good mental wellbeing does not mean that you never experience
feelings or situations that you find difficult,” says Professor Stewart-Brown. "But
it does mean that you feel you have the resilience to cope when times are
tougher than usual."
 It can help to think about "being well" as something you do, rather than
something you are. The more you put in, the more you are likely to get out.
 "No-one can give wellbeing to you. It's you who has to take action," says
Professor Stewart-Brown.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/Pages/improve-mental-
wellbeing.aspx
What is mental wellbeing?

11. This qualification is designed to develop your understanding of a range of
wellbeing topics. Each topic provides you with the opportunity to better
understand your own wellbeing and that of others. During this qualification
you are able to decide if you would like to work at a higher level in areas
relevant to Wellbeing, such as Substance Misuse, Mental Health, Mentoring,
Adult Care, Health & Social Care or Childcare etc.
There are 3 different topics in this Award:
What is this course all about?
Title Credit Value
Understanding Substance misuse 2
Forming and breaking Habits 2
Personal Resilience 2
6 credits = Level 1 Award

12.  Primarily me – Michelle
 Each other
 Support worker – Can be arranged, if needed
 Dictionaries/Glossary of terms are available
 ACCROSS guidance team – Main College
 Varied assessment activities (to support all learning styles)
 Hand-outs can be on coloured paper if easier to read
 Lancashire Care: Minds Matter (NHS)
If you feel that you would benefit from more
personalised support in relation to your wellbeing, you
may benefit from contacting the above service.
Referral details available
What support is available?

13. Assessing your work
 Your portfolio will be assessed by the tutor
 Please use correct grammar (capital letters and punctuation) and be careful with
your spellings. If you are unsure, ask.
 Ensure you keep any additional evidence in the back of your file – This will be
tracked and part of your portfolio when you hand it in
 Keep your workbook tidy
 Any corrections will be given back to you and marked again once completed
 Completing the portfolio and ALL associated tasks (to meet criteria) will give you
an Entry Level 3 Award in Personal & Social Wellbeing

14. Any questions so far?

15. To ensure that we all have a happy and productive learning experience, we need to
establish some group rules.
 In groups of 3/4 write a list of ground rules that you would like everyone
(including yourself) to adhere to for the rest of the course
Each team will have the opportunity to share their ideas and then negotiate with other
teams if they would like to keep/get rid of their proposed rules
If you do want to get rid of a rule then you MUST explain why – sometimes we need to
negotiate
Tutor will type up the agreed list for next week
For example: “be punctual at the start of session and after breaks”
Setting group rules

16. Paperwork time
We must sign up to ACCROSS for our accreditation…
These ones need to be completed…
 Enrolment Form
 Learning Support Form
 Finance Form – To be completed by those not claiming UC, JSA or ESA
WRAG)
 Personal Data/ICT Acceptable Use Form
 Literacy / Numeracy Assessment Booklet
You will need to show evidence of benefit entitlement. Please remember…
“This course is (ONLY) free to people who are unemployed, actively seeking work and
claiming an active benefit (JSA, ESA (WRAG), UC…”

17. 15 minutes = Plenty of time for
a brew, chat, drink of water,
toilet visit 
BREAK TIME

18. You may have considered;
 Mental Health
 Physical Health
 Social Attributes
What does well-being mean to you?

19. Work with a partner to create a list of areas
which might include Well-being.
Example; social life – friends, family,
relationships etc.
Physical Health –
Mental Health -
What areas of life does well-being
include?

20. Now you have explored some ideas for being able to
define Well-being;
 Complete the first page of the workbook
 All answers you provide, need to be your own
thoughts and ideas
Workbook

21. The answer is… YOU, mainly!
The government also have SOME
responsibility which you will find out
about later
Who is responsible for your well-
being?

22. What are the FIVE ways to well-
being and what do they mean?

23. Discuss this in pairs and write some ideas
down about what YOU are able to do to
ensure YOU are looking after your own
well-being
How can you look after your own
well-being?

24. Now you have explored some ideas about the
responsibility for Well-being;
 Complete the second page of the workbook
 All answers you provide, need to be your own
thoughts and ideas
Workbook

25. Research the role of the government in
regards to well-being
Take the small workbook home with you…
Write a few sentences about what the government are doing to
promote and support people with well-being
Extra: Are there any other things the government plan to do in
the future?
Homework

26. Use your guide to help you login –
resources from each session will be on
here. These can be used to help you look
over what we covered in the session
ItsLearning

27. 1. Take part in icebreaker
2. Identify what is meant by the term well-being
3. Identify course content & requirements
4. Outline group rules
5. Complete enrolment and initial assessment
BREAK
6. State what well-being means to you
7. Identify the areas of life well-being includes
8. Identify who is responsible for your well-being
9. Identify the FIVE ways to well-being
10. State at least 3 ways that you are able to look after your own well-
being
11. Discuss homework task - State the role of the government in
regards to well-being
Session 1 Objectives
Did you..?

28. You will be looking into;
Substance Misuse
 Substances that people misuse
 Effects of substance misuse on the individual
Next Session

29. Questions