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Table 2 The programme of the mental health workshop

From: Expressing one’s feelings and listening to others increases emotional intelligence: a pilot study of Asian medical students

Time

Contents

13:00

Orientation

13:05

Self-introduction game: working in pairs

13:30

Grief and Loss: pair-work (Listening and Expressing feelings)

1) What did your friends or parents do that was helpful?

 You have lost your most important possession. Something that you kept for years as a treasure. (ex: a picture or a present that you were given from your best friend. It is unique, the only one, and cannot be replaced) You looked for it for hours but in vain.

 You are at a loss what to do.

2) What did your friends or parents do that was not helpful?

 On the contrary, what did they do that hurt you?

13:50

Sharing what you found

14:00

Mental health, What is grief?

14:20

Break

14:30

Impaired healers overview

14:50

Sharing 2 physicians stories: group work (Listening and Expressing feelings)

Experience of sharing your own impaired story in your group

16:15

Closing