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Wellbeing Lab

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Supporting people, learners and communities.

Dates
Flexible — multiple dates available
Location
Athens / Brussels
Duration
6 days · Monday to Saturday
Target group
Educators, VET trainers, adult education staff, youth workers, social workers, counsellors, NGO professionals, public-sector staff and professionals working in community support and wellbeing

Description

Mental health and wellbeing influence participation, learning, relationships, resilience and everyday life.

This six-day learning experience equips professionals with practical approaches to recognise needs, respond appropriately and create more supportive environments in education, training, youth work, social services and community settings.

The course draws on KMOP's direct work in mental health services, psychosocial empowerment, community care, family support and wellbeing.

In Brussels, participants can explore the European policy and stakeholder environment around mental health, wellbeing, social inclusion and community-based care.

Because we do not only train. We implement.

Learning outcomes

What you take home.

  • Explain key concepts related to mental health, wellbeing, resilience and psychosocial support
  • Recognise common signs of distress and understand when further professional support may be needed
  • Identify risk and protective factors affecting wellbeing in education, training and community settings
  • Apply practical approaches for creating more supportive and psychologically safe environments
  • Use communication and active-listening techniques appropriately in professional contexts
  • Understand the importance of boundaries, referral pathways and multidisciplinary cooperation
  • Explore community-based and person-centred approaches to mental health support
  • Apply practical tools for resilience, self-care and prevention of professional burnout
  • Understand the role of organisations, communities and policy frameworks in promoting wellbeing
  • Develop a practical Wellbeing Action Plan for their own organisation

Tentative schedule

Six days, Monday to Saturday. An outline, not a fixed timetable — KMOP trainers adapt the programme to the group.

Understand

MondayMental health and wellbeing in everyday practice

  • Welcome, introductions and learning expectations.
  • Understanding mental health, wellbeing and psychosocial support.
  • Exploring the factors that influence wellbeing across education, training, work and community life.
  • Reflection on stigma, misconceptions and the importance of supportive environments.
  • Group exchange: what mental health and wellbeing challenges are participants seeing in their own professional contexts?
Recognise

TuesdaySigns, needs and early support

  • Recognising signs of distress, emotional difficulty and changes in behaviour.
  • Understanding risk and protective factors.
  • How to respond appropriately without stepping outside professional roles.
  • Communication, active listening, boundaries and referral pathways.
  • Case-based exercises and peer discussion.
Experience

WednesdayLearning from real practice

  • A field-based learning day connecting the course with professional practice.
  • In Greece, participants may visit KMOP mental health and community-based services, meet professionals and explore how psychosocial support, community care and wellbeing interventions are implemented.
  • In Brussels, participants may meet organisations, networks and professionals working on mental health, social inclusion, wellbeing and related European policy priorities.
  • Structured reflection: what can participants transfer to their own organisations and professional roles?
Support

ThursdayCreating supportive environments

  • How organisations can move from responding to individual crises towards creating environments that actively support wellbeing.
  • Psychological safety, inclusion and belonging.
  • Supporting learners, young people, colleagues and community members through practical approaches.
  • Trauma-aware and person-centred principles.
  • Practical workshop: reviewing an existing service, programme or learning environment through a wellbeing lens.
Sustain

FridayResilience, self-care and professional wellbeing

  • Understanding resilience without reducing wellbeing to individual responsibility.
  • Preventing professional burnout and recognising signs of overload.
  • Practical tools for self-care, team support and healthier organisational practices.
  • The role of supervision, peer support and organisational culture.
  • Participants reflect on what sustainable professional wellbeing means in their own workplace.
Apply

SaturdayFrom learning to organisational action

  • Participants develop a Wellbeing Action Plan for their own organisation.
  • Peer review and international exchange.
  • Transfer session: adapting tools and approaches to different sectors, countries and participant groups.
  • Final reflection, learning-outcome review and certificates.

Field & cultural activities

Learning beyond the classroom is a core part of KMOP's KA1 approach. Alongside the professional programme, participants have the opportunity to experience the culture, history and everyday life of their host destination.

City tours and urban exploration

Guided or self-guided experiences introducing participants to the history, neighbourhoods and contemporary life of the host city.

Museums and cultural institutions

Visits to selected museums, exhibitions, cultural centres and heritage sites.

Professional and field visits

Meetings with KMOP teams, mental health and community professionals, civil society organisations, public bodies, European networks or other relevant stakeholders.

Institutional experiences

Brussels programmes may include visits and meetings connected with the European policy and institutional ecosystem.

Local cultural experiences

Opportunities to experience local culture, food, public spaces and community life.

Group networking activities

Informal opportunities to connect with participants from across Europe and continue professional exchange outside the formal sessions.

Dates and locations

Athens — Learn from practice.

Training, field experience, professional meetings and direct exposure to mental health, psychosocial support and community-based work.

Brussels — Connect practice with European policy.

Training combined with European policy perspectives, stakeholder engagement and institutional learning around mental health, wellbeing and social inclusion.

Athens + Brussels — From practice to policy.

A combined mobility connecting field implementation with the European policy ecosystem.

Can't see a period that works? Get in touch → networking@kmop.org

Transparent, Erasmus+ compatible

Course fees

Course fees are eligible under Erasmus+ KA1 funding. Self-funded participants are equally welcome.

Course fee (6 days)

480 €

80 € per participant, per day

480 € for Athens · 480 € for Brussels

Included

  • Tuition
  • Materials
  • Site visits
  • Cultural activities
  • Certificates (Europass & KMOP)

Not included

  • Travel
  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Local transport

Please note

The practical details.

Certificate

Participants who complete the required learning activities receive a KMOP Certificate of Attendance. Where applicable, KMOP can also support the preparation of Europass Mobility documentation together with the sending organisation.

Schedule

The programme is designed as a six-day learning experience. The schedule shown above is indicative. Trainers may adapt individual sessions to the group's professional profile, learning needs and previous experience. Professional visits are subject to the availability and safeguarding requirements of the organisations involved. The final programme is shared with participants before travel.

Participation

The course is designed for professionals working in education, training, youth and related support settings. Participants do not need previous specialist knowledge. The programme is based on active participation, professional exchange and reflection on real working contexts.

Safeguarding & case material

Any case material used during the programme is presented in a way that protects privacy and confidentiality. Participants are not given access to identifiable information relating to children, young people or service users.

Indicative final outputs

The exact outputs are adapted to the group and its professional context.

Wellbeing Action PlanSupportive Environment ChecklistEarly Support & Referral MapProfessional Wellbeing PlanTeam Resilience ToolTransfer Plan for Participants' Organisations

The KMOP approach, in every course.

01

Learn

Structured training with defined learning outcomes, active learning methods and experienced KMOP professionals.

02

Experience

Visits to services, organisations and real working environments. Participants observe practice, meet professionals and explore how social and educational initiatives are implemented.

03

Exchange

Peer learning with professionals and participants from across Europe, combining case-based learning, discussion and reflection.

04

Apply

Participants translate what they have learned into practical tools, action plans and approaches they can use in their own organisations.

Interested in Mental Health & Wellbeing?

Join the Wellbeing Lab in Athens or Brussels. Share your preferred destination, period, professional profile and mobility objectives, and our team will come back to you with the most suitable option.

Dates are flexible and confirmed based on demand — no fees, no commitment at this stage.

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