The Counselling and Career Centre is actively involved in the national Mental Health Weeks and has prepared a varied programme of lectures by renowned experts and a taster of workshops aimed at encouraging staff and students to take care of their mental, physical and spiritual well-being at MENDELU.

Programme:

11th Oct 2024:

Welcome to MIND FEST

Presentation of the Counselling and Career Centre.

Alena Slezackova, Ph.D.
An Associate Professor of Psychology at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, a certified Resilience Practitioner, a founder and director of the Czech Positive Psychology Centre (CPPC), a member of the Executive Boards of the European Network for Positive Psychology and MUNI Mindfulness Research and Practice Network… more info

Well-Being Is a Skill: Pathways to Personal and Professional Flourishing

This lecture is designed for those looking to improve their mental health and develop skills to support psychological well-being and resilience. You will learn about the main pillars and benefits of psychological well-being, as well as the sources of resilience that can help improve your quality of life and academic or work achievement. Additionally, you will be provided with practical, effective techniques that can be easily incorporated into your daily life. 

Lecture: 60 min.

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Capacity: 20 participants

Mgr. Barbora Kubantová, MSc.
I am a psychologist, lecturer and psychotherapist in training. I teach courses focused on self-development and communication… more info

Stress-management: What is stress and how to transform it into our friend

We all experience stress to some degree, the important thing is to work with it consciously. Together, we will look at the role stress plays in your life, its accompanying physiological and psychological responses and possible ways to work with them. For this, we will use different individual exercises, games and discussions.  

Workshop: 120 min.

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Capacity: 16 participants

Presenters:

Alena Slezackova, Ph.D.
An Associate Professor of Psychology at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University.
Czech Positive Psychology Centre
Her scientific interests include mental health and well-being, hope, and mindfulness.

She is a certified Resilience Practitioner, a founder and director of the Czech Positive Psychology Centre (CPPC), and a member of the Executive Boards of the European Network for Positive Psychology (ENPP) and MUNI Mindfulness Research and Practice Network.

She has been a member of several international research projects. She collaborates in several domestic and foreign research projects and is the author of numerous publications in positive psychology and health psychology. She is also engaged in lecturing and lecturing.
Mgr. Barbora Kubantová, MSc.
I am a psychologist, lecturer and psychotherapist in training.

I teach courses focused on self-development and communication at different faculties of MUNI.

At the same time, I work as a psychologist at the Counselling Centre at MENDELU, where I work with international students.

Additionally, I work as a psychologist with families with children with autism spectrum disorders at Paspoint. I am currently in integrative psychotherapy training with a focus on Gestalt and I have a big interest in research in psychotherapy.

Registration:

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Q&A:

MIND FEST is going to take place at Mendel University in Brno.

Lectures and workshops will take place in the building of the Institute of Lifelong Learning at Zemědělská 5 in Brno.

All visitors will receive an e-mail with more information prior MIND FEST.

Admission to MIND FEST is free, but participation is subject to early registration for lectures / workshops.

No, entry to MIND FEST lectures / workshops is secured by early registration. (Capacity of space and participants are limited.)

Yes, by registering you commit to attend the lectures / workshops.

You will receive an informative e-mail about your registration.

In advance of the MIND FEST, we will send you an email invitation to each lecture / workshop for which you have registered.
Reply to the invitation: YES / NO.

Check your mailbox SPAM, Junk Email, Other folders, to not miss e-mails from us.

People who are not studying / working at MENDELU can register for MIND FEST lectures / workshops. In the registration form select status public.

It’s okay to change your mind and let us know!

There are ways to unregister:

Send us an e-mail: write [title of lecture / workshop] in the subject line – UNREGISTER

Reply to the email invitation to the lecture/workshop: × NO

No, you must come to MIND FEST in person.

No, we will not record MIND FEST lectures / workshops.

No, but there is a coffee machine in the building, and other refreshments can be purchased near by.

Send us your questions by email to: pcentrum@mendelu.cz and the subject of your email should be: MIND FEST – QUESTION