Fika – Mental Fitness app is now available for all CAW Students and Staff
Many of us can relate to the mental and emotional pendulums we may be experiencing at the moment. We may be feeling great, like we’re firing on all cylinders one minute, then we may swing back towards the opposite direction and start to feel like we’re losing our way. If ever there were a more polarising time for us to feel aware of the highs and lows, it is now.
With our student and staff’s wellbeing being one of our top priorities, Barbara Cooper, the Principle at The College of Animal Welfare, went on a quest in search of a way to offer our community an accessible, results driven means for our student and staff manage and future proof their mental fitness.
Then we found Fika…
Fika is a remotely accessible mental fitness platform, empowering individuals with guided mental skills development courses with proven benefits on mental wellbeing and performance.
We are delighted to share that all staff and students now have free access to Fika.
Built from a robust evidence-base by an expert team. Fika draws on methods and theories of positive psychology as well as acceptance and commitment therapy, solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness to build Mental Fitness. Find out more at the Fika website here or watch the following video to find out more here
Fika – On a Mission to Mainstream Mental Fitness
Fika spotlights 7 Skills of Mental Fitness:
- Stress
- Positivity
- Motivation
- Meaning
- Focus
- Connection
- Confidence
Fika offers you a variety of ways to engage with the platform.
- Target key areas – You are able to take a quick, easy assessment to allow them to discover their individual key areas of strengths and weaknesses. From there, you can target areas you may want to improve on using the in app courses.
- Daily videos – Fika streams on demand, regular ‘Thought of the Day’ 90s videos, sharing a focused positive reflection or action to inspire you to Fika daily.
- Monthly skills focus and master classes – All students and staff are invited to join our national monthly webinar series, dedicated to a new mental fitness skill each month.
- Vibrant online community – Be part of a lively community to share powerful ways to help keep your mental fitness in tip top condition
How do I Fika?
It couldn’t be easier to weave Fika into your daily routine and take the opportunity to power up your mental fitness!
Both staff and students will need to use their @caw.ac.uk email address to register and gain access to Fika.
For Students…
- If you haven’t already, log into your CAW email
- Student email addresses are all set as the student’s surname followed by your six digit Moodle number, eg: surname123456@caw.ac.uk
- URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/
- Download and install the ‘Fika Mental Fitness’ app from your Android or Apple device (device requirements).
- Confirm you are over 16 and then search for the organisation; “The College of Animal Welfare”.
- Enter your college email address and create a password. Within a few minutes, you will then be sent an email with a confirmation link. Once confirmed the app will re-open, loading an informational video.
- Enjoy!
For Staff…
- Download and install the ‘Fika Mental Fitness’ app from your Android or Apple device (device requirements).
- Confirm you are over 16 and then search for the organisation; “The College of Animal Welfare”.
- Enter your college email address and create a password. Within a few minutes, you will then be sent an email with a confirmation link. Once confirmed the app will re-open, loading an informational video.
- Enjoy!
We will be providing further updates on future information, resources and news from Fika over the coming weeks – so please do keep your eyes out for updates!
We look forward to using this platform as a valuable resource for staff and students to weave into our lives.