Mental Health in the Workplace

When we feel good, physically and mentally, we’re more likely to thrive at work. When we’re suffering, our work suffers. Companies with high levels of mental health awareness report less absenteeism, higher employee retention and a stronger workforce.

Mental Health in the Workplace provides EMPLOYEES and EMPLOYERS with the tools and resources to successfully establish and maintain a healthy workplace.

Learn to: Understand how mental health and illness can impact the workplace. Increase awareness of the workplace as a social mental health support. Discuss mental health with colleagues in a supportive way. Strategies to promote mental health, in employees, and within the workplace PLEASE

NOTE: This session is not a clinical training, but rather an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health and to provide participants with tools and resources.

Format: Mental Health in the Workplace can be offered in person or virtually. Fees: Inquire within. Duration: 2 hours

We can offer a series of in-person interactive modules on mental health based on your training needs.

Mental Health Awareness: An interactive exercise where participants explore the mental health continuum and develop awareness around their own state of well-being, survival mode, and crisis, as well as things they can do to support their mental health in each state (30 minutes).

The Determinants of Mental Health: An interactive learning session around the social determinants of mental health, demonstrating the numerous factors that are foundational to our mental health beyond the individual’s own strengths and capacities. This exercise builds understanding and compassion for the complex interplay between social factors and mental health (30 minutes).

Communication Skills for Psychological Safety: This module supports participants in developing a set of skills they can use to support colleagues experiencing challenges with their mental health. Through trying out various responses, participants are guided to find ways of interacting that feel non-judgemental and compassionate and can help create a workplace culture of psychological safety (45 minutes).

Burnout, Boundaries, and Self-Care: This module is a combination of PowerPoint presentations and interactive group work. Throughout, participants explore the concept of burnout – what it means and how it occurs – as well as strategies to prevent it, such as boundary setting and self-care (45 minutes).

Creating a Community Circle of Support: This series of modules offers community groups the opportunity to explore their collective power in addressing mental wellness at the grassroots level. Learn how to develop circles of support that strengthen connections with the goal of realizing their vision of community well-being. This session is offered over 2 days (12 hours total)

To request information please contact our Education and Training Team at [email protected]

Testimonials for Mental Health in the Workplace

“It was great to identify the unhealthy practices — and more importantly, discuss the good workplace habits that could benefit and create change. I found the segment on Presenteeism really interesting. We know that if we go to work with a cold, our work might suffer that day, and we cut ourselves slack. But when we’re feeling down, we don’t. This gave me a lot to reflect on.”

“I really enjoyed the break out groups. It was eye-opening to learn people aren’t alone as they think they are. “

“It [this workshop] is so practical, for my own mental health, for staff, and everyone around us, it’s just good training that we can use everyday.”

Health and safety are more than just physical.

Testimonials for Mental Health in the Workplace