Training

Let us help you create a mentally healthier workplace

Twenty percent of Canadians will experience a diagnosed mental illness in their lifetime but more than 40% will experience challenges with their mental health during their working years. Of those 40%, 2 out of 3 people suffer in silence fearing judgment rather than seeking treatment.

Work with us to ensure your employees and members get the support they need. A psychologically healthy and safe workplace is within your reach.

All-Staff Presentations

CMHA NS Division offers customized presentations for your workplace, either as a presentation or a workshop.

Topics for larger staff groups may include:

• Understanding our Mental Health: Participants will learn about the difference between mental health and mental illness, the social determinants of mental health, the continuum of mental health, and develop self-awareness around their own states of mind (75 minutes). 
• Communication Skills for Psychological Safety: Participants will be offered guidelines around communicating with their colleagues in a way that promotes mental safety and supports wellness (30 minutes).
• Introduction to Psychological Health and Safety Standards: This session provides an overview of the national voluntary Psychological Health and Safety Standards and guidance on how organizations can begin implementation (1 hour). 
• 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). 
• Introduction to Peer Support 1 & 2: The first session provides an overview of peer support, including defining peer support, the spectrum of peer support models, the process of recovery, and the basics of active listening skills and supportive communication. The second session explores the basics of group facilitation, including the role of peer facilitators, how to share our stories safely, how to practice self-care as facilitators, the basics of trauma-informed facilitation, and what kind of training is available for those interested in developing their skills around peer support (1 hour each session, 2 hours total).

Training Workshops

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training [ASIST]

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day suicide intervention training for anyone over the age of 18 interested in learning suicide first aid intervention skills. Trusted by professionals, approved by the World Health Organization and learnable by anyone, ASIST is the only workshop of its kind. ASIST has been training people to provide suicide first aid interventions for 40 years. All participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course.

SafeTALK

Trusted by professionals, approved by the World Health Organization and learnable by anyone, Suicide Alertness for Everyone [safeTALK] is a four-hour training that equips people to be more alert to someone thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help. With over 120,000 people attending each year, safeTALK is the world’s fastest-growing suicide prevention skills training course. All participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course.

Mental Health in the Workplace

Workplaces can play an essential part in maintaining positive mental health. A supportive work environment fosters mental health, providing purpose and stability. 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. 

Changing Minds

Changing Minds is a comprehensive, easy to understand, interactive workshop designed to help members of the public understand mental illness, its impact and how to better support a person living with a mental illness.

Living Life to the Full

Based on the Five Areas Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Living Life to the Full examines the connection between what we think, feel and do. Just as an event, thought, feeling, behaviour or physical symptom can start a chain reaction that gets us down, so we can reverse the process and use this interconnection to rebuild happiness. 

Resilient Minds

Resilient Minds^TM is an evidence-informed, peer-to-peer, skill-building program designed by and for career and volunteer firefighters across Canada to develop strategies to mitigate and better manage occupational stress and enhance personal resilience, resulting in informed and healthier teams.

To learn more about our fee structures contact our Education and Training team at [email protected] to book your workshop today! Non-profit rates are available.