Well-being is our own sense that we are doing well. It is both feeling well and knowing we are well. Well-being and mental health are closely related. If we have poor mental health we almost certainly have low well-being and if we have low physical health we often have low well-being. Increasing basic well-being literacy among leaders and employees can:
- Improve their self-awareness, decrease stigma of mental health problems, and help them take action on their mental health.
- Signal to employees that the employer is taking notice and action on mental health.
- Be a response to identified workplace hazards and improve psychological health and safety,
Educating leaders at all the levels of the organization in mental health awareness, psychologically-safe leader behaviours, and how to recognize and assist employees who are struggling, is recommended by top authorities such as the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health and the WHO.
It is important to note that education alone does not create a psychologically healthy workplace but is one component of a comprehensive strategy. Contact me to learn more about education for your senior leader team and employee well-being or psychological health and safety strategy.
Pre-built education, some courses customizable:
Finding your next steps for workplace mental health
This 50 minute seminar is designed for senior leaders to rapidly increase their knowledge of workplace mental health to inform their next strategic step. Leaders will learn:
- Best-practices in workplace mental health according to Canadian and international standards.
- The typical pattern of maturity or progression that organizations experience as they increase their workplace mental health capacity or sophistication.
Ian offers this seminar free virtually or in person to qualified audiences. Please contact Ian for more information.
Understanding workplace mental health for HR and Safety Professionals
Many great HR and safety professionals want to level up in their knowledge and speak knowledgably about workplace mental health. Sometimes workplace mental health or psychological health and safety or “wellbeing” has been bolted onto their role or they are passionate about mental health and want to champion the cause. By participating in this 3-hour seminar, participants will:
- Understand the spectrum of various workplace mental health activities and where they fit within best-practice recommendations.
- Understand the connection and mechanism between working conditions and mental health based on high quality research.
- Identify why “off the shelf” programs may or may not be what is needed for your time in your organization.
- Understand what a workplace mental health strategy looks like and the typical pattern of maturity or progression that organizations experience as they increase their workplace mental health capacity or sophistication.
Ian offers this seminar virtually or in person for organizations and industry associations. Please contact Ian for more information.
Understanding & developing programs for workplace mental health
This 6-hour course is designed for HR, safety, and workplace wellbeing consultants looking to implement workplace mental health programs. It is a “deep dive introduction” to the research base supporting the best-practice recommendations of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace and ISO45003. By participating in this 6-hour seminar, participants will:
- Understand the spectrum of various workplace mental health activities and where they fit within best-practice recommendations.
- Understand the connection and mechanism between working conditions and mental health based on empirically-validated models and high quality research.
- Understand what a workplace mental health strategy looks like and the typical pattern of maturity or progression that organizations experience as they increase their workplace mental health capacity or sophistication.
- Be oriented to how to assess and prioritize next workplace mental health program steps are.
- Learn what causes interventions to fail and steps to take to avoid.
Ian offers this seminar virtually or in person to interested industry associations or education programs. Please contact Ian for more information.
