MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE

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This training examines the impact on mental health of negative workplace behaviours, of poor work culture and organisational failure and of practices, roles and responsibilities in contributing to a mentally healthy workplace.
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Work stress, its social, economic, personal and community impacts
Examining stress triggers: work overload, poor work culture, lack of support, excessive hours, unreasonable demands (among other triggers)
The negative health impacts of stress on emotional and mental health 
Bullying, harassment, marginalisation: its dangers; links to mental injury
‘The work environment’; positive norms, maintaining a culture of respect 
Features of a mentally healthy workplace – how to achieve it
The ‘happiness quotient’, productivity and bottom line benefits 
Understanding anxiety, PTSD, depression – links to substance misuse, chronic gambling and other disorders
Recognising depression, anxiety and other stress disorders and strategies for getting a conversation going, for providing support and referral 
Personal strategies for building emotional resilience 
Suicide prevention – how to provide support; information on help and referral services

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Short Description

MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
– IN A COVID-19 WORLD

Program overview

The coronavirus pandemic presents seriouschallenges to the mental health and wellbeingof Australian families, workers and individuals. The training is designed to help peoplerecognise and understand the negativeemotions triggered by the pandemic. Itprovides strategies for resilience and positivethinking, for coping mechanisms to dealwith working in isolation, and for recognisingtriggers to negative behaviours (such as drug,alcohol and substance abuse, gambling anddomestic violence).

Participants will learn practices and strategiesto keep people connected and engaged, torecognise and understand anxiety, depressionand other mood disorders (in themselves,and in others) and advice on seeking andaccessing professional help and support.

Key content includes:

The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health

Who should do this training?

This training is for all at the workplace.

Why should they do it?

Changes in work and work arrangements dueto the COVID-19 response have introduced anew set of psychological risks to workplaces –of isolation, uncertainty, loss of connection andnegative thinking and behaviours.

Managing that risk and protecting thewellbeing of employees demands analert management and special policies,procedures and training to build resilience andengagement, to manage workload and workstress, and to assist employees to protectwellbeing through positive thinking andpractices.

Workplace Benefits

Maintaining a mentally healthy work-cultureand environment, and the engagement andcommitment of employees while workingremotely, will flow through to improvedproductivity, morale and satisfaction. It willalso build resilience, positive habits andthinking and reduce risk of mental injury,anxiety, depression and other disorders.

MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
– IN A COVID-19 WORLD

Program overview

The coronavirus pandemic presents seriouschallenges to the mental health and wellbeingof Australian families, workers and individuals. The training is designed to help peoplerecognise and understand the negativeemotions triggered by the pandemic. Itprovides strategies for resilience and positivethinking, for coping mechanisms to dealwith working in isolation, and for recognisingtriggers to negative behaviours (such as drug,alcohol and substance abuse, gambling anddomestic violence).

Participants will learn practices and strategiesto keep people connected and engaged, torecognise and understand anxiety, depressionand other mood disorders (in themselves,and in others) and advice on seeking andaccessing professional help and support.

Key content includes:

The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health

Who should do this training?

This training is for all at the workplace.

Why should they do it?

Changes in work and work arrangements dueto the COVID-19 response have introduced anew set of psychological risks to workplaces –of isolation, uncertainty, loss of connection andnegative thinking and behaviours.

Managing that risk and protecting thewellbeing of employees demands analert management and special policies,procedures and training to build resilience andengagement, to manage workload and workstress, and to assist employees to protectwellbeing through positive thinking andpractices.

Workplace Benefits

Maintaining a mentally healthy work-cultureand environment, and the engagement andcommitment of employees while workingremotely, will flow through to improvedproductivity, morale and satisfaction. It willalso build resilience, positive habits andthinking and reduce risk of mental injury,anxiety, depression and other disorders.

MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
– IN A COVID-19 WORLD

Program overview

The coronavirus pandemic presents seriouschallenges to the mental health and wellbeingof Australian families, workers and individuals. The training is designed to help peoplerecognise and understand the negativeemotions triggered by the pandemic. Itprovides strategies for resilience and positivethinking, for coping mechanisms to dealwith working in isolation, and for recognisingtriggers to negative behaviours (such as drug,alcohol and substance abuse, gambling anddomestic violence).

Participants will learn practices and strategiesto keep people connected and engaged, torecognise and understand anxiety, depressionand other mood disorders (in themselves,and in others) and advice on seeking andaccessing professional help and support.

Key content includes:

The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health
The impact of stress on psychological health

Who should do this training?

This training is for all at the workplace.

Why should they do it?

Changes in work and work arrangements dueto the COVID-19 response have introduced anew set of psychological risks to workplaces –of isolation, uncertainty, loss of connection andnegative thinking and behaviours.

Managing that risk and protecting thewellbeing of employees demands analert management and special policies,procedures and training to build resilience andengagement, to manage workload and workstress, and to assist employees to protectwellbeing through positive thinking andpractices.

Workplace Benefits

Maintaining a mentally healthy work-cultureand environment, and the engagement andcommitment of employees while workingremotely, will flow through to improvedproductivity, morale and satisfaction. It willalso build resilience, positive habits andthinking and reduce risk of mental injury,anxiety, depression and other disorders.