1 in 5 employees are experiencing a mental health problem at any one time with stress, depression and anxiety contributing to lost working days, as well as presenteeism* and negative impacts on team performance.
Work-related stress can also exacerbate the risk of employees developing mental illness as well as worsening existing symptoms. However, we can create a positive difference to support mental health at work.
Research shows that:
- Psychologically safe and healthy workplaces can enhance people’s mental health and wellbeing and protect them from mental illness.
- For people with experience of mental illness, safe and supportive workplaces have been found to play an important role in recovery.
- The return on investment in workplace mental health interventions is overwhelmingly positive, with an average return of $5 for every $1 spent (Deloitte, 2020).
*presenteeism (noun). The practice of being present at one's place of work for more hours than is required, especially as a manifestation of insecurity about one's job.
Umbrella's Managing Mental Health in the Workplace Masterclass will help you:
- Enhance your leadership capability and confidence in supporting your people to flourish by promoting positive mental health as well as recognising and managing mental illness.
- Create a framework and language for talking about mental health with your team that is empowering and proactive, instead of stigmatising and reactive.
Monday 27th September, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Tuesday 28th September, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
DAY 1 OBJECTIVES
- Increase your knowledge about stress, mental health and mental illness.
- Debunk common myths about mental illness, and identify the impact of discrimination.
- Identify common signs of mental illness.
- Recognise factors that have either a positive or negative influence on people’s mental health.
- Identify the causes of work-related stress and when stress turns into signs of something more serious.
- Learn a best-practice process on how to respond to suicide risk.
- Learn how to initiate and engage in compassionate conversations with colleagues you are concerned about (these conversations occur prior to leadership conversations).
- Learn effective, practical strategies to strengthen mental health and wellbeing at work and in your life, to enable you to flourish.
DAY 2 OBJECTIVES
- Increase knowledge about your duty of care to protect the mental health of your people.
- Understand how stress and mental illness can impact negatively on employee productivity and wellbeing.
- Identify key principles alongside a best practice process for effectively managing mental health in the workplace.
- Learn and practise how to plan and carry out effective leadership conversations when concerned about a team member’s mental health. This includes when people become tearful, or don’t want to engage in conversation.
- Discuss how to integrate wellbeing conversations as part of your leadership ‘business as usual’.
- Highlight intervention and support strategies.
- Identify what stops people from engaging in support, and how to overcome these hurdles.
- Identify the key factors that determine psychologically healthy workplaces.
THIS MASTERCLASS WOULD BENEFIT:
- Executive Managers and Directors
- People and Culture Managers
- Human Resources Managers, Directors and GMs
- Health and Safety Managers / Directors
- People Leaders
- Human Resources Business Partners
Places are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Past participants have said:
"I highly recommend. This workshop gave me confidence when supporting people experiencing mental illness in the workplace, including stress and anxiety."
"The content was perfect for a group of people who have different levels of knowledge in this area."
"A very engaging workshop! Really developed my understanding that I will continue to use for the rest of my life."
"Really liked the exploration of mental health vs mental illness. I liked the mix of listening to Dougal, videos, group work, the characters and the workbook."
" Very good course, improved my confidence in my knowledge and added to it. Information very well presented."
Facilitated by:
Dr Dougal Sutherland
PhD, PGDipClinPsy, Ba(Hons), MnZCCP
Registered Clinical Psychologistless
