Workplace Education and Consulting

This interactive webinar introduces participants to some of the signs and indicators in the workplace where there may be a mental health and/or addiction issue. Topics focus on the role and responsibility that peers, leadership, and organizations play in fostering a culture that promotes psychological health and safety, destigmatizes mental illness and promotes early intervention and mental wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the spectrum of mental health and the various risk factors that affect vulnerability
• Recognize some of the common signs and symptoms in individuals who may be struggling with their mental health
• Understand the business impact of not addressing employees' mental health
• Recognize the role that organizations play in reducing stigma and supporting employee’s mental health

COVID-19 has disrupted our normal way of life, and for many leaders, this led to an unprecedented management of remote workers. As we start to look forward from the pandemic, many employees are feeling anxious about the possible return to the workplace.  This interactive workshop focuses on the role and responsibility that effective people leaders play in prioritizing and fostering a culture that promotes psychological health and safety, specifically in the context of the current pandemic. 

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the spectrum of mental health and how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect vulnerability
• Define psychologically healthy and safe workplaces 
• Identify strategies for creating psychological health and safety among teams in the context of a pandemic

As humans, we like control and certainty. Regular life holds enough uncertainty to cause anxiety without the world facing a pandemic. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the precautions taken to reduce risk, many of us are left worrying about a plethora of demands - work, finances, childcare and/or the health of loved ones and ourselves. Facing all of this at once is bound to exacerbate our workplace anxiety, stress and other mental health concerns. Over the course of this workshop and through the eLearning modules, participants will explore practices to help shift their mindset. This is not about removing stress, but rather changing how we view and respond to it.

This course consists of two parts: Instructor-led workshop and five self-paced eLearning Modules.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the relationship between mental health, workplace stress and burnout
• Define the meaning of personal resilience and identify constructs that positively affect mental wellbeing
• Apply positive psychological practices that foster self-awareness, emotional regulation, social connectedness and purpose
• Create a personal resilience action plan (post instructor-led session)

Module 1. Introduction to Stress and Resilience 

Learn about chronic stress and common symptoms, the link between stress and wellbeing, and the four qualities of resilience.

Module 2. Self- Awareness 

Perform a mindfulness exercise and learn about how daily mindfulness can improve your resilience.

Module 3. Social Support 

Review your social support network, how it affects your resilience, and the importance of maintaining it.

Module 4. Emotional Agility

Learn about affect labeling and its ability to improve your locus-of-control and ability to regulate negative emotions.

Module 5. Sense of Purpose

Explore the concept of “ikigai” the Japanese concept of finding your purpose in life and how it can build your resilience.

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We spend more time with our colleagues than we do with our families and loved ones, so teammates may very well be the first to recognize signs of psychological distress in employees. This workshop uses experiential learning activities and case studies to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and support colleagues who are returning to work after a mental health-related leave. A prerequisite eLearning is available to all participants.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the relationship between mental health and workplace stress and burnout
• Recognize your own biases and assumptions about mental health and addiction in the workplace 
• Apply key steps for reaching out to an colleague who may be suffering from a mental health issue

Supporting employees who are experiencing mental illness or an addiction can be very challenging for leaders; many feel they are not equipped to respond effectively and appropriately. This workshop will help leaders build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to better support employees who are experiencing mental illness and/or addiction. Using experiential learning activities and case studies, learners will have the opportunity to practice how to approach an individual with possible mental health and/or addiction issues, explore how to manage team dynamics while supporting an individual with mental illness or addiction, and discuss how to successfully re-integrate an individual returning to work after a mental health related leave. A prerequisite eLearning is available to all participants.

Learning outcomes:

• Recognize your own biases and assumptions about mental health and addiction in the workplace 
• Apply given framework for approaching an individual who may be suffering from a mental health or addiction issue
• Understand the role and responsibilities of a team leader when an employee is on leave and how to manage the return-to-work process
• Identify strategies for creating psychologically healthy and safe teams in the workplace

This workshop provides participants with the skills and confidence to support people during challenging interactions. This program is rooted in the foundations of a trauma-informed, customer-centered approach. The CSDT course is designed with a customer service delivery process in mind and a focus on building collaborative communication and de-escalation skills. The program fosters a psychological safe environment for all by exploring resilience building, self-care practices. Through a comprehensive needs assessment and evaluation process, our team will deliver a program that is customized for your unique needs.

This course consists of two parts: three self-paced eLearning Modules and a half-day instructor-led workshop.

Learning outcomes:

• Explain the relationship between mental health and mental illness
• Identify self-awareness and self-management strategies
• Describe the application of de-escalation skills
• Discuss the de-escalation skills you would apply in a specific scenario

Module 1. Mental Health Awareness

Explore foundational knowledge to increase participant’s awareness of mental health. 

Module 2. Self-care and Psychological Resiliency

Learn about the potential effects of high stress work environments and the importance of building personal self-care practices that support and increase psychological resilience. 

Module 3: Dimensions of Safety

In Module 3, participants will learn about the 4 dimensions of safety, which help you explore different factors that affect your feeling of safety in the workplace and interventions that will help to mitigate these feelings.

Workshop

Participants will engage with each other to share ideas and practice the skills in real time. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify self-awareness and self-management strategies
• Describe the application of de-escalation skills
• Practice and discuss the de-escalation skills you would apply in a specific scenario

After a stressful or challenging situation, the IPED program provides a best-practice defusing framework and process to support staff by minimizing impact and building resiliency. It does so by applying a 5-phase approach consistent with an implementation science framework.

Learning outcomes:

• Describe the key phases of an immediate post-event defusing
• Identify acceptable and unacceptable variations in the best practices for an immediate post-event defusing
• Clarify the responsibilities that ensure follow-up on staff support and other resources

Interested in a speaking event? Lunch & learn?

We offer various information sessions on topics of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. Please contact us to learn more about these options.