Mental health in the workplace (In-House)

Description

This is a one-day training event to help you:

• Develop your awareness of mental health issues in the workplace
• Enable you to act in a timely and constructive way to manage mental health issues that arise in the workplace
• Enable you to promote and maintain good mental health in your working environment

It covers:

• Mental health statistical overview; most prevalent mental health problems, contributing factors, effects on productivity and the costs of mental ill-health
• Signs and symptoms of prevalent mental health conditions; 3 key indicators for all mental health problems
• Stigma; what it is and how it affects people
• Mental health legal and statistical overview: facts & figures, most prevalent mental health problems, aspects of the law, policy and procedural issues and guidelines for best practice
• Pro-active and constructive principles and strategies to manage mental health issues, to support colleagues who may be vulnerable to mental ill-health, and promote mental wellbeing

This workshop will give you:

• Awareness of the key indications of mental ill-health
• Recognition of the prevalence and effects of stigma
• Knowledge of the wider picture; legal context
• Greater understanding and confidence to act constructively to support individuals who are vulnerable to mental ill-health
• The ability to take steps to actively promote mental-well-being in the workplace