Program Outline
About this Program
This one-day workshop equips managers and leaders with the knowledge and confidence to recognise job stress and mental health concerns in the workplace. Participants learn to identify common risk factors, recognise signs and symptoms early and better understand the impact mental health can have on individuals and teams.
The session explores practical approaches to supporting employees, making appropriate workplace adjustments and understanding leadership responsibilities in recovery and return-to-work processes.
Like all People Tank programs, the workshop is practical, interactive and designed for immediate workplace application, with opportunities for reflection, discussion and real-world learning throughout.
Program Topics
Module 1: Recognising Mental Health In The Workplace
• What is Mental Health?
• Prevalence within our community
• Common mental health conditions
• Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar disorder)
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Specific Phobia
• Post Trauma Stress Disorder
• Substance Related Disorder
• Personal Risk and Protective Factors
• Treatment and Recovery
• How mental health manifests at workBehaviours, Cognitions, Physical and Emotional Responses.
Practical Exercise:
• DVD Video (lived experience of a person suffering anxiety, depression)
• Group discussion and reflection questions relating to DVD
• Case studies in recognising mental illness in the workplace.
Module 2: Psychological Injury and Psychosocial Hazards In The Workplace
• Prevention and Support Model
• Causes of Psychological injury - psychosocial hazards in the workplace
• Individual Contributing Factors
• Workplace protective factors and ways to minimise risks
• Legislative Frameworks and your obligation.
Practical Exercise:
• Case studies - identifying psychosocial hazards and effective control measures
• Group Activity - Possible psychosocial hazards in your business & possible control measures
• Group discussion - legislative breaches.
Module 3: Talking To Your Employees
• Key Principles - approaching your staff
• Framework to approaching someone you are concerned about
• Preparing for the conversation
• Talking with the employee
• Follow up requirements
• Informal vs Formal conversations
• Roles and Responsibilities as a leader
• What is and is not your responsibility
• Dos and Don’ts when talking with an employee
• When does it become a performance management issue?
• Communicating with the rest of the team.
Practical Exercise:
• Case Scenario - behaviours and best approach
• Case scenario - Planning a conversation using the key principles
• Role play - Approaching an employee.
Module 4: How to support recovery and return to work
• What is meant by recovery and return to work?
• Barriers to returning to work or remaining at work
• Duty of care and risk mitigation
• For concerned employee- work capacity
• For rest of team’s health and wellbeing
• Reasonable Adjustments in the workplace
• Effective Management and early intervention strategies to improve positive outcomes
• Developing a Recovery or Return to work plan.
Practical Exercise:
• Case study - for return to work
• Case study - developing a return-to-work plan
• Group Discussion - when things don’t work well.
Delivery Options
• 1x day
• The program is very interactive and opportunities will be provided for discussions throughout the training program
• To ensure group interactions and optimal learning this workshop is capped to 12 participants.
Audience
• Suitable for professionals, leaders and teams seeking practical, workplace-focused learning that builds capability, confidence and performance.
Key Outcomes
• Raise awareness about the signs of stress reactions vs mental health issues in co-workers and themselves
• Recognise the potential workplace triggers and its impact on job stress and mental health conditions
• Develop techniques in approaching an employee with a mental health condition and provide relevant support
• Be aware of the guided principles in psychological first aid when managing an employee with a known diagnoses
• Obtain additional mental health support for themselves and coworkers
• Know how to make an appropriate referral and be aware of resources within the community.
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