Course aims – by the end of this course delegates will have:
- understood the prevalence of mental health problems and how they impact the workplace
- more knowledge about mental health problems, including a detailed understanding of stress
- reflected on their own mental health at work and considered how to better manage it
- more information about the broader legal frameworks around mental health at work, and about the resources and support available
Course outline
- mental health and mental distress as part of the same spectrum
- types of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety and stress as well as bipolar affective disorder, personality disorder and psychotic conditions
- up-to-date information about the impact of mental health in the workplace
- recognising the barriers to talking about mental health at work and how individuals and teams can take steps to overcome them
- the Equality Act 2010 and reasonable adjustments
- stress: the physiological and psychological components of stress and how these affect well-being and performance
- recognising and avoiding burn out
- cognitive-behavioural approaches and the connections between stress and decision-making
- reflections on interpersonal topics like ‘why is it difficult to say ‘no’?
- proactively managing workload
- establishing and asserting your own workplace boundaries
- internal and external resources and support available, including the EAP, Mindfulness, relevant apps and helplines
Mental health at work training 