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Mental Health Manager Training

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Mental Health

Manager training

Start

Welcome!

Meet Zen. He will be helping us out today.

All workers have the right to a work environment that respects their mental health and well-being. Even people who have mental health conditions can benefit from a postivie work environment. You as a manager can help everyone to feel included, improve their self-confidence and social functions. Recognizing the risks of mental health at work can help you as a manager to build up your employees. Your team will help support you as well as feel confident within their work and see continued success. This is the type of positive cycle that should be achieved to continue growth within a company. This course is based on research from the World Health Organization and best practices from the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. After the course, you will be able to identify 3-5 strategies that you can use to create a supportive environment to enhance your team's mental health.

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Meet Zen He will be helping us today

Process

You will be presented with a story that is effecting a team of employees mental health. Each employee is responding differently to the change weather they recognize it or not. Identify the change within the individual, and select an approach to help. There is a variety of correct answers and potentials to solve each problem.

Scenario

A loss has happened for your team. A member of your team, Ashley, has had to take a short term disability due to a difficult medical diagnosis. The members of your team are responding differently to the missing team member. This was a friend and peer to them and Ashley's absence is noticeble in a variety of ways.

Nancy

Jessica

Andrew

How is Jessica's mental health being effected by her change at work?

Jessica

Excessive work

Under Skilled for job

Excesive ork

Lack of control of work

Keep working

Jessica is newer to the company but that does not mean she is under skilled. If she has been meeting goals and deadlines in the past there is probably another factor causing the change. Try again

Nice job!

There are portentially multiple factors causing the change in Jessica. She could be feeling overwelmed due to the excess work she is now reponsible for. Also she could feel like she doesn't have control over it because of Ashley's absence. Be sure to show empathy to the situation, and help to find solutions by communicating regularily.

How is Nancy's mental health being effected by her change at work?

Nancy

Excessive work

Unsafe work environment

Excesive ork

Conflicting work/home demands

Keep working

While a safe work environment is a factor to an employees mental health Nancy is an established member of the team. Unless there was a change, or a complaint filed that has not been taken care of, it is probably another factor. Try again

Nice job!

There are potentially multiple factors effecting the change in Nancy. She could be feeling as though she has excessive work without her team member. In addition there could be factors outside of work that are drawing her away. Try to create a culture in the office of accessibility. Be available for conversations and create a community of support.

How is Andrew's mental health being effected by his change at work?

Unclear job role

Andrew

Conflicting work/home demands

Excesive ork

Limited support from coworkers or supervisor

Keep working

A clear job role is important to an employees mental health, but Andrew has been successful in his current role for some time. There are most likely other things effecting him. Try again

Nice job!

There are potentially multiple factors effecting Andrew. He may be feeling pressure form outside the office, or he could be effected by the change at work. He might feeling that the energy he is giving is not being reciprocated. Try to create a compassionate environment with regular communication. The office culture can include regular individual check ins.

Congratulations!

Apply the knowledge of how to recognize the risks of mental health at work to build up your employees. They will help support you as well as feel confident within their work and see continued success. This is the type of positive cycle we are hoping to achieve to continue growth within our company. Try to create an compassionate environment that has regular communication. An empathetic culture in the office will go far. Seek to understand your employees unique prespectives through authentic conversations.

Jessica

Jessica has been part of the company for only six months, and often relied on Ashley for questions. They were on many projects together, and collaborated well to meet their individual goals on projects. Now Jessica has to figure out how to complete these projects without Ashley.

Jessica

Jessica has been part of the company for only six months, and often relied on Ashley for questions. They were on many projects together, and collaborated well to meet their individual goals on projects. Now Jessica has to figure out how to complete these projects without Ashley.

Nancy

Nancy is coming up on her 1 year anniversary with the company. Nancy is about the same age as Ashley, and they worked together well. They often came to eachother to help or guidance, and you knew they were friends outside of work. Nancy has started to request more time off of work, and has not been cutting it close to deadlines or missing them altogether.

Andrew

Andrew is an established employee at your company, you have worked with him for 5 years. Since Ashley left, Andrew has started to avoid meetings and only speaks to co-workers when necessary. He used to bring great energy to the office when he arrived in the morning, but recently has taken a step back from the team.

Nancy

Nancy is coming up on her 1 year anniversary with the company. Nancy is about the same age as Ashley, and they worked together well. They often came to each other for help or guidance, and you know they are also friends outside of work. Nancy has started to request more time off of work, and has been cutting it close to deadlines or missing them altogether since Ashley has left.

Andrew

Andrew is an established employee at your company, you have worked with him for 5 years. Andrew has started to avoid meetings, and only speaks to co-workers when necessary. He used to bring great energy to the office when he arrived in the morning, but recently has taken a step back from the team.