Mental Health at Work

The full day Mental Health at Work course is a comprehensive interactive face to face or virtual workshop, developed for all employees, to raise awareness of mental health problems in the workplace, develop an understanding of the common mental health problems and teach essential skills to create a mentally healthy environment.

Supporting the mental health of employees is of growing importance, especially since most state and territory governments have introduced legislation under the WHS laws which states that “a person conducting a business or undertaking must manage the risk of psychosocial hazards in the workplace.” Aside from the new laws, the evidence is clear that creating a mentally healthy workplace boosts productivity, reduces accidents and absenteeism, and improves employee engagement and satisfaction.

Every day, one in six working-aged persons will arrive at their workplace and start their day managing a diagnosed mental illness. An additional one in six will be suffering from symptoms associated with ill mental health. An understanding of mental health and the ability to recognise the early warning signs is essential for any organisation.

This PD Training course is designed to provide participants the foundations to have effective conversations about stress, mental health and wellbeing. 

Looking for a 3-hour Online Live version of the course? Click Here to View Our 3-Hour Virtual Mental Health at Work Skills Courses.

Your Learning Outcomes

    Course participants learn about:

  • The prevalence of mental health problems and its impact on the individual and the organisation
  • Mental health stigma, how to eliminate it, and create a culture of awareness and empathy
  • How apparent changes in behaviour may signal a potential wellbeing issue
  • Signs and symptoms of common mental health problems and evidence-based treatments
  • Understanding common stress and how to reduce or eliminate it
  • The skills to have effective conversations about stress, mental health, and wellbeing
  • Resources available and develop skills to guide themselves or their colleagues to support through these resources
  • How to promote wellbeing within their team and better look after their own wellbeing

PDT Training specialise in:

Live Online

Face-to-Face

Hybrid

Plus the workshops are always tailored to your current context

Stuart was one of the best facilitators I have ever met in 20 years with Woolworths. He brought energy, empathy and a world of knowledge to our class! 

Woolworths


The instructor was exceptional. I usually don't find online training very engaging, but he kept the group interested the entire time, and doing the training virtually gave everyone the safe space to be comfortable in their own environment. 

Yahoo


Stuart did a great job communicating and managing online training with Zoom. We have now recommended that all internal training to be set up with similar flow to what he has done! 

Yahoo


Stuart has an excellent way of making the group feel at ease and able to get involved in the practical aspects of the course, paced the learning very well and struck a brilliant balance between nudging the group and allowing organic conversation to occur! 

Swimming Australia


Thank you so much for a great, thought-provoking experience. Stuart was an engaging and informative trainer. It is not easy to cover such material over zoom and he did a tremendous job. 

HSBC

Plus you’ll also receive:

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Money Back
Guarantee

If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

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REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

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Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

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Development
Dashboard

12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

Learn Mental Health at Work Now

This course is not only about compliance or productivity; it's about people. Every day, a significant portion of our workforce manages mental health challenges. Understanding and responding to these challenges with empathy and competence are crucial steps in creating a supportive environment where individuals feel safe seeking help and support.

Together, let us strive to make our workplaces not only safe and productive but also places where mental well-being flourishes. Thank you for your commitment to creating a mentally healthy workplace for everyone.

See the Live Online tab for the course outline for the live online course

Course Outline for Mental Health at Work

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Introduction to Mental Health in the Workplace

  • What is mental health and mental illness
  • The mental health continuum
  • Risk factors for developing a mental health problem
  • Barriers to help-seeking

Topic 2

Mental Health and Stigma

  • The impact of mental health stigma at work
  • Challenging stigma
  • Creating a more open and honest environment

Topic 3

Identifying Mental Health Conditions

  • Physical and behavourial signs
  • Early intervention
  • Focus on wellbeing, not performance

Topic 4

Understanding Anxiety

  • Symptoms and signs
  • Panic attacks
  • Facts about traumatic events
  • Effective interventions

Topic 5

Understanding Depression

  • Symptoms and signs
  • The biopsychosocial model of addiction
  • Effective interventions

Topic 6

Understanding Substance Use Disorder

  • Symptoms and signs
  • The biopsychosocial model of addiction
  • Effective interventions

Topic 7

Everyday Stress at Work

  • Normal, training and excessive stress
  • Balancing stress with recovery
  • Flow states

Topic 8

Mental Health P.A.C.E Conversation Process

  • Preparing for the conversation
  • The initial approach
  • Non-judgemental communication
  • Encouraging professional help and other support
  • Practice conversation

Topic 9

Investing in Mental Fitness

  • The importance of self-care
  • The Healthy Mind Platter
  • A self-care plan of action

Topic 10

Reflections

  • Create an action plan
  • Accountability = Action

Plus you’ll also receive:

shield

Money Back
Guarantee

If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

profiles

REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

sick

Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

dashboard

Development
Dashboard

12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

Learn Mental Health at Work Now

We create training that meets your needs.

1-hour Motivator

3-hour Power Sessions

Full Day Training

Conferences & Summits

  • OFFSITE
  • AT YOUR WORKPLACE
  • ONLINE

We’ll make things easier so you can focus on adding more value

We take care of all of the details, so you don’t have to:

  • Invite people to
    training
  • Sign
    In Sheet
  • Generate Branded
    Course Flyers
  • PDF’S of
    Certificates
  • Collects and
    Reports Feedback
  • Complete Results
    Dashboard

What are people going to do differently?

At the completion of training participants are encouraged to create an action plan, and invite an accountability buddy via their Orgmenta App.

In your Training Management Centre you have transparency to the action plans so you can see what people are going to do differently.

Want to get clear on impacts and measure success? We support you.

Our systems and people make it easy to identify how you’ll be able to measure impacts and then report on the success in the weeks or months after training.

Do you already have a training management system and wish they were automatically up to date?

It’s surprisingly easy to make it so that your system can automatically be up to date with all the training record details you need.

More than just a training provider - we are your learning and development partner.

We look forward to working with you, talk to one of our friendly expert consultants today.
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Details:

  • Small classes, average 5 people, max 16
  • Certificate of Completion (always available in the App)
  • Comprehensive courseware available in the App

Questions:

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12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pacific/Auckland

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Course Outline for Mental Health at Work

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Introduction to Mental Health in the Workplace

  • What is mental health and mental illness
  • The mental health continuum
  • Barriers to help-seeking

Topic 2

Mental Health and Stigma

  • The impact of mental health stigma at work
  • Challenging stigma
  • Creating a more open and honest environment

Topic 3

Identifying Mental Health Conditions

  • Physical and behavourial signs
  • Early intervention
  • The importance of putting aside performance issues

Topic 4

Mental Health P.A.C.E Conversation Process

  • Preparing for the conversation
  • The initial approach
  • Empathy vs apathy and sympathy
  • Non-judgemental communication
  • Encouraging professional help and other support

Topic 5

Investing in Mental Fitness

  • The importance of self-care
  • The Healthy Mind Platter
  • A self-care plan of action

Topic 6

Reflections

  • Create an action plan
  • Accountability = Action

When you book a Public Class with PD Training you can expect:

To Be Engaged All Day

Activities and discussion for engaged learning all day.

An outstanding trainer

On average PDT trainers have 15 years industry experience and 7 years training experience.

Focussed on you

We always tailor activities and scenarios to be relevant to you.

Refresher Course $0

In-House and Public Class participants are welcome to join a public class in the same topic for 12 months.

Acclaimed Provider

The confidence of booking with an acclaimed multi-national training company.

Multi-modal Reinforcement

Support, reinforcement & extension eLearning and videos in the App.

Outstanding learning that people can do in the flow of work

  • Fresh targeted video-based microlearning content with interactive lessons and quizzes included.
  • Rigourous review process
  • Only $11.00 per course per person per year
  • Or get the $110.00 bundle and save
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