Workplace Mental Health Training
Invest in the well-being of your team and create a safer, more supportive work environment with Workplace Stress and Mental Health training. Managers aren’t counselors, but they are key connectors in the workplace. One misconception about mental health in the workplace training is that it tasks managers with fixing employee problems. That’s not the goal. However, they do need training on how to listen and a way that creates a culture of wellness. They need to know how to connect people with the right resources and learn to manage their own mental health. Engage the leadership team and review the organization’s stance on mental health. Implement and revise any current mental health initiatives/strategies. Talk to your leadership team about mental health: Basic training in mental health promotion doesn’t involve a graduate degree, nor is it intended to turn managers into therapists. It is just awareness and human relations 101: How to be kind, how to listen, what to look out for, and how to create an environment of emotional or psychological safety.
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Mental Health First Aid Training
8 hour training
Ready to empower your team and foster a supportive workplace culture? Learn how MHFA training can equip your employees with the skills to recognize and respond to mental health challenges. By reaching more people, we can make a significant difference for our communities. Mental health first aid is not just about suicide prevention, it is really about shifting the way that we talk about and respond to mental health challenges and substance abuse challenges. A greater emphasis on mental health in the workplace emerged during the pandemic and continues as employers acknowledge the role they play and the impact on business outcomes.
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QPR-Question, Persuade & Refer for Suicide Awareness
3 hour training
Supporting workplace mental health includes but goes beyond policy—it’s about equipping teams with the tools to support each other. Mental health challenges affect many employees, a fact that is usually overlooked because these disorders tend to be hidden at work. As a certified instructor in QPR, (Question, Persuade & Refer), Liz specializes in guiding work groups (both in person and online) through the curriculum. Through the training, participants gain vital skills to recognize the warning signs of crisis.
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Workplace Stress & Mental Health Essentials: The impact of mental health at work
1 hour
This one-hour workshop will inform audiences of current priority issues surrounding the mental health and well-being of our nation’s workforce. Participants will become familiar with workplace stressors that impact mental health outcomes including dangerous working conditions, unfair treatment, stress and worry, job strain, and long work hours.
Learn specifics about how OSHA classifies Mental health hazards, and/or addressing work-related suicide and drug overdose issues. Further, this workshop will address approaches to prevent workplace burnout and recommended training resources from
OSHA. Local and statewide resource sharing including 988. 988 is much more than a crisis line. Calling 988 opens a portal to community resources that help people navigate an immediate crisis
while providing someone to respond, a safe place for help and options for ongoing care post crisis.
Why Mental Health First Aid?
​​Are you or your employees prepared to help a colleague experiencing mental health challenges? A staggering 40% of employees reported that their jobs have had a negative impact on their mental health, and 75% of employees indicated that stigma was present in their workplaces. These numbers continue to rise and can have a direct impact on team members’ overall wellbeing and engagement, productivity and retention in the workplace. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health challenges by providing an action plan that teaches employees to identify and address a potential mental health or substance use-related crisis. ​ Please contact me to find out how you can get started with MHFA at Work at your organization.
Evidence-Based Training
Mental Health First Aid is a certification training that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health challenges and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge and connect them to help. A survey of U.S. workers showed that 1 in 5 rate their mental health as fair or poor, resulting in four times more unplanned absences. When employees feel that their employers care about their overall wellbeing, they are three times more likely to be engaged at work. Create healthier, more engaged employees with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA).
