Training and Development - Mental Health in the Workplace is crucial in this modern world of work
We understand that everyone is at a different place with their mental health at work journey. We therefore offer a range of support to ensure everyone can lean in at the level they are at!
We offer mental health awareness training, training to equip leaders to protect mental health at work, and even an in-house evidenced informed mental health peer support program to train key people in organisations to be more equipped to support mental health at work.
Below is the training and development we offer, which are all grounded in research and facilitated by one of our experienced psychologists. Also our mental health training and courses are not your average courses! We make sure we bring our Glia flare to everything we do!
Mental Health Peer Support Training Program - 2 years and ongoing training
When externally evaluted, the evaluator’s findings revealed:
Glia's MHFA programme has a strong organisational and workplace focus targeting workplace needs such as stress, burnout, workload etc so your people are not going to be burdened with learning about severe mental illness and have that pressure to be able to deal with those situations.
The programme is a primary preventative-based initiative with the aim to prevent harm in the workplace as opposed to being reactive to harm that has already been done.
In comparison to other MHFA programmes in New Zealand, Glia's programme offers more robust wrap-around support so that the organisation and its people feel fully supported.
A strong partnership with Glia and the organisation which provides a more collaborative approach as opposed to a "done to"approach.
The MHFA programme addresses some of the areas within the ISO 45003 standard on psychosocial risks in organisations.
The MHFA programme has not only reduced stigma in the organisations but has helped to normalise mental health conversations.
The programme filled a really important gap in the organisation by providing an additional option for people.
Glia's programme is a very thorough and comprehensive programme that is embedded long-term within the organisation.
Protecting Mental Health At Work As Leaders - One Day Training
In this three-part face-to-face workshop facilitated by one (or two) of Glia's Psychologists, we will discuss our role as leaders to help people mentally flourish and move through mental illness at work. The workshop is designed for leaders at all levels, and will be adjusted accordingly.
Elements of the workshop can be made culturally appropriate to ensure we protect the people who attend.
The Psychologists will provide tips, tricks and tools that we can use to protect, support and care for people’s mental health
Other Training and Development Workshops
Mental Health Workshops and Training in the Workplace
50-80% of Kiwis will experience a Mental Health or addiction problem in their lifetime*.
Workplaces simply cannot ignore this anymore and we have to start looking at our work environments and how we can deal with what has essentially been the invisible part of Health and Safety up until now.
While New Zealand’s workplace safety incident rates are inexcusably high and rightly deserve our attention, addressing our failures in relation to worker safety should not excuse us continuing to ignore our even greater failures in relation to our workforce's Mental Health and Well-being (Duncan, 2016).
We believe in order to make work places great, we have to acknowledge our people as a whole - the physical and psychological, and learn how to create work environments where everyone has the opportunity to be both physically and psychologically safe.
What is Mental Health?
Mental Health comprises of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
Mental Health can range from feeling a bit out of sorts to experiencing high levels of stress, burnout or anxiety.
How does it impact the workplace?
We know that when we feel good about ourselves, often we are more likely to work productively, interact well with colleagues and make a valuable contribution to the workplace. Mental health in the workplace is therefore crucial for so many reasons.
So lets make the invisible visible so that we are better able to manage Mental Health in the workplace and the Well-being of our people at work.
