Managing Mental Health in the Workplace (MMHW)
This course will enable employers and managers to identify the importance of health and wellbeing in the workplace, to be able to identify how organisational policies and procedures create an accessible environment, effective recruitment and sustainable employment for people experiencing mental ill health.
Learning outcomes:
- To develop an understanding of the impact of current legislation for employee's mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, including The Equality Act (2010).
- To gain an understanding of the prevalence of mental ill-health within society and the workplace.
- To gain an understanding of the definitions of mental health and the spectrum of mental ill-health.
- To attain the knowledge of how the social model of disability informs on social inclusion and a holistic approach to interventions and treatment of mental ill-health.
- To be able to identify how organisational policies and procedures create an accessible environment, effective recruitment and sustainable employment for people experiencing mental ill health.
- To be able to identify the key elements that creates a no blame culture in the workplace.
- To understand the business case for supporting health and welling being in the workplace.
- To be able to develop good management skills to create a diverse and inclusive workplace.
- To be able to apply the principles learnt throughout the course into a personal action plan.
Delegates resources include:
- Delegate manual covering all the content covered during the course, useful links, case studies and relevant information.
- Resources from the 'Time to Change' mental health campaigning organisation.
- Mental Health Awareness Crossword examining themes covered during day.
- Online course evaluation
- A certificate of course completion.
