Human Resources Services and McMaster Okanagan are pleased to offer The Working Mind training through the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). This mental health training program directly supports our shared purpose of promoting and contributing to a healthy and safe community at McMaster University.
About the Training Course
The Working Mind (TMW) is an evidence-based training, developed to initiate a shift in the way you think, act, and feel about mental health. It was designed to provide practical knowledge and skills to address mental health and mental illness in the workplace.
The objectives of the program are:
- Reduce the stigma around mental illness
- Promote your organization’s mental health
- Transform the way participants think and talk about mental health and mental illness
- Help participants identify poor mental health in themselves and others
- Give participants the coping skills to manage stress and poor mental health
- Review mental health rights and responsibilities
- Create a more supportive work environment
Employee Version
TWM for employees offers practical knowledge to increase participants’ overall comfort level with mental illness. On completing the course, employees will be able to:
- understand mental health and mental illness
- recognize its signs and indicators, in themselves and others
- reduce stigma and negative attitudes toward people with mental health problems
- support colleagues with mental health problems
- maintain their own mental health and improve their resilience.
Modules:
- Mental health and mental illness in the workplace
- Stigma and discrimination in the workplace
- The Mental Health Continuum Model
- Self-care
- Creating a supportive workplace
- Practical application
People Leader Version
Managers, supervisors, and team leads have a special role in any organization. Building on TWM for employees, the TWM managers course gives participants the practical knowledge they need to:
- support their employees’ mental health and well-being
- enable all employees to be more fully productive
- ensure the workplace climate respects and involves all employees, including those with mental health problems
- encourage employees to seek help for mental health problems.
Modules:
- Mental health and mental illness in the workplace
- Stigma and discrimination in the workplace
- The Mental Health Continuum Model
- Self-care
- What can you do?
- Special considerations
- Workplace accommodations
- Practical application