What To Expect

  • Who It Is For

    This course is designed specifically managers, employers, supervisors and business owners who have an interest in expanding their knowledge and skills on how best to support their staff's mental health and wellness in the workplace.

  • How It Works

    You can sign up anytime for this self-guided online course. The course includes 8 chapters with several short lessons in each, including video presentations, worksheets and group discussion boards. The course will take 5-7 hours but you have 3 months to complete it.

  • What You Will Learn

    After completing this course you will have tools to identify and monitor psychological health issues in your workplace, techniques for communicating effectively with staff, and practical strategies for implementing wellness practices with teams.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • How To Use This Course

    • Welcome!

    • Your Instructors: Breanna Pizzuto

    • Your Instructors: Amanda Rocheleau

    • Course Agenda
  • 2

    The Picture of Mental Health

    • Definition of Mental Health

    • Snapshot of Mental Health in the Canadian Workforce

    • Reflection
  • 3

    On the Lookout

    • The Link Between Uncertainty and Anxiety

    • Reflection

    • General Warning Signs

    • Burnout

    • Compassion Fatigue

    • Impact of Trauma

    • Reflection
  • 4

    Assessment Tools

    • Assessment Tools

    • Stress and Burnout Questionnaire

    • Staff Burnout Assessment

    • Compassion Fatigue Self-Assessment

    • Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)

    • Stress Warning Signs Work Sheet

    • Is Your Organization at Risk for Burnout
  • 5

    Cultivating Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace

    • The Standard: Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace

    • Strategies for Increasing Psychological Protection

    • Implementing Wellness Practices in the Workplace

    • Right to Disconnect

    • Psychologically Safe Leader Survey

    • Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment (PDF)

    • Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment: Employee Feedback (PDF)

    • Resources

    • Reflection
  • 6

    Active Communication

    • What is Active Communication?

    • It's Not About the Nail Video

    • Active Communication Skills Part 1

    • Active Communication Skills Part 2

    • Stigma Video

    • The Importance of Empathy

    • Empathy Video

    • Reflection
  • 7

    Leading in Wellness

    • Setting and Modelling Boundaries

    • How to Be a Leader, not a Therapist

    • Self-Care

    • Collective-Care

    • Self Care Assessment

    • Reflection
  • 8

    Next Steps

    • Contact Info for Breanna and Amanda

    • Before you go...

    • Mental Health Resources

    • Thank you!

Participant Feedback

Participant, October 2020

"There were some great take-aways of new information as well as affirming some tips that I know and could better implement."

Participant, October 2020

"I appreciate the way it was laid out; the mini videos and all the different chapters. It provided a space for me to learn at my own pace and not feel overwhelmed."

Participant, January 2021

"I found the entire course very interesting and learned so much about mental health. I found the section on Implementing Wellness into the the Workplace and Action Communication Skills the most valuable for me."

Participant, January 2023

Thank you for this excellent course. The material will be useful as we plan our wellness strategy for 2023 and beyond.

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