All managers should be given the skills to support employees with mental health issues.
Guidance published in March 2022 by NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and PHE (Public Health England) on Mental Wellbeing at Work outlines key skills for managers which includes:
- how to identify early warning signs of poor mental wellbeing
- awareness of the stigma associated with poor mental wellbeing
- information and resources on mental wellbeing
- how to have a conversation about mental wellbeing with an employee
- ongoing monitoring of mental wellbeing in the workplace
Our Mental Health for Managers workshop is great for managers, team leaders and supervisors short on time and equips them with the essential information and skills they need to help them have conversations about mental health and wellbeing at work.
What will I learn?
- An understanding of what mental health is and the impact of stigma.
- The importance of self care as a manager.
- Your responsibilities for wellbeing as a manager.
- Where to access and how to appropriately signpost to available support.
- How to create the conditions for effective wellbeing conversations.
Session outline:
- What is mental health?
- Triggers for mental ill health
- Signs and symptoms
- Stress, anxiety and depression
- Self care and wellbeing
- Wellbeing resources and signposting
- Mental health at work
- Manager’s role in wellbeing
- The legal framework
- Creating conditions for wellbeing conversations
Delegates receive an accompanying workbook which includes self care tools and other information and resources to refer to after the workshop.
This workshop can be tailored specifically to your organisation’s policies and support options (EAP etc) and can incorporate any specific wellbeing messages you’d like to convey.
