Workplace mental well-being essentials
About This Course
The programme is designed to develop individual mental health awareness in the workplace and build resilience for professionals. Professionals in frontline, essential services, and high-intensity operational roles (e.g. security sector) often face unique workplace stressors, including the demands of sustained vigilance, long and shift work, dealing with the public and making critical decisions under time pressure.
The course will raise awareness of the mental health impacts of operational, physical, and psychological stressors arising from workplace and job requirements. It will also impart skills and strategies to manage these stressors effectively, enhance mental well-being in the workplace, and support overall job performance and effectiveness.
What You'll Learn
a. Understand key concepts of workplace mental well-being
b. Understand and manage common mental health conditions and triggers
c. Adapt self to new work environment for better mental health
d. Identify resources and referral pathways for further help
e. Demonstrate effective communication skills for self-advocacy on mental health issues
f. Apply techniques to enhance mental health using case scenarios to contextualise to the relevant sector and job roles
g. Apply approaches to foster workplace practices that promote mental well-being
Entry Requirements
Basic proficiency in English language