Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Workplace Mental Health for Managers
November 9, 2021 at 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
| Location: | Online |
| Audience: | Staff |
| Contact Email: | samantha.munro@carleton.ca |
At this time, this workshop series is only open to those who supervise, lead, or manager teams at Carleton.
As a manager, you play a key role in supporting staff mental health. Your role involves supporting staff from preventing absence, to managing wellbeing, and throughout their reintegration into their usual work role. Over the course of 2 modules, participants will explore the role that managers play in supporting mental health in the workplace in more detail, within Carleton’s Framework for Support.
Please note: You must be able to attend both virtual sessions listed below.
- Module 1 – Tuesday, November 9 (9:00am – 12:00pm)
- Module 2 – Tuesday, November 16 (9:00am – 12:00pm)
Registration is available at the bottom of this page.
Module 1 – Promoting a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Objectives
By the end of Module 1, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between mental health and mental illness
- Explain the Dual Continuum Model of Mental Health
- Recognize stigma as a barrier to getting help
- Identify best practices for supporting mental health in the workplace
- Recognize best practices for preventing mental health related absence
Module 2 – Supporting a Team Member as they Manage their Mental Health
Objectives
By the end of Module 2, participants will be able to:
- Identify when and how to collaborate with Human Resources through accommodation, absence, and return to work
- Recognize best practices for keeping a team member at work or managing their absence
- Define key elements of a successful return to work after an absence
- Explain Carleton’s framework for support
Registration
Spaces are limited. To register for this workshop series, please fill out the form below. You must be able to attend both sessions (November 9 and 16 from 9:00am – 12:00pm).