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Dates and location
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Description
Learn what you can do to protect your mental health at work and how to support others.
For people dealing with a mild to moderate episode of mental illness, most experts recommend they continue to work with support from their managers and colleagues. This CPA Ontario course will provide you with techniques to help yourself and ways you can support co-workers who may be dealing with mental illness.
Depression and/or anxiety can seem to come out of nowhere, or can follow a very stressful time. Research shows that one in five people in Canada are likely to have at least one episode of mental illness in their lifetime, most often between the ages of 18 and 65. Mental illness has been calculated to cost the Canadian economy $51 billion annually and is a contributing factor for over 40 per cent of long-term disability claims.
The Psychological Health and Safety in the orkplace standard is a voluntary Canadian standard focused on promoting employees' psychological health and preventing psychological harm due to workplace factors. This national standard is designed to help organizations and their employees improve workplace psychological health and safety.
There will be a final quiz which will help you implement your new insights immediately.
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand how mental illness may show up in your workplace and how you can help.
- Encourage behaviours which support psychological health at work.
- Discourage behaviours which reduce psychological health at work.
- Action you can take when a colleague becomes less productive and withdrawn but denies anything is wrong.
Who Will Benefit
Anyone looking to enhance their own leadership skills and the productivity of their workplace; know how to support the psychological health and safety of their co-workers; and manage performance by being especially supportive and clear.
How to Access the Course
This course is a live webinar. You must attend the live course to receive verifiable CPD hours. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. To get the full experience of this interactive course, use a computer that has video and microphone capabilities.
Electronic material can be accessed one week prior to the course and should be downloaded in advance.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Eileen Pease, M.Ed., CSP, has 25 years of experience teaching courses related to thinking skills at work. She has a particular interest in mental health in the workplace, as she has had three episodes of severe clinical depression during her working life. Eileen is certified by the Canadian Mental Health Association to teach their Mental Health Works program.