Academy Spotlight - Mental Health

The following collection of resources are designed to help organisations become a mentally healthy workplace; one that protects the mental health of all staff, promotes wellbeing, and supports staff with mental health conditions.

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Below is a summary of key topics covered. Each webinar page features a you tube video and podcast for convenient self paced learning.

Webinar: Making Psychosocial Risk Management a Clear and Valuable Process in Your Organisation

Presented by Dr Tessa Bailey (Principal Consultant, The Opus Centre)

Understanding your responsibilities as an employer to protect worker health starts with understanding the factors in your organisation that have the potential to cause harm. Automation of routine tasks, technological advancements, and ongoing organisational change have transformed the nature of work. Performing complex and cognitively demanding tasks now represents the greatest percent of skill required by Australian employees.

This webinar will help you identify psychosocial factors that have the potential to cause harm to worker health in your organisation. You will learn how to manage the risk to reduce the potential for these hazards to occur, and if they do occur how to act appropriately to minimise the likelihood of harm.

Webinar: Health and Safety Index – Health and Wellbeing 2020 Results

Presented by Mark Wright and Kate Power (FEFO Consulting)

The Health and Safety Index received over 120,000 responses across several Australian and New Zealand industries during 2020. As we reflect on the Health and Safety Index results, there are many Health & Wellbeing lessons learnt which are worth sharing and comparing to research, i.e., Job Demand + Job Resource = Work Outcomes Model.

This webinar discusses the top results, lowest results, and the highest predictors.

Based on the Health and Safety Index results and our experience, we believe “training” is often not the silver bullet to improve health and wellbeing. Noting every organisation has different needs, Health and Safety Index results in 2020 conclude there are four key areas of focus that are extremely useful to improve workplace health and wellbeing.

Webinar: Creating a Culture of Trust for a Psychologically Safe Workforce

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis)

The landscape of work is changing. Physical distancing, remote work arrangements and a shift in work focus mean we find ourselves needing to connect and interact with our teams in new and different ways. Add to this the increased stress and uncertainty of recent events, and the psychological and physical wellbeing of our people has never been more at the forefront.

For many, being faced with making sudden and difficult decisions about individuals’ employment, temporary or permanent business closures and the impact these have on families and communities can be devastating. Now more than ever, the degree of trust a leadership group has with their employees is key.

In this webinar, we explore the science of trust and the skills required by safety leaders to develop and maintain the necessary level of psychological safety in the current climate of uncertainty. With the right approach, leaders can still be candid about the brutal facts of the current reality while maintaining a team culture that allows open communication, information sharing, solution-focused problem solving and a continued focus on the physical and psychological safety of their teams.

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