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Workplace Mental Health

Psychological Health and Safety: Building Team Success

An e-course designed to help people leaders like you better understand your role and what your involvement might look like as your organization implements a psychological health and safety strategy.  

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As a people leader at any level in an organization, your ability to support your team is crucial for both their success and your own. Amidst your many responsibilities, cultivating a healthy workplace is paramount. A healthy workplace is one that prioritizes the psychological health and well-being of its employees, and more organizations are implementing psychological health and safety programs.

That might have you wondering, what does that mean for me and my team?

Psychological health and safety in the workplace is about creating and maintaining a healthy working environment for all employees. There is a lot to consider, such as policies, processes, training, communications, and how to support your team during implementation. This course will help you make sense of it all.

Course Details

Learning Objectives

  • What psychological health and safety is and how it integrates with an organization’s strategies and operations
  • The roles and responsibilities of people leaders at an organizational level and team level
  • How to support the psychological health and safety needs of your team

Course Resources

Course participants will receive a downloadable workbook for recording key learnings and actionable commitments.

Key Areas

  • Leadership Insight: Tailored for people leaders, gain an understanding of your role in implementing a psychological health and safety strategy.
  • Comprehensive Understanding: Uncover the processes of creating and maintaining a psychologically healthy workplace.
  • Integration of Strategies: Learn how psychological health and safety aligns with organizational strategies, making it a cornerstone of success.
  • Practical Application: Navigate real-world scenarios with practical strategies, ensuring effective implementation.
  • Inclusive Approach: PHS helps with supporting success for all team members, including those living with mental health and substance use challenges.
  • Workplace Dynamics:
    • Effective communication strategies.
    • Conflict management techniques.
    • Promoting work-life balance.
    • Identifying and addressing workplace stressors.

Learn more about our other PHS training streams

For employees

Introduction to PHS

In this half day facilitator-led training program, participants will learn the foundations of psychological health and safety and discover the essential elements that contribute to a psychologically healthy and safe workplace

For implementation teams

Integrating PHS

This course helps participants in preparing for measuring the level of PHS integration through a PHS Assessment that demonstrates how organizations can be supported to make resource allocation decisions for system improvements.

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Trusted by these leading organizations

Hydro One logo

“Employees often let us know how much they appreciate that we offer this type of training.”

ATB Financial logo

“The results were very telling – the reduction in stigma, the reduction in concern about having a conversation, and the increase in interest and knowledge around self-care.”

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“It’s rare to see a training program that has such positive feedback.”

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“MHFA training and certification is quickly becoming an integral part of our industry’s health and safety rigor.”

Government of Saskatchewan logo

“We are excited to support schools in ensuring students have access to mental health resources.”

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“Since the completion of the training, we are now seeing our units being more proactive in initiating discussions and understanding what community resources are available to further support our co-workers.”

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“All of the feedback that we’ve gotten from those trained in MHFA was excellent. They’re always saying that it’s the best training they’ve ever received.”

WestJet logo | L'image de marque de WestJet

“I have to tell you, The Working Mind training was one of the best sessions I’ve attended in my 3+ years at WestJet.”

City of Edmonton logo

“Leadership was extremely receptive and supportive of the training from the get-go.”

City of Halifax logo

“[It was helpful to be able] to concentrate on the subject and be reminded of constructive approaches to mental health.”

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“The level of staff interest and the impact the training has had on shifting our workplace culture is truly remarkable.”

Laurentian University logo

“I found that the workshop helped me to see my own illness in a different light.”

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“Received immediate buy-in from staff, faculty and students across campus when it came time to deliver the training.”

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“I have already started to implement the strategies and methods into my daily routine.”

Interested in training for yourself? Need training for your Organization?