{"id":82354,"date":"2022-12-01T09:27:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T14:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=82354"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T21:48:24","slug":"manager-mental-health-training-among-december-employee-wellness-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/12\/manager-mental-health-training-among-december-employee-wellness-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager mental health training among December employee wellness opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

A free training program offered by Brock University\u2019s Health Management team aims to help managers recognize signs of mental health changes in themselves and their employees and create a safe environment for open dialogue. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, <\/span>The Working Mind manager session<\/span><\/a> is available to anyone at Brock who leads people. The program takes place over two days, on Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additional dates and times for both manager and employee sessions are listed on <\/span>ExperienceBU<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Managers trained through The Working Mind program will be guided through the Mental Health Continuum Model and will learn how to assess\u00a0their employees\u2019 mental health\u00a0status\u00a0along the continuum, as well as their own.\u00a0Managers will develop the\u00a0knowledge\u00a0and\u00a0skills to have honest conversations with employees about mental health concerns,\u00a0encourage employees to get appropriate\u00a0supports\u00a0to develop\u00a0coping strategies,\u00a0and\u00a0offer workplace\u00a0accommodation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other employee wellness opportunities happening in December, such as\u00a0a free skate and complimentary tickets to the Brock men\u2019s hockey game on Sunday, Dec. 4, are listed on the <\/span>December employee wellness calendar<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brock community members are also reminded of the\u00a0<\/span>University\u2019s year-long initiative to make kindness the norm<\/span><\/a>. The\u00a0<\/span>workplace kindness calendar<\/span><\/a> theme for December is ‘reflection.\u2019 Kindness suggestions for the month include setting daily intentions, reflecting on activities that bring joy and doing something outside one\u2019s comfort zone. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional employee wellness resources are available on the\u00a0<\/span>Health, Safety and Wellness Toolbox on SharePoint<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0which includes\u00a0<\/span>recordings of wellness workshops<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>resources from LifeWorks wellness newsletters<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>December LifeWorks newsletter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0features articles discussing mindfulness exercises, developing personal resilience as a manager and relaxation tips to help beat stress.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employees interested in wellness events being offered throughout the year are invited to join the\u00a0<\/span>Health, Safety and Wellness organization on ExperienceBU<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to keep apprised of new events being posted. (Employees may need to log in to ExperienceBU before being able to click on the blue \u2018join\u2019 button.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Questions about employee wellness resources and ideas for future wellness workshops can be emailed to\u00a0<\/span>employeehealth@brocku.ca<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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