iHR Australia Responding to Mental Health in the Workplace

This full day workshop will provide a highly engaging and dynamic experience to build knowledge and skills in responding to mental health in the workplace, at a line management level.

Designed for

Line Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders

Course delivery options

On-site Delivery.  Learn more about our training delivery options.

Duration

Full day

Mental Health 2

Course Content

  • Identify differences between mental health and mental ill health
  • Individual and organisational risk factors
  • Legislative-driven obligations of the employer and employee
  • Prepare and conducting a conversation with an employee who may have a mental health condition
  • Effectively managing the performance or conduct
  • Employee, team member and leader support

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand and comply with relevant legislative and ethical requirements to manage employees, including managing performance and conduct
  • Identify the workplace risk factors which may lead to the development of or exacerbate a mental health condition.
  • Identify the indicators of a possible period of mental ill health and apply relevant early intervention and performance management strategies.
  • Plan, initiate and conduct a conversation with an employee who may be demonstrating indicators of mental ill health and work with the employee to identify and implement reasonable adjustments.