Mental Wellness at Work
Make It Safe Expert Series Workshop
Free Members-Only Event
Offered from time to time in person or virtually.
Join us for a free, members-only workshop on mental health at work. Learn new skills for a more supportive work environment.
This engaging session will cover workplace mental health awareness, addressing crucial topics such as bullying and harassment. Discover effective strategies for building resilience—and equip yourself and your team to overcome challenges and thrive at work.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enhance your wellbeing and contribute to a healthier workplace and a stronger team.
This course will be led by Dr. Steve Conway, Mental Health and Wellness Director for the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC.
Goals and Objectives
This workshop will help attendees gain a broad understanding of mental health and wellness within the context of a manufacturing and food processing environment. Participants will be better equipped to help build a supportive and psychologically safe work environment.
Topics
In this half day workshop, you will learn:
- The relationship between mental health and work
- Ways on how to respond to mental health at work
- The employer’s responsibility in regards to mental health
- How bullying and harassment impacts health and safety at work
- What you can do to counter bullying and harassment
- Effective strategies to build resilience
- How to help workers become more self-aware and identify when they are experiencing high vs. low resilience
- How to build a supportive, healthy, and psychologically safe environment
- Ways to promote wellness and resilience
Audience
Anyone who would like to learn more how to support mental wellness and build resilience in the workplace.
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About the Instructor
Dr. Steven Conway has more than 30 years’ experience providing mental health services and leadership in a wide range of settings with diverse populations and clinical issues. In addition, he is a post secondary educator and former director and vice resident of a private, not for profit university.
Steve has a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) and an MBA with a focus on leadership and teams. Steve is a Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor and has coach training in an ICF accredited program.
For the previous 12 years, in addition to being a senior level leader, Steve was also a counselling therapist, leadership coach and consultant, workshop facilitator focusing on workplace mental health and leadership issues, and a leadership fit-to-position assessment specialist.
Funding
Your training costs may be eligible for partial reimbursement through the B.C. Employer Training Grant. Find out here.
Eligible toward the requirements for Joint Health and Safety Committee training for new members or annual training in British Columbia; may be eligible in other jurisdictions as well.Register for virtual or classroom Mental Wellness at Work training online through our Learning Centre.
We can accomodate private training sessions for companies looking for Mental Wellness at Work training for their entire team. Fill out this form below and someone from our team will work with you to schedule a date and format that meets your needs.
