Webinars: People
Staff, Volunteers and the workplace culture
Staff, Volunteers and the workplace culturePeople, paid staff and volunteers, are the major asset of any organisation. People give their best when they have clarity over what is expected of them and they receive proper training, timely feedback and recognition of performance. Providing a safe and positive work environment will engage the energy and creativity of your people.
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Webinar index
- Take care of those providing care: Psychological health and safety in Canadian healthcare settings - mentally healthy workplaces benefit patients and healthcare workers alike
- Understanding, managing, and preventing workplace bullying
- Building workplace resiliency
- Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problems in Canada and the fastest growing category of disability costs for Canadian employers
- Respect matters - building a culture of respect in the workplace
- Building civility and respect into your organisation's DNA
- Managing mental health in tough times
- Policies for HR
- Line manager Q&A
- Implementing an effective mental health policy
- Health and safety for managers and supervisors - an introduction
- Innovation starts with people
- You first: Inspire your team to grow up, get along and get stuff done
- Make me a change agent
Take care of those providing care: Psychological health and safety in Canadian healthcare settings - mentally healthy workplaces benefit patients and healthcare workers alike
Healthcare settings can be particularly challenging environments. Many healthcare workers have heavy workloads, significant pressures and a lack of time and resources to adequately do their jobs. Stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, compassion fatigue and substance misuse are common workplace-related conditions. Ensuring the wellness of this workforce is critically important to ensure quality and safety care. What can organizations do to help address mental health and wellness in this unique work setting? This webinar outlines the unique challenges this sector faces and some of the innovative programs that are being implemented across Canada.
Presenting organisation: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Presenter/s: Jennifer Kitts, HealthCareCAN
Wolf Klassen, Michael Garron Hospital
Christine Devine, Michael Garron Hospital
Related resources: Take care of those providing care: Psychological Health and Safety in Canadian Healthcare Settings (PDF, 4 MB)
Understanding, managing, and preventing workplace bullying
Bullying behaviour can have an impact on fellow employees and the organisation as a whole. Specific, integrated, and easy-to-implement strategies that address the root causes of workplace bullying are explored. Using these strategies will help create a more respectful, productive, and psychologically healthy work culture.
Presenting organisation: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Presenter/s: Donna Marshall, BizLife Solutions
Related resources: Understanding, Managing, and Preventing Workplace Bullying (PDF, 745 KB)
Building workplace resiliency
Resilient individuals are able to adapt quickly and deal with a variety of difficult situations in a calm and rational manner. This is an increasingly important concept in today’s workplace because building and maintaining the mental resiliency of a workforce yields a more productive and successful workplace environment.
Presenting organisation: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Presenter/s: Karen Seward, SCM Health Solutions
Related resources: Building Workplace Resiliency (PDF, 2.3 MB)
Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problems in Canada and the fastest growing category of disability costs for Canadian employers
Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problems in Canada and the fastest growing category of disability costs for Canadian employers. These disorders affect the individual, their family, friends and co-workers. Beyond the human cost, unaddressed mental health problems and illnesses in the workplace have a significant impact on productivity and the bottom line. What can employers do to create mentally healthy workplaces and support their employees?
Presenting organisation: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Presenter/s: Julie Holden, SEB Benefits & HR Consulting Inc.
Related resources: Depression and Anxiety in the Workplace (PDF, 718 KB)
Respect matters - building a culture of respect in the workplace
Know where to start when working toward building a culture of respect in the workplace. Respect Matters: Educate your team. Prevent negative behaviours. Empower your employees. Lead the charge with Respect. Respect Group shows us how to get started, and the University of Calgary teaches us how to keep it alive on an ongoing basis.
Presenting organisation: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Presenter/s: Brad Blaisdell, Respect Group
Marcia Buchholz, University of Calgary
Related resources: Respect Matters – With Respect Group and University of Calgary (PDF, 3.5 MB)
Building civility and respect into your organisation's DNA
The presenters share their perspectives on Civility and Respect, identified as key to creating healthy work environments in the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (Canada). The presenters share information, fundamental dilemmas and best practices related to workplace incivility (those seemingly insignificant rude behaviours that exist in every workplace) and other essential respect-related issues.
Presenting organisation: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Presenter/s: Sharone Bar-David, Bar-David Consulting
Emma Pavlov, University Health Network
Related resources: Building civility and respect into your organisation's DNA (PDF, 558 KB)
Managing mental health in tough times
This webinar aims to equip managers with the tools for promoting mental wellbeing even in tough times. The panel explores the following: how to start a conversation about mental health; practical tips and advice for supporting staff experiencing stress and mental health problems; the links between mental wellbeing, employee engagement and increased productivity.
Presenting organisation: Mind UK
Presenter/s: Paul Farmer, Mind
Stephen Bevan, Centre for Workforce Effectiveness at the Work Foundation
Emma Mamo, Mind
Ash Tuft
Policies for HR
This webinar looks at policies and practical ways Human Resources professionals can support staff dealing with a mental health problem. Topics include: How well are staff supported in your workplace? Do you need to update your HR policies & procedures? Is your staff absence rising due to mental health problems?
Presenting organisation: Mind UK
Presenter/s: Paul Farmer, Mind
Eugene Farrell, AXA PPP Healthcare
Emma Mamo, Mind
Jonathan Bowers, UKFast
Related resources: Policies for HR webinar FAQs (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Line manager Q&A
How to manage mental health in the workplace - questions about line manager behaviour that supports good mental health, giving tips on how to: take stock of your team’s mental health; support staff experiencing a mental health problem; develop and maintain positive working relationships in your team; promote open dialogue and employee engagement; understand your legal duties and where to get help.
Presenting organisation: Mind UK
Presenter/s: Paul Farmer, Mind
Karen Steadman, Centre for Workforce Effectiveness at the Work Foundation
Emma Mamo, Mind
Jon Bartlett
Implementing an effective mental health policy
This webinar offers advice on how to shape an organisational culture that’s positive about mental health, including tips on: developing a mental health strategy; ensuring you have the right policies and procedures in place; raising awareness and ensuring managers have the right skills; achieving a better work/life balance; getting buy-in from senior management.
Presenting organisation: Mind UK
Presenter/s: Paul Farmer, Mind
Ben Willmott, CIPD
Emma Mamo, Mind
Julian Hill, Care HR Ltd
Health and safety for managers and supervisors - an introduction
This webinar provides employers, managers and supervisors with an introduction to workplace health and safety. It is a way to increase your knowledge and communication of best health and safety practices so that you can ensure your organisation is a safe place to work.
Presenting organisation: Employers and Manufacturers Association
Presenter/s: EMA
Innovation starts with people
In this webinar the Australian presenters discuss their approach to social innovation, how good innovation draws on people’s real life expertise at all stages to build solutions that work for them and how the skills of listening and seeing things from other’s perspectives are key to innovation.
Presenting organisation: Tamarack Institute
Presenter/s: Carolyn Curtis
Dr Ingrid Burkett
You first: Inspire your team to grow up, get along and get stuff done
What makes teams work and how you can fix them.
Presenting organisation: Vibrant Communities Canada
Presenter/s: Liane Davey
Make me a change agent
The presenter shared her experiences using the manual: Make Me a Change Agent: A Multisectoral SBC Resource for Community Workers and Field Staff with Care Group Volunteers and staff in the DRC. The lessons in Make Me a Change Agent seek to build the skills of community-level workers so that they can be more effective behavior change promoters in their communities. The lessons are not sector specific, and are tried and true generic skills, such as communication and storytelling, that can help a development worker in any sector become more effective as an agent of behaviour change.
Presenting organisation: CORE Group
Presenter/s: Nicole Weber, Mercy Corps
Mary DeCoster, The TOPS Program, Food for the Hungry
Jennifer Weiss, Concern Worldwide
Related resources: Make me a change agent - Nicole Weber (PDF, 663 KB)
Make me a change agent - Mary DeCoster, Jennifer Weiss (PDF, 996 KB)
Page last updated: 22 September 2017
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