Mental health workshops are educational sessions and interactive events designed to promote mental health awareness and wellbeing among individuals and within the organisation.
They offer valuable insights, tools, and strategies for managing stress, improving mental health, and fostering a supportive environment.
The workshops also create awareness and encourage workers to care for their mental health. Although the workshops are individual-centric, the benefits they offer spread through the organisation, extending to employers as well.
Why Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops are Important?
Mental health and wellbeing workshops are critical for any organisation looking to improve employee mental health. They’re interactive and engaging, and are more likely to strike an engagement with the employees and produce positive results than other programs that take longer.
Awareness and Education
The greatest challenge with mental health is the stigma that surrounds it, usually occurring from ignorance, misinformation, and a lack of understanding of mental illness. Also, resistance to learning, lack of acceptance and other negative attitudes can lead to discrimination against people suffering from mental illness and make it harder for them to seek support and assistance.
Mental health awareness and education are great places to start when seeking to help staff improve and understand the subject. Encouraging more talk and less stigma and taboo helps those with mental health challenges speak up and get support when needed, leading to a safe working environment.
Through education and awareness, employees can release their anxiety and fear about possible discrimination if they reveal their mental health state.
Skills Building
In addition to providing employees with information and awareness on mental health, the workshops also provide them with tools that help them identify stress and anxiety and equip them with techniques on how to deal with various mental health challenges.
Once members know how to recognise common mental health challenges like stress and anxiety, they can practice the tools and techniques, allowing them to continue with work surrounded by supportive colleagues who understand them as opposed to staying home on their own. The longer they stay away from work, the more anxious they can become about returning.
Our mental health workshops allow employees to learn mindfulness skills that they can use when they’re feeling stressed or anxious. These skills can help employees focus and reduce the rate of burnout.
Resilience Building
Workshops often focus on building resilience, which involves overcoming adversity and effectively coping with life’s challenges. Participants learn resilience-building techniques such as positive thinking, problem-solving, goal setting, and seeking social support.
Self-Care and Well-being
Self-care and wellbeing are the fundamental aspects of sound mental health, and our mental health and wellbeing workshops focus on these aspects. These workshops provide a golden opportunity for employees to learn proven systems that make adopting life-changing habits easier and more enjoyable.
The workshops also help team members embrace healthier routines in and out of the workplace, emphasising the need for sleep, nutrition, and exercise for the best mental health.
Workplace Mental Health
Mental health workshops impact not only individuals but also the organisation as a whole. They help address common workplace mental health issues and support employers and employees. They also educate management on how to create a mentally healthy work environment and recognise the signs of distress in employees for timely intervention.
Peer Support and Networking
The greatest asset for an employee with mental health challenges is a supportive network; workshops help nurture such connections.
When workers undergo mental health and wellbeing training, they can more easily recognise the signs of distress and support their colleagues in need.
The workshops also prepare the person to respond appropriately and with empathy when approached by a colleague in distress.
Colleagues are a critical part of one’s social network and support. Feeling supported, especially when dealing with mental health issues, can be vital in providing reassurance, especially at a professional level, and make the employees feel more valued at the workplace.
Interactive and Engaging Format
Mental health workshops integrate group discussions and activities like case studies, role-plays, and experiential exercises. This interactive and engaging format of the workshops enhances learning and retention. They also encourage participation, collaboration, and shared learning experiences, helping employees fast-track their progress and find the workshops more meaningful.
Professional Facilitation
All our mental health and wellbeing workshops are run by mental health professionals with various backgrounds and experiences, including psychologists and counsellors. These facilitators and trainers have vast experience in mental health and running mental health workshops in the workplace. They can create a safe and supportive environment for participants to share their experiences and disclose sensitive topics.
Continued Support and Resources
Mental health workshops are just the beginning. They are the ideal gateway for staff to access more resources, support, and networks to explore and take advantage of in their mental health journey. During the workshops, the facilitators may provide valuable insight and share online resources, support groups, helplines, and even referrals to mental health services that can be vital to workmates seeking mental health assistance.
Providing organisations with broad training can go a long way in influencing culture and assuring employees that the employer cares about their mental health and wellbeing. Running these workshops regularly can have multiple organisation-wide benefits, significantly improving employee morale and creating a safe space where employees can talk freely about their mental health challenges.
Contact us to learn more about our mental health and wellbeing workshop and other services that can help improve an employee’s mental, physical and social health and boost workplace productivity and culture.