At FD Consultants we offer a full-day ‘Mental Health Awareness’ Workshop for Managers. We have divided this workshop into two half days as we are currently offering this remotely. “As a manager I now have the tools and confidence to manage mental health challenges in the workplace.” The workshop provides managers with the tools, knowledge and understanding of how to support the mental health of staff members and their teams. We have found that managers often feel less confident dealing with psychological health issues compared to physical health problems. Due to living and working through a pandemic we are all impacted psychologically, and mental health is being discussed more openly. Organisations need to have procedures in place to encourage and promote discussions about the mental health and wellbeing of staff in the workplace. This workshop provides managers with evidence-based techniques and models to support staff psychologically. We explore many of the common mental health disorders, so managers can identify specific mental health issues in the workplace and be alerted to early warning signs. We discuss risk issues, mental health myths, and the management of suicidal ideation. We share various leadership models to improve communication and listening skills. We share an easy to use ‘Wellness Action Plan’ that managers can refer to when supporting someone with mental health issues. “This is the best workshop I have attended in the nine years I have worked at my organisation.” Living and working through a pandemic and managing staff remotely is challenging therefore managers will learn how to support staff through this unprecedented time. The workshop will create a universal language to discuss issues of mental health and wellbeing throughout the organisation, and in turn challenge the erosive impact of stigma. If you or your organisation would like more information on any of our courses, then do get in touch with us today. Check out our website www.fdconsultants.net or email us directly [email protected]
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Throughout February we have been exploring ‘Psychologically Safe Management’. In this post we are offering further tips on how to create a ‘Psychologically Safe Workplace’ and position the wellbeing of staff at the heart of the organisation. We will share with you a further ten simple tips on how to support the wellbeing of staff during this pandemic.
We live busy lives and the pandemic has forced some of us to slow down. Although it is important to note that key workers, medical services and those working on the frontline are working harder than ever. For those of us working from home we have the challenge of separating work life to home life, and possibly juggling many responsibilities. Covid is a traumatic incident, it brings uncertainty and longevity, and therefore will increase our stress levels. When we feel activated into our stress response our concentration and memory go offline, and we can become either more withdrawn, or sensitive and irritated by those around us. We all need to find pause moments throughout the day. These moments are a time to reflect, take a deep breath and stop. In a psychologically safe working environment, we need to create space for reflection and learning to take place. Ten simple tips on how to support the wellbeing of staff during this pandemic.
Please contact FD Consultants for any management or staff training needs, or individual support sessions. We can offer our trademark ‘Stress Management & Resilience Building’, ‘Trauma & Vicarious Trauma Awareness’ or ‘Peer Support’ programmes. Additionally, we can offer any other training specifically tailored for your organisation. You can contact us at [email protected] If you are interested in learning more about this topic you can listen to FD Consultants webinar on ‘Psychologically Safe Management’ please click here For organisations looking for employee psychological support, FD Consultants are the trauma specialists and well-being service who will best deliver a reliable, quick, and bespoke support system in the workplace. FD Consultant’s team of accredited specialists will offer ongoing support to help manage stress, prevent burnout and provide specialist trauma care where required, enabling your staff with the tools to cope, and recover more quickly. We are currently living and working through a pandemic and this is impacting individuals in different ways. Some individuals are isolated and feeling lonely, others feel they have no space and have to juggle many family responsibilities. It is important as managers that we spend some time getting to know each of our staffs’ individual circumstances through this unprecedented time. During the pandemic everyone’s stress levels are heightened as we navigate uncertainty, we become disconnected from family and friends, and we have less access to many of our usual coping strategies.
Themes we have noticed from supporting staff over the last few months include, online fatigue, reduction in motivation and feeling disconnected and lonely. At FD Consultants we have been supporting organisations for several years and at this time of the year, we have noticed an increase in mental health struggles. We support the Samaritans and are aware that the numbers of suicides can increase during the December and January months. This year FD Consultants have seen an increase in the demand for regular supervision sessions for staff, to enable staff to focus on their wellbeing and remain resilient through this challenging time. We have been offering more individual mental health management coaching session to offer guidance to manager’s when supporting staff with mental health needs. Our ‘Stress Management and Resilience Building’ and ‘Trauma Awareness’ workshops have also been in great demand, as well as our ‘Psychological First Aid Peer Support Training’. Some organisations have been completing wellbeing plans with their staff, specifically during the Coronavirus period. We are aware of many versions of this plan and a great deal of inconsistency in how they are delivered to staff. We therefore decided to develop a simple ‘Wellness Action Plan’ for staff to complete and discuss further with their managers. We have been sharing this with our client organisations and we are happy to share it in this blog today. Some organisations complete this ‘Wellbeing Action Plan’ with all new staff, and it is reviewed every six months. Other organisations refer to the plan when a member of staff is in a mental health crisis. I would suggest completing this plan with all staff during this pandemic as we are all experiencing a crisis in one way or another and reviewing the plan every six months. The Wellness Action Plan is a useful tool to help identify what impacts our mental health and what keeps us resilient. It enables conversations to take place about mental health and challenge stigma in the workplace. Wishing you wellness and comfort throughout December. Best wishes, Fiona For organisations looking for employee psychological support, FD Consultants are the trauma specialists and well-being service who will best deliver a reliable, quick, and bespoke support system in the workplace. FD Consultant’s team of accredited specialists will offer ongoing support to help manage stress, prevent burnout and provide specialist trauma care where required, enabling your staff with the tools to cope, and recover more quickly. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, you might already have had team members working from home, or this might be a completely new experience for you and your team. Working from home is a transition for all concerned and whether managers are seasoned in managing their teams remotely, or new to this, there is much to bear in mind to uphold effective and safe practice when working in this way. In this blog we outline some key considerations regarding remote working.
One of the biggest concerns for managers is maintaining a balance between being supportive of people who are working off-site and potentially coming across as a micro-manager. This is particularly difficult as home working removes the ability of the manager to monitor employees within the usual workplace setting. However, you can strike a healthy balance by considering the following:
Please contact FD Consultants for further information on how such training might be tailored for your organisation at [email protected] If you would like access to the full guide for managing staff remotely, then sign up to our newsletter as we’ll be sharing this in next month’s edition. To sign up to the newsletter click here: http://eepurl.com/wc4Zf For organisations looking for employee psychological support, FD Consultants are the trauma specialists and well-being service who will best deliver a reliable, quick, and bespoke support system in the workplace. FD Consultant’s team of accredited specialists will offer ongoing support to help manage stress, prevent burnout and provide specialist trauma care where required, enabling your staff with the tools to cope, and recover more quickly. Throughout October FD Consultants will be looking at the impact COVID-19 has had on all of us in one way or another. We’ll be focussing on our new webinar service entitled “Living in uncertain times”, sharing tips on how we can all look after ourselves, exploring the positives of living with Coronavirus, and the impact it may have on our future. As staff return to the workplace or continue to work from home it is important that management consider the wellbeing of their teams and implement the following:
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the importance of creativity, to be more patient, and to stay connected with family and friends. Being flexible helps us to stay resilient during difficult times, as does appreciating others more, and offering acts of kindness. Whilst this is a frightening and stressful time, it’s also an opportunity to grow. At FD Consultants we often experience, first-hand, Post-Traumatic Growth (Joseph, 2011), where individuals who survive trauma become stronger, more resilient and turn the negative experience into something positive to help others heal in the future. FD Consultant’s team of accredited specialists will offer ongoing support to help manage stress, prevent burnout and provide specialist trauma care where required, enabling your staff with the tools to cope, and recover more quickly. If you want to find out more request one of FD Consultants webinars to support your staff by emailing us at [email protected] Date: Oct 2020 Author: Maddie Nixon (Associate for FD Consultants) |
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