SIA QLD – Mindful Employer Workshop 2016

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Workshop Overview

The 3 hour workshop, run in partnership with Sane Australia, will provide participants with appropriate information on mental illness and training to recognise the early warning signs and the appropriate skills for early intervention.

The workshop will cover:

  • Prevalence of mental illness
  • What is mental illness? -understanding the different types, symptoms and treatments
  • Understanding and recognising symptoms
  • How to help within the boundaries of your role at work
  • Common workplace situations and helpful responses -what to do as opposed to what not to do
  • Information and skills on managing an employee who is living with a mental illness
  • How to stay well at work

Event Details

DATE:         Wednesday 12 October 2016
TIME:          1.30am  – 4.30pm
VENUE:      Brisbane Square Library – Community Meeting Room                           (Ground Level), 266 George Street, Brisbane 4000

COST:         SIA  Members $75
Non SIA Members $135 (all prices are excluding GST)

REGISTRATION: Registrations close Wednesday 5 October 2016

Session Format

A person affected by mental illness provides a personal account of how mental illness has impacted their working life, looking at both positive and harmful workplace responses. This helps to break down stigma and provides real life examples.

  • Individual and group activities including role-playing
  • Focus on practical strategies
  • Interactive group discussion
  • SANE Speaker presentation
  • Question and answer time with the SANE speaker

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand stigma towards mental illness and impacts of stigma in the workplace.
  • Increased awareness and understanding of mental illness, including signs and symptoms.
  • Skills and confidence to take appropriate early intervention actions if they are concerned about a person in the workplace eg. how to ask ‘Are you okay?’
  • Improved awareness of supports available to workplaces, managers and employees in the workplace.
  • Know the key principles for managing an employee who is living with a mental illness.

Who Should Attend

  • Managers and Supervisors
  • Organisational Team Leaders
  • Employees

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Venue:  

Address:
Community Meeting Room, Ground Level, 266 George Street, Brisbane, 4000, Australia