PART
THREE
13 Psychological factors for workplace mental health
The Mental Health Commission of Canada has defined 13 interrelated factors that
can positively or negatively impact employees' psychological responses to work and
workplace conditions. Employers need to seek to understand these factors, conduct
needs assessments on how the factors impact their workplaces, and implement
necessary changes.
PART
FOUR
Is your organization ready for a mental health program?
Implementing a workplace mental health program is an ongoing process that requires
an investment of time and resources. In this section, we examine the way in which
an organization enacts a mental health program depends on its state of readiness.
PART
FIVE
Why you should train management to respond to mental health concerns
A research study revealed that training managers to understand and support
employees' workplace mental health improved the managers' knowledge, attitudes,
and self-reported actions in this area. Managers should ensure that employees
aren't being psychologically harmed in the workplace and maintain an attentive,
supportive, and helpful approach to dealing with mental health concerns.
PART
SIX
Should you implement the 'preventing mental harm' model?
Systematically assessing the way employees are managed is a key strategy
in identifying and addressing areas of employee distress or mental harm. The
'preventing mental harm model' identifies three areas of opportunity for managers.
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