Dismantling Stigma: A Mental Health Framework for HR and People Leaders
1h 14mIntermediate2024-10-04
Authors
Barbara Brennan
Course details
Looking to champion mental health support in the workplace? This course offers tips and an eight-step framework to reduce stigma and promote an inclusive culture where mental health challenges are openly supported. Join expert Barbara Brennan on this journey to empower change, foster resilience, and create a thriving, inclusive future for all employees. Learn about the difference between general mental well-being and mental illness. Find out how to improve productivity and performance by addressing overt, hidden, and self-imposed forms of stigma that can hinder an employee's journey to recovery. Explore the importance of allyship for mental health support.
Learn strategies to foster a safe and supportive work environment, whether you’re a CEO, HR leader, well-being lead, or mental health advocate. Discover the benefits of prioritizing people over profits—you not only comply with legal requirements but also lead with compassion, maximizing successes and overall workplace well-being. Get ready to be the change you want to see and promote a stigma-free workplace.
Learning objectives
Define and describe the roots of stigma, how it manifests, and how it can be counteracted.
Implement well-being strategies that support employees across all areas of an organization.
Customize a mental health stigma reduction framework to an organization's unique needs.
List the benefits of prioritizing people over profits.
Learn strategies to foster a safe and supportive work environment, whether you’re a CEO, HR leader, well-being lead, or mental health advocate. Discover the benefits of prioritizing people over profits—you not only comply with legal requirements but also lead with compassion, maximizing successes and overall workplace well-being. Get ready to be the change you want to see and promote a stigma-free workplace.
Learning objectives
Define and describe the roots of stigma, how it manifests, and how it can be counteracted.
Implement well-being strategies that support employees across all areas of an organization.
Customize a mental health stigma reduction framework to an organization's unique needs.
List the benefits of prioritizing people over profits.
Skills covered
Neurodiversity SupportDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Well-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - An approachable discussion about mental health
1. Dismantling the Mental Health Stigma
- 02 - Understanding the broader topic of mental health
- 03 - Mental health stigma
- 04 - Barriers caused by stigma
2. The Stigmas around Our Mental Health
- 05 - Public stigma around mental health
- 06 - The differences between overt and hidden stigmas
- 07 - Self-stigma around mental health
- 08 - Checking your judgement vs. reality
3. A Framework Approach for Mental Health in the Workplace
- 09 - Practical ways everyone can combat mental health stigma
- 10 - Supporting each other's mental health at work
- 11 - Signposting for mental health at work
- 12 - HR framework and tools for combatting stigma at work
Conclusion
- 13 - Next steps