WMHI Program Guide

Mental Ill Health is the New Pandemic - and it’s Here Now.

Will Your Team Cope?

The imperative for mental health training

1 IN 4 EMPLOYEES ARE AFFECTED BY A MENTAL DISORDER EVERY YEAR

AND THE REMAINING 3 CARRY THE LOAD

Mental ill health, trauma, and burnout are growing issues in society and the workplace.

Not only are organisations feeling the impact of poor mental health and wellbeing, the dynamics in modern organisations are contributing to, and aggravating the problem.

100% of the annual salary

The average cost of a single resignation due to stress and inability to cope

$9,660 per employee per year in absenteeism

Average cost of absenteeism for untreated depression

$57,960 per employee per year in presenteeism

Average cost of presenteeism is SIX times that for absenteeism

$250,000

Average cost of a successful psychological injury claim

Arguably the key objective for managers and HR professionals is to bring out the best in people - to create a high performance culture of collaborators and innovators.

But when an employee is suffering from mental ill health::

✤ Their productivity declines

✤ Their team mates are affected

✤ Their customers are less well served

If not addressed, the situation can become chronic and lead to excessive sick leave, resignation and in extreme cases, self harm and suicide.

The impact is not just on the the individual - the team and the organisation are impacted. Organisations without Proper Mental Health Training and Programs:

✓ ELEVATE Stress and Anxiety

✓ CREATE Tension and Conflict

✓ DECREASE Decision Making

✓ SUPPRESS Communication

✓ CRUSH Creativity

✓ DRAIN Productivity

✓ FUEL Complaints

✓ EXPERIENCE Absenteeism

✓ LOSE Key Staff

✓ INCREASE Legal Liability

✓ SUFFER Bad Press & PR

✓ BLEED Cash

BUT THERE IS GOOD NEWS!

Average Result: $2.30

Average Return On Investment for every $1 spent on workplace mental health and wellbeing

Our Result: $15

At the Workplace Mental Health Institute, our courses return up to $15 for every $1 spent on workplace mental health and wellbeing.

Would You Like to Achieve:

Results

• 33% reduction in the cost of absenteeism?

• Over 50% reduction in the number of psychological injury and stress claims?

• Reduce employee mental health problems by 80%?

• Improve staff wellbeing by 200%?

• Protect your organisation from costly and time consuming legal cases?

• Prevent workplace suicide and its impact?

• A mentally health culture of employee engagement and high performance?

• Recognition for your award winning workplace mental health program?

• Average participant satisfaction ratings of 95% and up?

• A Return on Investment of $15 for every $1 Invested in workplace mental health and wellbeing?

These are some of the results we have helped our clients to achieve.

Some of the results we have helped our clients achieve:

Reductions in psychological injury claims of more than 50%

Reductions in rates of mental ill health of up to 80% (depression), 100% (anxiety), 36% (stress).

Increase in measurements of positive wellbeing of up to 282% (WHO5)

Results

What some of our clients say:

I just wanted to send a huge THANK YOU for the wonderful inspiration you have energised in me with the leaders masterclass! Wow! I have never felt so energised leaving a full day session. There's so much more I understand now "just get it" from the day! I have completed so many courses both professionally and personally, but this one just literally blows my mind.

Dahna Redding, ECHO Entertainment Group, BRISBANE

By FAR, the best course that I have attended. Shared it with colleagues, I think Thi is something we should all see/have access to. Thank you!

Participant, Paysafe, BULGARIA

Outstanding training! Highly qualified, which made for active listening. Articulated exceptionally well. Thanks for a great presentation.

Rufus Anthony, MSS Security, SYDNEY

The course was excellent - a concise and fun session that appears simple but touches on fundamental strategies to build resilience

Paul Bao, Director of Operations, NEW YORK

Brilliant! Of all the courses offered through work, this was the best.

Damian Stanely, AMP Capital, LONDON

Interactive and engaging sessions with practical takeaways. Many useful tips for application on ourselves and to people around us.

Audrey Tham, Lloyds Register, SINGAPORE

Results

What

some of our clients say:

I loved how much interaction there was throughout this workshop. It wasn’t the typical ´sit and get´ type of workshop

Natalie, Teachstarter, USA

Exceptional! Great real life examples. The training provided tools for the leaders, the facilitators were extremely experienced, it was professional and had great content!

Ginette Aruliah, Jetstar

These guys are the crème del a crème in relation to Mental Health and have just completed training our entire staff from top to bottom in recovery based practice, and really transformed how we support our clients and, in this context, each others mental health wellbeing in the workplace.

Sybilla Wilson, Open Minds

It was great attending the course. There was so much valuable information and you made it both fun and interactive. Sometimes it is hard to gauge or to know what to say or ask without ´crossing the line´, but I am so much more confident now and Peter equipped in my role.

Ricky Martin, Nepean Health

Created a very comfortable environment. I felt more empowered and I can use these skills in my personal and professional life dealing with the people suffering from a mental health issue.

Jenny Goulding, GIO Suncorp

Hugely impressive. The session was an excellent practical session on these important conversations. The models used were succinct and insightful, thank you.

Cassandra, Prime Minister’s Cabinet

Overview of Services

We offer a range of services to meet your organisation’s specific needs:

• Leader and Manager Specific training programs

• Employee training

• Customised training programs for your workplace context

• Self Paced Online Learning courses

• Live, interactive facilitated Webinars

• Keynote Presentations

• Employee Wellbeing Survey and Assessments

• Organisational Wellbeing Strategy Consultations

• Employee and Leader Support Line

• Individual Coaching and Psychological Support and Debriefing

• Development of Workplace Mental Health Resources

Leader & Manager Programs

At the Workplace Mental Health Institute we have done the research to ensure mental health does not equal weakness, but performance. High performance.

We have it down to a science and we can show you the simple strategies required.

The rest is up to you but, together, we can succeed.

What Our Leader & Manager Programs Do

Our programs show you what the common management pitfalls are in this area, how to avoid them and how you can get the peak performance results you want, simply.

For management, we have a range of products with flexible delivery methods. It is our aim for you to have as pleasant an experience as possible when you and your staff work with us.

What will our programs do for you? For our existing clients they have done a range of different things. Some have won wellbeing awards. Others have engaged their workforces meaningfully and earned their trust. And all have experienced an improvement in productivity - as they’ve applied what they’ve learned.

Workplace Mental Health Masterclass for Leaders

Advanced 1 day course (condensed half day course also available)

Specifically designed for Managers and Supervisors, this course provides the knowledge skills and confidence to:

• identifying and respond effectively to mental ill health in the workplace

• address performance problems where mental problems may also exist

• manage flexible arrangements, privacy and safety,

• build a psychologically safe team culture to minimise risk

Managing Psychosocial Safety

Full day course (condensed half day course also available)

This course is designed to equip Managers with a comprehensive understanding of psychosocial safety in the workplace, and the skills to ensure you are meeting your legal and ethical obligations.

In this training, we will learn how to identify psychosocial risks and hazards in the workplace, and implement evidence-based strategies to manage these risks, promote employee well-being, and create an environment that is not only psychologically safe but conducive to growth and innovation.

Wellbeing Strategy Masterclass

Full day course (condensed half day course also available)

Develop your Workplace Wellbeing Strategy and take your team to new heights of performance through your people.

This Masterclass is designed for the teams who are responsible for mental health and wellbeing of the team, department or entire organisation.

It provides participants with a thorough insight into the particular dynamics of workplace mental health, and dives deep into the 7 Pillars of a Mentally Healthy Workplace, including guiding participants through a self assessment of their organisation against the 7 Pillars.

“I’ve found the Leaders Masterclass really exceptional ... it provided practical skills that I know I can take back to my workplace and apply straight away in real life situations.”

- Nicole Strauss, Chief People & Culture Officer, The Iconic

Elite Edge: Advanced Resilience for Managers

Advanced 1 day course

Resilience for mental toughness in Leadership, Business and Life.

An experience like no other. Designed specifically for Leaders and ‘Leaders in the Making’, this 1 Day program will put you through a series of exercises and scenarios, to equip you with the tools, skills and mindset to face the rigours and challenges of Leadership from a place of balance and confidence.

Not for the faint hearted! Yes, it will stretch your comfort zone - but you’ll be able to accomplish so much more professionally, and personally, when you are able to stay cool, calm and collected in the face of adversity and the unexpected.

Building Resilient Teams

Advanced 1 day course

How to build emotional fitness in your team members, and a strong team that can handle and even thrive under pressure.

If it’s your job to lead your team to success, then you need to know how to strengthen each member of your team, to mitigate risks to their wellbeing, and protect them by fortifying them.

With the current pace of change, increasing workloads, and high demands being a reality of today’s workplaces, they need emotional fitness to get the job done, and perform despite less than ideal circumstances.

Managing Family & Domestic Violence at Work

Half day course

Ensure you are managing Family and Domestic Violence requirements

Workplaces are required to meet certain obligations when it comes to how they manage issues of family and domestic violence in the workplace.

This half day course teaches managers need to know to ensure they take appropriate steps to protect the privacy and safety of their workforce.

“As a HR generalist who has been in and around all aspects HR for many years I have to admit I found the idea of dealing with mental health issues in the workplace daunting and I was quite cautious. The training de-mystified a lot of things for me and debunked a number of myths.

Now I have done the training and, while I’m certainly not an expert, I feel confident I have the skills to have a conversation with someone in need.

- Belinda Deacon, IP Australia

Employee Programs

Happier Employees Lead to Healthier Bottom Lines

A mentally healthy employee is an engaged and productive employee.

It may often be forgotten about or considered ‘the soft stuff’, but research shows that mental health in the workplace has an impact on “job involvement, job satisfaction, organisational commitment, turnover intention, performance, absence, turnover, and somatic and physical ailments”1

Smart organisations know that Good Mental Health is Good Business.

Training your employees in mental health and resilience is shown to have an average ROI of $2.30 for every dollar spent.2 At the Workplace Mental Health Institute, we consistently achieve much greater returns of up tp $15 per $1 invested. And that is because of the unique methodology built in to our workplace mental health training programs.

What Our Employee Programs Do

We have a range of employee programs designed to maximise awareness of mental health issues and benefits.

Show your workforce how to be strong and resilient in the face of an ever changing marketplace, and to know how to respond when colleagues need ongoing support.

(Work and mental health: A decade in Canadian research. Baba, Vishwanath V.; Jamal, Muhammad; Tourigny, Louise. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, Vol 39(1-2), Feb-May 1998, 94-107).

PwC, Creating a Mentally Healthy Workplace - Return on Investment Analysis, 2014

Mental Health Essentials

Full Day course

Everything you need to know and nothing you don’t.

This practical workshop introduces employees to mental health and wellbeing, and teaches practical skills for identifying and responding to someone who may be developing a mental health problem, or experiencing a mental health emergency.

Delivered in a fun (believe it or not!) and engaging way, this workshop is based on the latest research utilising “recovery based principles” which are holistic and respect diverse cultural backgrounds.

Mental Health Conversations

1, 2, or 3 hour workshops

Raise awareness and understanding of mental health and wellbeing, reduce stigma, and start the conversation about mental health in the workplace.

These interactive workshops are designed to introduce your staff to workplace mental health, overcome myths, misconceptions and stigma around mental health, and teach them the essentials skills to identify if they or a colleague might be becoming unwell and respond appropriately in the first instance.

Mental Health First Aid / First Responder

Full Day course

Equip those on the front line with the essential skills to handle mental health emergency situations.

Designed specifically for people whose roles include responding to mental health emergency situations, such as security staff, police, paramedics, surf life savers, and customer service staff who frequently deal with people experiencing mental health issues in the community. This course provides an understanding of the dynamics of situations where a person might be experiencing a mental health crisis, and how to respond safely and effectively in situations including where there may be risk of suicide, a panic attack, a psychotic episode, or challenging or aggressive behaviour.

“Thank you very much for a great course. I feel confident after the course in approaching colleagues using the WARM system and personally I learnt so much, it was an eye-opener participating in the activity relating to Psychosis!

— Michael Jaegli, Asthma Foundation, Mental Health Essentials

Resilience at Work

Full Day course (condensed half day also available)

Learn personal resilience strategies to manage the ever-increasing challenges and pace of working life.

With the enormous pressures and challenges facing communities and workplaces, resilience skills are absolutely critical when it comes to surviving and thriving at work (and in life). A team of ‘can do’ people who are mentally tough and ready for the challenge is priceless. Those are the organisations who will outlast the others.

RAW Resilience at Work goes beyond the standard ‘self care’ and ‘work life balance’, to equip participants with the skills to handle the increasing demands and pressure, and stay well in the process.

Vicarious Trauma Training

2 Day course (1 day and half day also available)

Prevent Vicarious Trauma, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue.

This course is designed for people who work in highly challenging environments, with people who have experienced trauma, or people dealing with material and information of a highly sensitive or emotional nature.

It provides an understanding of how we respond to trauma, how to identify signs of vicarious trauma developing, and a range of tools and strategies to manage your own wellbeing, while remaining empathetic and compassionate to the needs of others you work with.

Mindfulness at Work

Half Day course

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training that improves the wellbeing of your employees and builds engagement, resilience and productivity.

Mindfulness is an evidence based technique that has been proven effective in reducing stress, anxiety and depression, and can be offered in conjunction with other organisational wellbeing initiatives to improve staff productivity, performance and wellbeing.

This half day course looks at the science behind mindfulness, and equips participants with practical strategies to apply in their work and personal life to better manage stress and pressure, and protect themselves from mental ill health.

“A very well structured, highly informative, at at times even confronting course. I am a better human as a result of doing this course.”

- Gordon Fraser, Office of Environment and Heritage, Resilience at Work

Suicide Prevention Skills

Full Day course (half day also available)

Many workplaces don’t think it will happen to them…. and then it does. Suicide is much more common than we realise (1 person every 40 seconds), and yet it´s not something we tend to talk about.

But when it does happen, it affects everyone. Colleagues and Managers wonderdid I miss the warning signs? Could I have done anything to stop it?

When it coms to suicide, there is no cure - prevention is the only option. it is vital your employees know how to spot the warning signs amongst colleagues and respond appropriately.

Trauma Informed Care

Full day course (condensed half day also available)

Many people experience trauma of one form or another, and this can impact how they operate at work and in life. Oftentimes, when people who have experienced trauma come into contact with services, they risk facing triggers of their trauma, or being re-traumatised. Organisations need to have an understanding of trauma informed care, so they can communicate effectively and avoid the risks of creating further harm.

This course shows you how to identify, respond and work with people who may have experienced trauma, with care and consideration and without the risk of re-traumatisation.

Delivering Difficult News

Half day course

Delivering unwelcome news or information is sometimes a vital part of our working life. And yet, we are very seldom prepared or trained in how to deliver that news appropriately. What if the person becomes emotional? What if they become aggressive? What if there is a risk of harm to themselves or others? How should the person delivering this news respond?

This course provides participants with the vital communication skills to deliver unwelcome news compassionately, and clearly, and to respond appropriately in a variety of situations.

an entire day on the topic.

“Can I please let you know that the session was excellent. I think we could have had

The audience were very engaged and the style of the presentation was excellent- thank you!”

- Charlotte Jamieson, Roche

Handling Change Effectively

Half day course

The one constant in today’s world is change. And the pace of that change is ever-increasing. Workplaces are no exception. To survive and thrive in today’s modern workplace, staff need to be able to adapt quickly, and respond to the changing needs of their customers, employers, and the marketplace.

And yet as humans, often we struggle, and resist the inevitable changes, causing great distress and even conflict for ourselves and within our teams.

This course provides participants with a greater appreciation of the need for change, the benefits, of change, and how to handle it as smoothly as possible, for the benefit of their own wellbeing and their performance at work.

Working Well Together

Full day course (half day also available)

One of the biggest stressors at work is not the workload or task demands, but the interpersonal dynamics between team members. Workplaces are artificial environments, where a diverse group of people are thrust together, and expected to communicate and operate together seamlessly to achieve a certain goal. It’s not surprising then that many times, team dynamics are less than ideal, causing stress and distress, poor morale, covert or overt conflict, and a downward spiral of wasted time, energy, and headaches for all involved.

This course provides a safe forum for teams to learn about team dynamics, diverse personality and communication styles, and develop strategies for better cohesion and cooperation, to enhance productivity, performance, and wellbeing for all.

Peer to Peer Debriefing

Full day course (half day also available)

It is common in customer-facing roles, for staff to informally debrief with peers in regards to difficult interactions they may have experienced. Unfortunately, what usually begin as a harmless stress relieving activity, can escalate to perpetuate a negative attitude and culture amongst a team, and end up creating more stress rather than alleviating it.

This course was designed specifically for staff in helping or customer service professions to provide a framework for positive peer to peer debriefing, to ensure that informal debriefing is done appropriately and helpfully, stays within the boundaries of informal debriefing, respects privacy, and improves wellbeing for all concerned.

"Loved it! By far the most engaging resourceful knowledgeable facilitator I have had in my 15 years at this company. This is amazing for in personal & work life."

- Skye Stowe, Suncorp Home Claims

Conflict Resolution Skills

Full day course (half day also available)

This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage conflicts with angry or aggressive customers (or colleagues).

Through a combination of theoretical concepts and practical exercises, participants will learn how to handle difficult situations, reduce tensions, find solutions that meet the needs of both the person and the business, and maintain their professionalism and personal wellbeing while doing so.

Accidental Counselling Course

Full day course (half day also available)

Employees in a range of industries may find themselves in situations where they are required to communicate in ways that go beyond their usual job tasks.

This course teaches participants introductory counselling and communication skills which can be applied to non-counselling situations and roles.

Learn how to build rapport quickly, de-escalate distressed or aggressive people, and redirect conversations to an appropriate resolution.

Burnout Prevention

Full day course (half day also available)

In this course participants learn how to stay productive and healthy amidst the storm of life's demands.

We combine scientific insights and practical strategies to help participants understand what burnout is, how it affects physical and mental health, and most importantly, how to prevent it. It provides techniques for managing stress, setting boundaries, cultivating resilience, and nourishing your wellbeing

“A great combination of fundamental information and practical method to apply in real life situations. This course showed me we can make a real difference in our colleagues´ lives¨

- Michael, Siemens Energy

Psychosocial Safety

Full day course (half day course also available)

This course will equip you with the skills to identify psychosocial risks - such as workplace stress, bullying, and burnout, and manage them to improve health and safety, team dynamics, and overall organisational productivity.

Learn how to implement evidence-based strategies to manage these risks, promote employee well-being, and foster a supportive and resilient workplace culture that is not only safe but conducive to growth and innovation.

Whether you're a human resource professional, a team leader, or a committed employee, this course will empower you with the knowledge to contribute to a psychosocially safe workplace where everyone can thrive.

Managing Boundaries, Privacy & Confidentiality

Full day course (half day course also available)

This program will equip you with essential knowledge and skills to manage boundaries with care and sensitivity, when supporting people who have experienced or are experiencing distress.

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of ethical and legal frameworks for boundaries, privacy, and confidentiality, while also building genuine connections and rapport with community members.

These skills combined, allow you to provide the best possible support to community members, and navigate potentially challenging situations with confidence and professionalism.

Community Engagement Skills

Full day course (half day course also available)

This course is designed to equip you with the skills and strategies required to facilitate effective community engagement.

In this training, we will learn how to establish open lines of communication, build trust, mobilise resources, and foster collaborative relationships. Whether you're working with local neighbourhoods, virtual communities, or marginalised groups.

It will enable you to drive meaningful change. You'll explore case studies, participate in practical exercises, and gain insights from expert community

To book your program or discuss your needs in more detail, contact us at admin@thewmhi.com

Self Paced E-Learning

Simple, Secure, and Accessible Anywhere, Anytime

A mentally healthy employee is an engaged and productive employee.

Self paced e-learning courses are the most cost effective way to introduce workplace mental health and wellbeing concepts to a large, dispersed workforce. Our online training programs are self paced, and can be accessed whenever and wherever an employee is ready to learn.

Simple and secure, all that’s required is an internet connection and a browser to access the course on any desktop or mobile device.

Each course consists of short video based modules, providing your staff with a solid awareness of mental health and wellbeing concepts as they apply to the workplace, brief surveys to check their attention and understanding, and a certificate of completion.

We offer a range of off the shelf courses, or we can create a program customised to the specific needs of your organisation or industry.

Delivery

Self paced learning courses can be accessed through the Workplace Mental Health Institute online portal, where an organisational representative can be given ´manager´ status to access reports on staff completion. Alternatively, SCORM compliant modules can be uploaded to your organisation’s Learning Management System (LMS).

Investment

Your investment in online learning programs ranges from less than $4 to $147 per user, depending on the number of users and courses to be accessed, mode of delivery, and any specific customisation requirements. Contact us for a specific quote for your organisation.

Self Paced E-Learning

Simple, Secure, and Accessible Anywhere, Anytime

Learn Anywhere. Learn Anytime. Access training 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at your own pace and time. Ideal for mobile and distributed workforces

Practical, Easy, ONLINE learning

High quality, practical knowledge and skills that can be applied in daily work and life, delivered in an easy to use format. Raise your awareness, understanding and skills in managing mental health, wellbeing and resilience.

Designed by Workplace Mental Health Experts

Our team of fully qualified and experienced Workplace Psychologists and mental health professionals have developed these courses based on the latest scientific research on mental health and wellbeing from around the globe. So you know you´re getting the very best evidence based information and tools out there, specifically designed for Workplaces.

User Friendly ONLINE Courses

Short 1 - 2 hour training courses, delivered in bite sized 10 minute modules, to complete at your own pace, and in the comfort of your own home or workspace. All you need is your device (desktop, tablet or smart phone) and a stable internet connection.

Scalable and Sustainable

Life saving skills for individuals, or for your entire workforce. Make online training part of your Workplace Induction or Leadership Development Program. Create a culture of wellbeing from the start.

Global Courses

Our online courses are applicable to individuals and organisations across the world. We adopt a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing, incorporating diverse perspectives and approaches.

Best Practice, Evidence Based Tools

Online training incorporates the latest scientific research on mental health, wellbeing and resilience, coupled with highly practical and effective tools which can be applied easily and immediately.

Positive, Strengths Based Approach

Our online courses build capability for yourself or your team, by adopting a positive, strengths based approach to mental health, wellbeing and resilience. Courses are psychologically safe and provide strategies for improving wellbeing and performance.

Introductory and Advanced Courses

Introductory courses provide knowledge, skills and tools for the beginner. Advanced level courses for Leaders and Managers take your learning to the next level.

Self Paced E-Learning

See our range of popular courses:

Mental Health Awareness

Gain an awareness and understanding of mental health and wellbeing, and learn practical skills for identifying and responding Ito someone who might be developing or experiencing a mental health problem.

Mental Health Conversations for Managers

Designed for Leaders, Managers and Supervisors, this course shows how to identify and respond appropriately to employees who might be experiencing mental ill health, and support team members effectively, including where performance management issues may also exist.

Psychosocial Safety at Work

This course shows you how to ensure your responsibilities for psychosocial safety in the workplace are met, including how to identify psychosocial risks and hazards, and implement evidence based strategies to mitigate and manage those appropriately.

Workplace Wellbeing Masterclass

This Masterclass walks you step by step through the process of designing, implementing, and assessing your workplace wellbeing strategy, for your team, your department or your organisation.

Creating Personal Resilience

People who can cope with challenges and pressure, staying calm in the face of uncertainty and change, have the upper hand when it comes to wellbeing and performance. This course shows you advanced, evidence based psychological strategies to manage the ever-increasing challenges of work and life.

Vicarious Trauma Training

Working with people who have experienced trauma, or with sensitive information and subject matter can be confronting. Learn what Vicarious Trauma is, how to recognise early warning signs, and respond effectively to prevent it from escalating, as well as protect yourself from Vicarious Trauma in the first place.

…The videos were concise and engaging and the tests at the end of each module were specific enough that you had to have watched the video to get a good score.”

- Katie Coleburn, University of New South Wales

Self Paced E-Learning

See our range of popular courses:

Trauma Informed Practice

Gain an understanding of trauma and its impacts, and learn how to work with people who have experienced trauma following the 6 principles of Trauma Informed Practice, to manage triggers, minimise the risk of re-traumatisation, and create a safe environment for recovery and wellbeing.

Preventing & Managing Burnout

Now considered the new epidemic, Burnout is having huge impact non individuals and workplaces. Learn about the causes and contributors to burnout, stages of burnout, identifying early signs, and what to do to prevent and manage burnout should it arise.

Suicide Prevention Skills (Standard & Advanced courses)

Suicide Prevention Skills for everyone - learn to identify warning signs and know how to respond to keep the person safe and assist them to access further help.

Advanced SPS - designed for people working with vulnerable populations, this course provides in depth skills building to identify, and respond in the short, medium and long term, to people at risk of suicide.

Managing Family & Domestic Violence

Managers now have responsibilities to ensure they effectively manage situations involving family and domestic violence (FDV), which may arise in the workplace setting. This course provides an awareness and understanding of FDV and how to respond appropriately, should it arise in the workplace.

Psychological Self Defence

This program teaches you 12 strategies used by master manipulators, so you can spot them early and protect yourself from bullies, narcissists and psychopaths.

Managing Stress & Anxiety

Anxiety is the most common mental health problem globally. This course teaches specific strategies to minimise stress and anxiety, for more peaceful and productive work and life.

“Very interesting and useful. I normally find this sort of workplace online training boring and lacking in new information, but this was not the case here…

Keynotes & Webinars

Short, Dynamic, Engaging, Practical, Fun

Our keynote presentations and webinars are highly popular engaging ways to introduce concepts of mental health and well being to large groups.

Whether at a smaller “Lunch & Learn” session, or for your next all staff conference, our Workplace Mental Health Specialists will deliver a punchy, engaging and interactive workshop that’ll get your teams thinking, have them laughing, and walk away with some practical tips to use in their work and their lives.

Feedback from our Raving Fans:

“This is the second time we’ve had a presentation on Mental Health from the Workplace Mental Health Institute and will definitely not be the last. Such an engaging and entertaining presenter!

You walk away with a greater sense of your own well-being and the tools to help you deal with those ‘bumps in the road’. We’ve had such wonderful feedback from our team, including this: I felt extremely valued as an employee and as a person by the sessions, thank you!¨

– Elizabeth Cupitt-Lovell – HR Assistant – Roche Diabetes Care”

´We were very happy with the presentation. Lots of people I have spoken with have said how much they enjoyed that particular session, and I think about half the room went to speak with the presenter after she finished! We have definitely achieved the desired outcome of staff feeling more positive and knowing how to look after themselves going forward.´

Casey Hicks, MARSH

`I just wanted to say a big thank to you for doing an outstanding workshop last Friday. You were engaging and interesting and the attendees and staff found your presentation very relevant and useful. They raved on about you! Thank you so much.´

- Michelle, Holmesglen Tafe

Keynotes & Webinars

Latest Presentations

Vicarious Trauma

The world has been through extreme challenges in recent years: pandemics, war, economic challenges, grief, loss, change, and uncertainty. In our professional and personal lives, we often find ourselves dealing with people who have experienced trauma or are in distress, which can be confronting for staff in our roles at work. How do we look after ourselves and our teams, when dealing with others, to protect ourselves from trauma, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue.

Beating Burnout

What is burnout? What causes it? How can you spot the early warning signs before it creeps up on you? And most importantly - what are the practical things you can do to prevent burnout from occurring, and manage it when it does show up.

Trauma Informed Practice

Many people experience trauma of one form or another, and this can have an impact on how they operate at work and in life. Often times, when people who have experienced trauma come into contact with services, they risk facing triggers of their trauma, or being re-traumatised. To better support people who may have experienced trauma, service providers need to have an understanding of trauma informed care, so they can communicate effectively and avoid the risks of creating further harm.

Dealing with Distressed ofrAggressive Customers

People are more stressed than ever before, with economic concerns and financial worries, health challenges, and political upheaval, we are seeing more and more people who are on edge, irritable, impatient, and ready to lash out at those around them. Unfortunately, people in customer facing roles, too often take the brunt of someone else´s frustration. This session looks at how to effectively manage aggressive customers, to de escalate the situation, come to a manageable solution, and look after their own wellbeing so as not to take it on personally.

Psychosocial Safety in the Workplace

In this informative presentation, participants will learn what psychosocial safety is, to proactively identify and manage psychosocial hazards, and foster a supportive work environment, to promote employee wellbeing, enhance productivity and ensure legal compliance.

The Psychology of Focus

In high-risk or high-detail workplaces, knowing how to focus attention, including over extended periods, is a must have skill. In this presentation we show you the micro skills used by elite soldiers, for maintaining focus and attention in the brain, body and mind.

Keynotes & Webinars

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Building Personal Resilience

This fun and interactive session provides participants with a range of simple and practical, yet highly effective tools and activities they can apply to look after their own mental health and wellbeing, and build personal resilience and emotional fitness to face the challenges, changes and uncertainties of work and life.

The New Human 3.0

Traditional approaches to managing workplace mental health are failing us - a paradigm shift is needed. This presentation provides Leaders with greater insight into what is happening now, and what is needed to move forward into the future of work.

Emotional Intelligence

This interactive session introduces participants to the work of Daniel Goleman, and the benefits of actively building emotional intelligence skills. It includes a self assessment on each of the 5 areas of Emotional Intelligence: Self Awareness, Empathy, Self Regulation, Motivation, and Social Skills, and strategies to develop each of these.

The Hero’s Journey

Based on the work of Joseph Campbell, this fun and unique presentation explores how we find meaning and purpose in our work and lives.

Managing Office Combat Stress - Managing Covert Conflict in the Workplace

How to survive and thrive cubicle wars. In this session we look at covert conflict in the workplace, its impact on office combat stress, and how to handle yourself successfully through it.

Overcoming the Stress Spiral

Fear, change, uncertainty, trauma, grief, conflict and drama can all lead to extreme levels of stress and distress. This entertaining presentation helps participants understand how we can get caught up in a cycle of stress and drama, and more importantly, we identify practical strategies to get out of the stress spiral and master our emotions to become the peaceful centre, in the `eye of the storm´.

The Role of Risk & Managing Return to Work Anxiety

As we move towards new ways of working, including hybrid models of work from home and in person on site, Managers must navigate the fears, anxieties and stressors of their team members, who have diverse degrees of risk aversion and risk tolerance. But managers are faced with the dilemma: what’s my duty of care? This keynote explores the battle between duty of care and dignity of risk from a psychological perspective.

Keynotes & Webinars

Strong Foundations

Mental Health Awareness

Raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing in yourself and others. What is fact and what is fiction when it comes to mental health? What are the most common mental health issues and how should we respond if we are concerned for ourself or someone we know? Finally, what practical things can we do to look after ourselves, support our wellbeing, and prevent mental distress?

Mental Health Conversations for Managers

Specifically for Managers and Leaders, this session covers how to identify and respond to team members who may be experiencing mental ill health, while also maintaining your role as Manager, supporting the entire team, and the goals of the business.

7 Pillars of A Mentally Wealthy Workplace

What does a mentally healthy workplace look like? What is mental Wealth? How do we create a culture, and environment in the workplace where mental health can flourish.

7 Essential Elements of a Mentally Healthy Work-Life

In this presentation, we go beyond the basics (sleep, diet exercise) to delve into the critical elements for well being, that are so often missed in our busy lives. These 7 Elements, are your box of tools to build mental and emotional fitness, to survive and thrive in a new and continually changing world.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

The neuroscience of mindfulness, couples with practical mindfulness techniques that can be incorporated into daily life.

Coping with Change

As the pace of change is ever increasing, we explore why we humans find change so difficult, and strategies we can use to adapt more easily to the inevitable changes, developing our flexibility muscle.

Building Resilient Teams

Designed specifically for managers, or people in supervisory positions, we show you concrete ways to build the emotional fitness and capacity of your team members, so you have a teams of ´commandos´, with a ´can-do´ attitude, ready to face whatever challenges arise and respond accordingly.

Workplace Wellbeing Strategy

Discover the Precise State of Your Organisation’s Mental Health & Wellbeing

With global statistics showing that 1 in 4 people experience a mental disorder each year, there will be people in your organisation who are in distress. Even with the best recruitment practices, life throws us curve balls, and people go through challenges.

And like it or not, they bring them to work.

When people are mentally unwell, they are not able to perform to their potential, they are more likely to make mistakes, have accidents and injuries, be absent or unproductive, and this impacts not just them, but the whole team.

And the majority of people will not tell their boss when they are experiencing a mental health problem. So for most organisations, without an overt crisis situation to draw their attention to it, they are unaware of the degree to which these silent mental health problems are impacting their teams …. and their bottom line.

You need to know where you are, to work out where you want to be.

Building and sustaining a corporate culture that promotes mental health and growth requires a scientific approach.

The first thing to do is to find out the facts of the situation. Basically, you want to know if the culture in your organisation or team is what you think it is, worse than you think it is or, hopefully, way better that you thought it was.

Once you know where you are, then you’ll be able to accurately determine the Mental Health Strategy that will get you the best ROI and produce the staff engagement, and profit, you are after.

Workplace Wellbeing Assessment

We consult with you to conduct a comprehensive assessment of your organisations Workplace Wellbeing Strategy and/or Initiatives, providing a comprehensive report with recommendations.

The process is customised to the needs of your organisation, but typically includes:

• Initial Consultation

• Data Collection and Analysis

• Audit Interviews

• Workplace Wellbeing Report

Workplace Wellbeing Strategy

We partner with you to develop and implement your world class Workplace Wellbeing Strategy

Our global team of Workplace Mental Health Specialists will partner with you to provide services including:

• Policy & Document Review - We will review your mental health and wellbeing documentation to ensure alignment with best practice from a psychological evidence base.

• Communications - The way you communicate with relation to workplace mental health and wellbeing has a huge impact on the outcomes of your initiatives. We provide email and comms templates, review existing and planned communications, and provide guidance on appropriate language for mental health and wellbeing.

• Resource Development - Development of facts sheets, video materials, and other resources to support Mental Health and Wellbeing in your Workplace.

• Research - We can conduct research projects on your behalf, including literature reviews, quantitative data collection and analysis, or qualitative data collection through structured interviews.

• Advice and Consultancy - We provide ad hoc, specialist advice and consultancy on matters relating to Employee and Workplace Wellbeing.

• Individual Employee and Manager support and debriefing - For specific scenarios which may arise in your workplace.

About the Institute

The right blend of mental health expertise and management know how

Founded in Australia in 2010, and now a global organisation, The Workplace Mental Health Institute has been researching mental health, wellbeing and resilience and providing effective education and consulting services for organisations across the USA, UK, Europe, Asia and Australia for more than 12 years.

The Workplace Mental Health Institute provides a boutique educational resource for organisations serious about creating immediate and sustainable changes for their workforce.

We have a team of highly skilled Workplace Mental Health Specialists, based in key locations internationally, and available to travel to your location, as required.

What are our courses like?

Our training is practical, uplifting, and interactive. Participants are engaged through activities and exercises, group discussions, videos, games and case scenarios.

In short, our courses are fun! Mental health can be a sensitive topic for some, so we approach it in a respectful, yet light and non-confrontational way.

Of course, we take mental health seriously, but we also know that people learn best while having fun, so we make sure that participants are supported throughout, actually enjoy the experience, and take away as much as possible from the course.

Most importantly, we ensure participants not only develop awareness and knowledge of mental health issues, but also learn practical skills that they can apply, in their day to day working (and personal) lives, for better wellbeing and performance at work.

Sydney Team

What Makes Us Different

Trusted by Government, Corporate and Community organisations

Recovery Approach

The WMHI adopts a recovery oriented approach to mental health, which means that our focus is on recovery not illness. This may see like a subtle distinction, but it’s a vital one. It means we don’t teach people how to look for problems that aren’t there, or how to make themselves unwell. We teach them how to confidently and skillfully manage mental health in the workplace, while staying well themselves. It also means that our courses incorporate diverse perspectives on mental health and wellness - perfect for diverse workforces.

Workplace Focus and Understanding

We take a unique approach to managing mental health at work, and understand the complexities involved in supporting people where mental health issues are concerned, while also ensuring that the business performs at optimal standard. We believe that these are not mutually exclusive.

Our Qualified Workplace Mental Health Specialists

All our specialists are qualified clinicians (psychologists, accredited mental health social workers, counsellors, coaches etc) with extensive experience in mental health, and are equally qualified and experienced in business management and leadership, so they understand the unique challenges facing organisations, and the solutions when it comes to mental health and wellbeing.

We’ll come to you - anywhere and everywhere you and your people are.

With experienced Workplace Mental Health Specialists located in major capital cities, we offer services across the USA, UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, and beyond, offering the capacity to deliver a large number of programs that are consistent in both content and quality.

Practical Skills

While knowledge of a subject can lead to understanding, it’s skills that leads to real outcomes.Our training is highly-practical and interactive. Your team members will be equipped with proven strategies they can use every day to achieve higher levels of productivity, increased creativity, and a greater capacity to solve problems, more effective teamwork, and a healthy, happy morale throughout the organisation.