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The oracle: building mentally healthy workplaces through prevention
- May 5, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks
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As hybrid work arrangements become the norm, how then can organisations ensure that their most important asset- their people – stay well, not just physically, but psychologically as well?
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How to improve employee mental health and corporate wellbeing in a post-pandemic world
- April 26, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks, Resilience and wellbeing
A psychosocially healthy workplace delivers valuable individual, team and organisational benefits including enhanced performance and productivity; lower absenteeism, presenteeism, turnover, recruitment, and training costs; improved employee wellbeing, morale, job satisfaction, talent acquisition and retention; and faster mental illness recovery times
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The armour: protecting employee wellbeing through mental health training
- April 22, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks
In 2022, managing mental health in the workplace is increasingly perceived as a fundamental skill of people leadership in the Australian workplace. There are a vast range of programs in the market, from eLearning sessions to full week training programs. So, what works?
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How to foster an inclusive and diverse environment at work
- April 6, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Psychosocial risks
Diversity and inclusion go hand in hand, however, often many assume that one automatically implies the other, but that’s not actually the case… Diversity does not necessarily imply inclusion, and that’s why both should be acknowledged as two different concepts in order to create a diverse and inclusive workplace.
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Supporting employees who are caring for elderly parents
- July 9, 2021
- Posted by: cfchadmin
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Resilience and wellbeing
Leaders need to support members of their team who are caring for elderly or aging parents during COVID-19 and the challenges this comes with.
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Is vicarious trauma a psychosocial risk in my workplace?
- April 14, 2021
- Posted by: cfchadmin
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks
Gone are the days whereby trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and vicarious trauma are terms reserved only for emergency personnel or those in the military. Whilst these professions do have higher rates of both PTSD and vicarious trauma, it is well acknowledged that some professional services roles are also at risk of developing symptoms of vicarious trauma in the workplace.