The Working Mind – Mental health training for employees

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

5 h

Audience

Employees

Description

The Working Mind, developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, is the recommended mental health training for all AAFC employees. It is an awareness-based program designed to address and promote mental health, reduce the stigma of mental illness in the workplace, and help employees develop strategies they can apply in their day-to-day activities.

The course focuses on practical knowledge of mental health and mental illness, including:

• Recognizing changes in your own mental health and that of others
• Skills to maintain mental health
• Improving coping and resilience
• Reducing both public and self-stigma, and
• Being part of a supportive workplace