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The playbook is intended to support and inform school authority leaders in collaborative conversations, resulting in the development of a school authority workplace wellness plan.
Mental Health Awareness Training (CA) (US) (FR) ($)
This 3 hour mental health awareness training is one of the first scientifically evaluated workplace mental health training programs to result in changes in leaders’ behaviours, increased employee resource-use, and lower disability claim duration over time.
This document provides an overview of key information and resources helpful to administrators in fostering mentally healthy school environments for students and staff.
Rethink administrative work that does not have student learning at its core. Workload volume is the highest source of stress, so action to reduce and change this is urgently needed.
This course with modules delivered by Canadian school district leaders and subject matter experts, this course prepares education leaders to undertake a systemic approach aimed at sustainably improving employee wellbeing which contributes to a more positive school environment for students.
It Takes A Village (AB)
The Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan created a wellness hub to provide personal and workplace wellness information. Topics include healthy workplaces, relationships, self-care, social connections, self-assessment and more.
A free guide to equip organizations with meaningful strategies and real-life examples of how to support employee mental health.
Alberta Health Services created evidence-based actionable strategies to help workplaces increase support for individual mental health in the workplace.
Stress Assess (ON)
An online survey tool designed for workers and managers who are interested in assessing psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
Accommodation strategies for employees with mental health issues who are at work or returning to work.
“If you have a mental health issue you are marginalized. School boards preach mental health but don’t provide support for teachers”
Dentistry
This brief intervention, focused on helping dental students at University of Chile to cope with symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression has reduced their stress level and improved their coping skills.
Keep in mind that leadership can tip an organization towards resilience. Incorporate discussions about wellness into team meetings, and delegate related activities to team members (Highlights from breakout groups, p.11).
Management policies and procedures that support work-life balance (e.g. voluntary reduced hours, voluntary part-time work, phased in retirement, telecommuting, job sharing, paid and unpaid leaves, dependent care initiatives, etc.).(p.43)
This web page provides information on sexual violence and different resources and supports available to students who have experienced it.
This page brings together helpful information and resources to help employers and the whole dental team participate in creating a healthier and more respectful workplace, including videos on bullying, harassment, workplace violence and strategies to create a healthy workplace.
Dentists would benefit from programs that recognize the financial stressors associated with seeking care (e.g., costs for treatment and monitoring) and returning to work. Financial counselling services would be helpful, and perhaps long-term disability plans could have an overrider for addiction so that funds are coming in when the dentist is undergoing treatment and not at their practice. (p.6)
CDA has partnered with MHCC to create this course that is available to CDA members free of charge. It covers various topics related to MH, including how to communicate with employees about mental health illness in a workplace context and workplace accommodations and return to work and how to how to reduce associated stigma.
“So it affected me then, more recently, the stress of my dysfunctional workplace. Like I told you bullying, sexism, other stuff that I'm not going to get into details about, it made me so depressed, that for the first time of my life, I was suicidal.”
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Lightening the workload or re-arranging the schedule to allow more time off
A session on sexual violence and harassment prevention for students at University of Saskatchewan Faculty of Dentistry
Raising awareness of and de-stigmatizing MH issues as well as creating a workplace culture that is supportive of dentists’ overall health
U of T Wellness Committee Initiatives
This committee aims to support mental health and wellbeing of dental students by having Lunch and Learns on mental health, help-seeking, and other topics. At U of T there is a lots of MH support for students (including counselling) that can help students navigate student years without spiraling.
“They [office managers] don't understand the profession, the challenges of the profession, they don't really care about the staff or healthcare professionals.”
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