Blooming Minds

Mental Health and the Workplace: Are They Compatible?

A Legal Guide for Managers

1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness every year. This will effect presenteeism, absenteeism, staff turnover, workers compensation, morale and legal issues, and ultimately, your bottom line.

There are rights and obligations imposed by law on employers with respect to providing and maintaining a working environment in which its employees are not exposed to hazards to the extent that their employees are not suffering from a mental health condition. There are however, competing laws dealing with privacy, anti-discrimination and workers compensation and salary continence insurance. The intersection of these laws is a minefield for employers and the correct (or shall we say, 'best') answer will depend on the facts of individual cases.

In this session you will hear from two experienced lawyers about the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees when it comes to the ever prevalent issue of mental health in the workplace, and be provided with strategies to help you navigate the minefield of competing laws.

Wednesday 6th June 2012

8:15am - 11:30am

State Library Theatrette

$540 plus GST

Registrations through http://mentalillnesslegalguide.eventbrite.com

For further details contact Tasha Broomhall on 6401 3499 or email tasha@bloomingminds.com.au

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FOR THE WORKPLACE

“One in five Australian adults experience a mental health disorder every year...”

This course has been customised for the workplace and is most suited to:

Supervisors and Managers
Human Resource Professionals
OS&H / HSE staff
Workplace First Responders
Peer Supporters

This course has been customised to enable organisations to recognise and appropriately respond to staff members who are experiencing mental health problems or are in a mental health crisis.

This course will equip staff with the knowledge and skills to recognise and respond to developing and ongoing mental health issues. They will learn the signs and symptoms of these mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.

Topics covered:

Depressive Disorders (incl suicide)
Anxiety Disorders (incl panic attacks and acute stress reaction)
Psychotic Disorders (incl acute psychotic episode)
Substance Misuse Disorder (incl overdose)

Participants MUST be able to attend BOTH FULL days of this training to be able to receive the course certificate.

Thursday 15 & Friday 16 March 2012

8.45am - 4.00pm both days
Association for the Blind, Victoria Park

$295 per person,
incl GST, comprehensive take home materials & catering

Register at:
bloomingminds.eventbrite.com

Get Your Head Out of the Sand Symposium

Mental illness - the workforce issue most people avoid

February 14, 2012
Perth Convention Centre, Perth

This event requires registration: http://www.headinthesandsymposium.com/

Stress and depression are the largest contributors to lost productivity in Australia.

Poor mental health and wellbeing affects staff morale, decreases productivity and increases absenteeism and presenteeism.

Do you know which mental health issues may be affecting individuals in your workforce right now?

Do you know how to respond to mental health issues in the workplace to ensure the best outcome for your staff?

When did you last take a close look at the impact mental health issues are having in your organisation?

Topics include:

Mental health issues and crises in the workplace
Dealing with difficult people
Stress and bullying ? risks and strategies
Developing individual and organisational resilience
Reasonable adjustments to support mental health issues.

FIVE things you'll learn at this Symposium

The hidden costs of mental illness in your workplace; did you realise that on average $10,000 is lost per annum for each employee with untreated depression or anxiety in your team?
How to recognise mental health issues in your workforce so that you can minimise the human and economic toll
How to respond to mental health issues at work to meet your legal obligations
How to develop reasonable adjustments for your staff with mental illness
How to minimise your workforce psychological injury risks to protect your staff and your organisation

This one day event will help you to understand and limit the impact of mental health issues in the workplace, provide sound strategies to minimise your workplace psychological injury risk and generate ideas for how you can shift your organisations mental health culture.

For Organisational Leaders, HR Managers, Frontline Managers, Supervisors, OSH Managers, Health & Wellbeing Managers
and Workforce Practitioners

We are delighted to confirm the following speakers:

Dr Jenny Brockis; Brain Fitness expert and author
Estelle Dragun; suicide prevention advocate
Franca Sala Tenna; Bullying and EEO specialist
Tasha Broomhall; Workplace Mental Health Strategist

Register for early bird tickets today

EARLY BIRD TICKETS
$250 + GST to 16 December,
then $295 + GST until 30 December,
then $385 + GST after that.
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Perth Western Australia 6000

Corporate Cook-Off

Do you have a team of aspiring Master-Chefs? Then bring them to compete with Perth's finest corporate challengers to participate in an afternoon of cooking, bonding, laughing, and of course - eating!

This is not your average team building exercise!

Is your team stressed out?
Not communicating effectively?
Not as productive as they could be?
Or you just want to reward them for their hard work?

Inspire and re-energise your staff so that they will work more effectively together. By team-building in a fun and engaging activity, your team can have:

better relationships
increased engagement and motivation
improved productivity

Mental Health Week is October 9 - 15. Join in this opportunity to let your staff know that their mental health is important to your organisation.

Stress can have devastating impacts in the workplace. Support your teams mental health and wellbeing by introducing them to some new skills and committing to a cause whilst improving their functioning as a team.

This will be a fun afternoon, making and eating delicious food, will raise funds for Manna Inc and will provide meals to nourish Perth's homeless people that night.

Each year Manna Inc serve over 53,000 meals to Perths disadvantaged; provide 19,000 breakfasts to hungry school children and deliver 1,000 food parcels to families in need. They also provide over 600 winter school uniforms, shoes and back-packs to disadvantaged children. Manna relies on support from the community to continue its vital services and funds raised from this event will go directly to Manna to help them to continue their important work.

Come join acclaimed Chefs Sophie Budd and Sunny de Ocampo for an unforgettable experience.

For queries:

Tasha Broomhall

Blooming Minds

08 6401 3499

0447 619 506

$125 per ticket, groups of up to 10. If you have more than 10, we will break you into two smaller groups.

Date: 11 October 2011

Location: Osborne Park

Register at: mannacookoff.eventbrite.com

Mental Health Week

"Let's Talk About It" is this years theme. Let us teach you how to talk about mental health and mental illness with your colleagues and loved ones.

The aim of Mental Health Week is to bring about education, increasing awareness and undersatdngn of mental health and to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Mental Health Week is a national event where organisations can support their staff to improve their mentl health and wellbeing.

Support your staff during Mental Health Week with one of these customised workplace activities.

Lunch and Learn session - 1 hour Mental Health and Wellbeing seminar
Anxiety or Depression seminar - 3 hour session
Team Trivia Afternoon Tea - 2 hour fun event
Blooming Well at Work - 3.5 hour stress management course
Mental Health First Aid - 2 day course
Mental Illness in the Workplace - 1 day course
Are You Stressed or Are You Blooming? - 1.5 hour session

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.
People often know a lot about common physical health problems, yet there is widespread ignorance of mental health problems. This ignorance adds to stigmatising attitudes and prevents people from seeking help early and seeking the best sort of help. It also prevents people from providing appropriate support to colleagues and family members, simply because they do not know how.
This course is being used by organisations and government departments to equip staff with the knowledge and skills to not only respond to issues in their clients but also in themselves and their colleagues.

Accredited for CPD points by:

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Occupational Therapy AustraliaAustralian Association of Social Workers
College of Mental Health Nurses
Chiropractor’s Association of Australia

In addition, for the following professions, if a relevant CPD learning goal can be met by a Mental Health First Aid course, course attendance can be claimed as continuing professional development (CPD):

Psychologists
Teachers
Dieticians
Speech Pathologists
Audiologists
Lawyers in some states and territories of Australia
Orthotists and Prosthetists