Improving Your Mental Health at Work
Improving Your Mental Health at Work
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Employee mental health is a hot topic of discussion in today’s workplace. This course, led by psychologist Karen Doll, discusses the importance of mental health awareness in the work environment. You’ll learn science-backed stress management techniques that are accessible and practical, like regulating one’s inner state and energy. She’ll guide you as you elevate your mental model by incorporating healthy thinking, emotional literacy, and self-compassion practices. You’ll learn methods to build resilience, developing a flow state, starting a Personal Book of Awesome, seeking gratitude and service, and nurturing connections. She’ll teach you how to effectively foster your focus and highlight the importance of setting boundaries. After this course, you’ll be equipped to tend to your own mental health, encourage your colleagues to do the same, and provide your workplace with the tools needed to improve employee mental health.
Syllabus
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Current state of affairs Employee mental health is currently the most commonly discussed topic for leaders and organizations, but why has it become such a problem? 2m
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Stress response and burnout When you don't have an opportunity to catch your breath in between heavy workloads or times of stress, it can lead to you feeling stressed or even burnt out. 3m
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Fundamentals of well-being In order for you to develop the ability to improve your mental health, you need to recognize what factors into that and your overall well being. 3m
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Regulating your inner state Regardless of your external circumstances, you can always develop the ability to manage your inner state. 2m
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Managing your energy There is opportunity to upgrade the paradigm from work life balance to energy management. 3m
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Healthy thinking Your thoughts have a significant impact on your mental health, but you can assess what thinking patterns are serving you and what patterns could be upgraded. 3m
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Emotional literacy It can be challenging to regulate yourself in the face of intense emotion, but not regulating your emotions effectively can have negative impacts. 3m
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Self-compassion High achievers tend to be self-critical, which can be wearing and take a toll on mental health. 3m
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FLOW activities These days, if you're feeling overworked or overwhelmed, you're not alone. 1m
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Book of awesome Your brain has a negativity bias, which means you tend to dwell on the negative and over personalize criticisms. 2m
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Gratitude and service It's proven that demonstrating gratitude and doing good for others is the quickest, highest impact way to experience an immediate improvement in well-being. 3m
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Connection and community In the digital world, the experience of loneliness is at an all time high, which is negatively impacting mental health. 3m
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Increasing focus If you've ever faced the challenge of distraction, you know how difficult it can be to sort through a work day and eliminate the noise. 3m
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Boundary setting If you're finding yourself over-committing or trying to please others, you probably need to set some boundaries. 3m
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Shared accountability Organizations, leaders, and employees all play a part in enhancing mental health at work. 2m
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Leadership's role Support for improving mental health at work has to come from the top, but you can help your manager to take an active role. 3m
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Employees' role You can take a proactive role in caring for your mental health through the practices noted previously, but some might be more effective than others. 3m
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Psychological fitness plan One of the ways your organization or team can benefit mental health at work is to incorporate psychological fitness plans. 3m
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Hope for growth Thanks for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Karen Doll, Psy.D.
Dr. Karen Doll is a licensed psychologist, consultant, and author. She has spent 24 years partnering with industry-leading organizations and coaching successful professionals. She is motivated by her desire to help people thrive: enhancing well-being and boosting leadership skills from budding entrants to accomplished senior leaders. Throughout her career, she has remained committed to mental health awareness and advocacy.
Karen Doll, Psy.D.
Consulting Psychologist, Coach, and Author
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