Best Practices in Managing Mental Health
Overview
In this masterclass we learn how L&D and HR professionals can change a culture through best practice mental health and workplace wellbeing programmes and initiatives.
We will demystify the subject of mental health, gain awareness around our responsibilities and gain access to frameworks used by leading global businesses.
The session is highly practical with lots of takeaways and lots of opportunities to engage and share learning.
Key learning outcomes
- Understanding of the hidden costs of mental health
- Awareness and tools to beat stigma and promote inclusion
- Understanding of the 4 workplace components that create lasting cultural change
- Recognition of responsibilities and accountabilities of employees, managers, leaders and L&D/HR teams
- An overview of the manager and employee toolbox for good mental health and wellbeing
- Knowledge of how to properly integrate ‘wellbeing champions’ and where many businesses go wrong
- Increased awareness around what support exists for common and complex cases
The session will include experiential case studies, reflective polls, plenary group discussions and ongoing questions and answers.
Both real organisational and anonymised employee case studies will be used to anchor key learning.
Who should attend
- HR Managers
- Wellness Managers
- Mental Health Leads
- Social workers
- Volunteers in mental health facilities
Mark Hashimi
Psychotherapist | Complex Trauma Practitioner EMDR
Director of Strategic Wellbeing
Mark, having previously held a number of senior management positions over the last fifteen years, has significant experience managing mental health and wellbeing, as former head of workplace wellbeing at Mind, (Hammersmith/Fulham), as director of Strategic Wellbeing, as a psychotherapist, trainer, public speaker, and from his own personal experiences. Prior to working in mental health, Mark worked in credit for 10 years as senior credit manager at EDF Energy. Responsible for banking £3.2bn PA through a recession and burning out himself, he understands the pressures managers/employees can face.
Mark now works closely/partners with Capita, COS Stores, Bloomberg, H&M, University of London, WPP Group, Ogilvy, Hiscox, BBC Worldwide, Cabinet Office, AIG Insurance, Met Police, NHS, Sage Publishing, Usborne, to name a few. Mark facilitates bespoke mental health sessions with a strong focus on proactive intervention and long-term sustainability, challenging stigma and effective communication, promoting and embedding values into the workplace that facilitate health, inclusion, connection and belonging.
Mark takes an “end-to-end” approach to wellbeing strategy implementation when working with clients; he is experienced in reviewing, enhancing and writing mental health policy and embedding wellbeing strategy to facilitate cultural change.
Alongside corporate training and consultancy, Mark works in private practice as a psychotherapist and counsellor trained in transactional analysis, complex trauma and EMDR. He set up Mind’s counselling service in south west London which bridged the gap for those that were deemed too high risk or complex for the NHS but were not risky enough to be detained under the mental health act, supporting suicidal risk and complex presentations.
Mark co-designed and delivered the “Trauma and Bereavement” training for those impacted by the Grenfell tragedy and Mind’s core mental health and emotional intelligence workshops delivered nationally. He has delivered a number of clinical workshops on “Working with Suicidal Clients” to year four MSc trainee psychotherapists at the Minster Centre in London and regularly talks to employees, managers and leaders on “Suicide Prevention and Awareness”.
Testimonials
"This masterclass is not only a learning session for wellness at the workplace but has opened our eyes on our own responsibilities for ourselves before we are able to be of support to others."
Engagement Specialist
Insular Life
"Informational & insightful especially for those looking to revamp their wellness/ wellbeing organizational structure."
HR Executive
M&C SAATCHI
"Thank you, Mark. I gained practical tips and strategies that I can apply in my daily work routine."
HR Officer
Sante International Inc
"The content is relevant and deliver clearly, trainer interact with participants well, flow is well thought of and easy to understand and actionable"
Talent Management Manager
Watsons Malaysia
"Easy to understand and interactive!"
Manager, Culture & Engagement
Touch 'n Go Sdn. Bhd.
Introduction and welcome remarks
The problem: The hidden costs of mental health to businesses
Understanding employee/employer/HR responsibilities around wellbeing (mental health policy)
The solution: Beating stigma, promoting inclusion, and embedding cultural change
Break
Manager case study and manager toolbox
Employee case study and employee toolbox
Integrating wellbeing champions into a business: good practice vs bad practice
Support for common and complex cases, what helps?
Q&A and Closing remarks
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*9% GST applies to Singapore based companies and individuals.
**Group discounts applicable.
***The mode of delivery for this virtual class is Zoom.
- All bookings are final.
- Should you be unable to attend, a substitute delegate is welcome at no extra charge.
- HRO Masterclass Series cannot provide any refunds for cancellations.
- HRO Masterclass Series reserves the rights to alter the programme without notice, including the substitution, amendment or cancellation of trainers and/or topics.
- HRO Masterclass Series is not responsible for any loss or damage as a result of a substitution, alteration, postponement or cancellation of the event.