Interactive Training Workshops

Explore our engaging and tailored training sessions designed to enrich your team's understanding and proficiency in workplace mental health with practical and up-to-date information.

Whether in-person or online, these 1-3 hour sessions are customizable to align with your organization's specific needs and build up capacity across all levels of staff.

All trainings are available completely free. Book one with us today!

Available Topics

Mental Health 101 for Workplaces

Did you know…

Workplace managers can have more impact on an employee’s mental health than
their doctor or therapist?

(The Impact of Work on Mental Health l UKG, 2023)

With 1 in 5 Canadians experiencing mental health problems or illnesses in a year, and increasing legislative and public attention on a workplaces’ accommodations and inclusion of  mental health, employers and leaders must become mental health aware to address the growing needs of their employees and improve their businesses.

  • In this session drive by current labour market trends, you and your team will..

    • Gain a better understanding of the current Mental Health landscape in Canada

    • Understand how mental health impacts and appears in the workplace

    • Receive practical strategies to responding to mental health in the workplace

    • Build a stronger workplace culture built on a better understanding of supportive mental health practices

Onboarding with Mental Health in Mind

Did you know…

Workers who felt their onboarding was highly effective are 18 times more likely to feel highly commited to their organization

(New Hire Onboarding)

Getting the onboarding experience right is essential in today's market.
The pandemic has  increasingly identified the need for mental health supports in the workplace.

With ineffective onboarding being a proven factor in driving workers to leave an organization, a company culture that supports and embraces mental health will have a competitive advantage as the market continues to evolve.

  • Filled with practical and applicable information for all stages of onboarding, you and your team will learn..

    • The positive impacts to your business when a mental health culture is part of the onboarding process, policies and procedures.

    • How to incorporate mental health culture into the pre-onboarding process.

    • How to incorporate mental health culture into the onboarding process - getting back to basics.

    • How to incorporate mental health culture into the post-onboarding process. 

    • How to have safe and open dialogue at the point of onboarding to demonstrate your company's inclusive culture. 

Creating Capacity for Mental Health

Did you know…

500,000 workers are absent across Canada each week due to their mental health

(The ROI in Workplace Mental Health Programs:
Good for People, Good for Business, 2020)

Mental Health can be a challenging and intimidating topic to address. 

Are you ready to support your employee’s mental health, with minimum financial or human capacity required to do so?

This training will give you the tools to do so! 

  • In this session, you will learn

    • How to support Mental Health in the workplace using limited human & financial resources

    • The return on investing (ROI) in Mental Health in the workplace 

    • How to implement Mental Health support and employee resources

Mental Health Accommodations and Disclosures

Did you know…

More than half of supervisors agree that invisible conditions make the assessment process more complex

(Secretariat & Environics Research, 2023) 

With almost half of businesses seeing an increase in mental health accommodations, businesses face a growing need to navigate mental health accommodations and disclosures with sensitivity, legality, and strategic best practices.

This course will provide the knowledge and skills needed to navigate supporting mental health accommodations in the workplace compassionately in today’s busy workplaces.

  • In this course you and your team will learn..

    • Accommodation best pratices and key considerations

    • How to Strategize Mental Health Specific Accommodations

    • Necessary steps and processes for responding to employee disclosures

    • How to proactively set up an inclusive by design workplace 

All trainings are customizable to your organization’s needs.

Some additional training topics available on request.

Contact us at WorkAbility@yes.on.ca for more information or to book yours today!

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