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Danielle Mik
Increasingly we have come to see how important mental health is to the quality of our lives, and how workplaces can impact our mental health. Covid has shown us some strong lessons in this space. Given that we spend a large proportion of our waking time working, the capacity of a workplace to significantly impact our mental status is substantial (positively and negatively).
With 1/5 Aussies experiencing a mental health condition, and 3/4 saying that mental health is an important consideration when applying for a job - workplaces need to take stock of the mental health status of their workforce - and this needs to be done soon to control MH injury costs and attract and retain the best talent.
But - where does one start? How does one really go about it, exactly what things need to change, or be put in place? What are the true costs and benefits to implementing a Mentally Healthy Workplace Program (MHWP)?
I am bringing together a cross section of experts to talk about this very important topic, and will post a series of interviews over the next 5 weeks - stay tuned if you want gain the experts insights about how you can transform your workplace if you are struggling.
Lets be the change....
Welcome to the next video in the "Pearls of Wisdom" series on creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces. We continue to highlight the challenges facing employers, and the recommendations of people experienced in creating mentally healthy workplaces.
Boris is Co-founder of Career Bug and Work Gain and is currently Chair and National President of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors. Boris has been involved in the compensation industry for more than 11 years and has worked in the roles of both Case Manager and Rehab Counsellor in the industry, so Boris is well versed to talk about the role of rehab counsellors in creating MHWP’s.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfedoric/
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Welcome to the next video in the "Pearls of Wisdom" series on creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces. We continue to highlight the challenges facing employers, and the recommendations of people experienced in creating mentally healthy workplaces.
Kathie is Founder of the WOW chaplaincy. WOW provides a non religious first responders service to employees – a form of a completely confidential EAP service. Wow’s focus is Domestic and Family Violence, Mental Health, Workplace Harassment and Workplace Bullying.
Kathie is well versed on the impact of workplace trauma to individuals as she works with it every day. Kathie is currently focusing on a recently defined area of workplace injury – Moral Injury, she is well versed to talk about the impact of moral injury of an individuals mental health and what employers need to do to prevent mental health injury in the workplace.
Kathies' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathiemelocco/
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Welcome to the next video in the "Pearls of Wisdom" series on creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces. We continue to highlight the challenges facing employers, and the recommendations of people experienced in creating mentally healthy workplaces.
Derick is Co-founder and CEO of Altius Group and is currently President of the Australian Rehab Providers Association. Derick has been involved in the rehabilitation profession for more than 20 years and has worked in the role of Occupational Therapist in the industry, so Derick is well versed to talk about the role of rehab counsellors and how they can contribute their expertise into assisting employers build mentally healthy workplaces.
Derick's' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derick-borean-b0971140/
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Welcome to the next video in the "Pearls of Wisdom" series on creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces. We continue to highlight the challenges facing employers, and the recommendations of people experienced in creating mentally healthy workplaces.
This week our interview is with Rachel Cubela - Rachel is a senior practising lawyer with over 24 years experience in WHS and compensation law. Rachel specialises in WHS law and has previously worked as the Director Corporate Legal Services for Worksafe Vic and the Senior Legal Manager at EML. Rachel brings a wealth of experience regarding employers rights and responsibilities with respect to mental health in the workplace so she is well credentialed to talk to us today about the legal obligations of employers.
Rachels' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-cubela-17308948/
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Hi everyone, welcome to another video from the 'Pearls of Wisdom' interview series on creating "Mentally Healthy Workplaces"
This week our interview is with Tricia Garnett - Tricia has worked in the compensation sector for more than 20 years, and specialises in a variety of services to the construction industry. Tricia is an accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor, lawyer and nationally accredited mediator. Tricia shares her insights in the construction sector with us.
Many thanks to Tricia for her time in providing numerous insights into an industry that struggles with some of the highest rates of mental health illness and suicide in Australia.
Tricia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tricia-garnett-b3429410/
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Welcome to the next interview in the Pearls of Wisdom series - we continue to discuss the importance of taking care of mental health in the workplace and how employers can create a mentally healthy workplace. This week I am very happy to thank Professor Con Stough for his time to discuss the role of emotional intelligence(EI), and the importance of enhancing EI in the workplace. Con delivers some very illuminating points and tips for everyone.
Many thanks Con!
Professor Con Stough's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/con-stough-224974a/
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Welcome to 2022 everyone, and another video from the 'Pearls of Wisdom' interview series: "Mentally Healthy Workplaces"
This interview is with Mardi Webber who has worked in the health and safety field for the last 30 years, in both the private and public sector as a health and safety professional. Mardi is now a Registered Psychologist who has a strong focus on the recognition of the importance of workplaces addressing psychosocial hazards that impact the psychological health of workers.
Mardi is currently at ReturntoWorkSA providing a focused approach on mental health in the workplace to assist employers to become mentally healthy.
Mardi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mardi-webber-7a32b920/
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Welcome to another video from the 'Pearls of Wisdom' interview series: "Mentally Healthy workplaces"
Dr Wyatt is an Occupational Physician in work health and work injuries. Dr Wyatt has worked extensively with complex claims across a range of industries and participates in extensive research in RTW.
Dr Wyatt is a strong advocate for better work injury management systems, including initiating of the Health Benefits of Work agenda through the Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr Wyatt also reviews and advises on work injury management schemes for regulators and government.
Dr Wyatt’s research indicates that the “workplace's approach is a key influence on RTW outcomes” and that they have a “major influence over the health, wellbeing and productivity of their staff”.
Founder of RTW Matters, created to provide evidence-based insights, up-to-date research summaries, tools, case studies and advice on all matters return to work, including workplace culture, health and wellbeing.
Dr Wyatt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-wyatt-457580/
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Welcome to another video from the 'Pearls of Wisdom' interview series: "Mentally Healthy workplaces" Pieter Walker specialises in mental health and wellbeing in the Health Sector. Pieter provides some significant insights into the current state of mental health in the health care sector. As we can see, Pieter is well credentialed to talk about mental health in the healthcare sector. Thanks Pieter for generously donating your time to the cause of developing Mentally Healthy Workplaces and sharing this with other professionals in this space. **Pieter's LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieter-walker-7789a64/?originalSubdomain=au **Damik Consulting Social Media:**
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Welcome to the video launch of the 'Pearls of Wisdom' interview series: "Mentally Healthy workplaces"
Today, David provides us with Pearls of Wisdom on the creation of mentally healthy workplaces and I highly recommend it to anyone who would like to develop their knowledge in this area.
I am super excited to launch this video series with David Burroughs so many thanks To David for donating his time to enhance knowledge in this space and helping to make workplaces safer for everyone!
David's LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-burroughs-3a21b04/
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