Zen&Cie, experts in organizational health and sustainable workplace well-being. We support organizations committed to making a positive impact as they comply with Bill 25.
Preventing burnout and fostering your team's well-being
As a manager, you may have noticed an increase in absenteeism, stress, and expressed overload, errors, and conflicts within your team. Perhaps you personally feel emotionally overwhelmed and exhausted, which is affecting your own effectiveness.
Mental health is a crucial issue for everyone, and it is essential to know how to address it with your team while taking care of yourself.
This training on best practices in mental health is divided into two parts.
First, you will learn how to detect the signs of a potential mental health issue within the team and how to implement the right strategies to foster a climate of support, kindness, and engagement.
Next, practical tools are presented for maintaining mental health by developing self-regulation habits in everyday life.
All of these elements enable you to support your team while maintaining your own balance as a leader.
Is it for you ?
This training is intended for managers who supervise teams and wish to develop skills in psychological health prevention and intervention.
Prerequisites
None
What You'll Walk Away With
- ✓ Detect warning signs: identify behavioral changes before a crisis (absenteeism, irritability, decline in performance)
- ✓ Intervene confidently: initiate an empathetic conversation without medical diagnosis, refer to appropriate resources
- ✓ Prevention is better than cure: incorporate team rituals (check-ins, breaks, recognition) that reduce collective stress.
- ✓ Maintaining balance: applying emotional regulation techniques adapted to the pace of management
Training content
This training course is intended as a space for managers to explore the topic of mental health prevention in a safe and confidential setting. Beyond the topics listed below, the co-creation of ideas for applying best practices in the context of one's role as a manager to one's team is at the heart of this training course.
1 Demystifying mental health
Understanding the fundamental concepts and challenges of mental health in the workplace
- What is good mental health? - Statistics on the subject
- Components of mental well-being - Common mental health disorders in the workplace
- Essentials for promoting mental health within your team
2 Stress and mental health
Decoding the mechanisms of stress and its impact on psychological balance
- The fundamentals of stress and preconceived notions
- The physiology of stress - Stress-related symptoms
- The impacts of chronic stress on mental health
- Recognizing the signs for yourself and your team
3 Recognize in order to act more effectively
Develop your observation skills to spot warning signs
- Define, understand, and name a symptom
- Observation grid for: Recognizing your personal triggers and symptoms ; Recognizing potential signs of a mental health issue in a member of your team
4 Self-management and compassion in mental health
Actively preparing for psychological health management at work:
- Approaching self-management as a step toward better overall health for oneself and in order to improve one's management skills.
- How to be kind to yourself first and develop a caring attitude in your role as a manager
- Establish messages to your team that emphasize support and openness regarding mental health.
- Explore intervention models to feel comfortable taking key actions in the event that you need to manage a mental health situation.
- Consider initiatives to implement as part of your management practices to promote the mental health of your team: update on your current practices (what is harmful/what is helpful) ; co-creation of rituals to be implemented according to your reality
communication planning for the team
- Create your own personalized toolbox: self-regulation techniques (breathing, grounding, cognitive pause) ; development of your personal plan
5 Best practices for returning to work
Supporting professional reintegration and preventing the risk of relapse
- Explore possible courses of action to support an employee in their transition from sick leave to return to work.
- Depending on the context of the organization and the policies in place, managers can consider the best way to support an employee's return to work after a mental health disability and minimize the risk of relapse.
Keep in Mind
When this training is provided in-house, it can be enhanced with individual follow-up sessions. Costs and scheduling are to be confirmed with our team.
📌 Practical information
Our training sessions are offered in Montreal or Quebec City, in person or in a virtual classroom. Dates and locations are specified when you select your session below. If you have any questions, check out our FAQ.
