Complex Issues. Clear Solutions. for Municipalities

 

In This Issue:

 
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
 

National Award Winning Workshop for Municipal Managers & Supervisors

 

HRA's PEI office is pleased to offer the one day, national award winning workshop Complex Issues. Clear Solutions. to the municipal managers' and supervisors' community.


Workplaces everywhere are learning first hand about the toll that severe stress, emotional difficulties and mental illness can take on everyone at work - from the individual employee experiencing the problem, to co-workers and the manager trying to deal with the situation.  These issues are also known to represent at least 50% of all disability claims so it’s likely that someone in your workplace is affected.  However, few managers know how to deal effectively with these situations.


On Wednesday, November 26, 2008, join fellow municipal managers and supervisors to learn successful approaches and tools for having performance conversations and problem-solving discussions with stressed and struggling employees.

 

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Workshop Description

 

Complex Issues. Clear Solutions will assist managers and supervisors by providing:



  •  a learning experience that enables them to deal with the complex issues of:
    • discussing mental health issues with employees
    • separating performance issues from health issues
    • creating workplace accommodation strategies that work
    • avoiding discrimination and human rights violations
  •  a practical and interactive multi-media presentation
  • a new comfort level when discussing mental health issues with employees


This workshop has been developed by the mentalhealthworks branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division and is delivered only by CMHA-certified trainers. Kathryn Coll and Linda Gaudet of HR Associates Inc. are the CMHA-certified trainers for the Maritime provinces.


The workshop is limited to a maximum of 16 participants to ensure a highly interactive environment in which to optimize learning.


Active Learning Format

  • Using discussions and exercises, participants reflect on workplace situations related to mental health and develop appropriate and clear solutions.
  • Video clips illustrate the challenges faced by managers and provide common discussion points.
  • Video clips allow participants to hear from employees who experience mental illness in the workplace: how they live and work with mental illness, and strategies that help them maintain productivity.


Outcomes

The Mental Health Works Participant Guide, included with the training, will help managers to develop clear strategies to:

  • Improve early detection rates
  • Identify challenges to addressing mental health issues in your workplace
  • Clarify procedures and identify any available resources
  • Understand what affects employee work performance
  • Develop accommodations that work
  • Review and reduce mental health risk factors
  • Reduce likelihood of human rights violations and discrimination complaints

 

When: November 26, 2008 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Where: HR Associates Inc., 1 Harbourside, Brecken Building, Charlottetown

 

Cost: $235 + taxes (lunch included in cost)


To register, please fill out the registration form and either e-mail it to clearsolutions@hra.ca (an automatic e-mail button is built into the e-form), or fax it to our Charlottetown office 902-626-2532.

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