Mental Health and Well-Being in the Workplace

Speaker Gill Hasson

The importance of good mental health and wellbeing in the workplace is a subject of increased awareness and attention.

One in four people will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives.

In this webinar speaker Gill Hasson will share guidance for improving mental health and supporting those struggling with their mental health.

You will learn (Learning Objectives):

  • Why and how to promote mental health in the workplace.
  • Guidance on managing staff experiencing mental health challenges.
  • How to deal with employee stress and anxiety.
  • How to support those struggling with mental health, regardless of your role.

About the Presenter: Gill Hasson

Gill Hasson is a careerscoach, has over 20 years’ experience in the areas of personal & career development, and is a freelance tutor / teacher in mental health issues for mental health organizations.

She also teaches and delivers training for adult education organizations, voluntary and business organizations and the public sector. Gill is also Capstone’s best selling franchise author.

Nature and Nurture: Boost Mental Health, Productivity and Self Care

Fluorescent lights. Cubicles. Internal offices with no windows. Low energy. Sound familiar? We are spending less time outdoors than ever before. However, the impact of getting outside (and bringing nature inside) has great benefits for self care, mental health and productivity (for both us and our clients).

Learning Objectives

  • Learn the benefits of the outdoors for self care
  • Learn how getting outside improves mental health
  • Learn how getting outside improves productivity and focus
  • Learning about the mood-boosting benefits of the great outdoors for your clients, community and YOU!

About the Presenter: Hannah Maertz

Hannah has spent most of her career working in the non-profit sector, preparing at-risk youth for employment and education opportunities, programming public radio, and providing care to folks in need. Hannah is now is a Community Manager for a coworking space in downtown Minneapolis.

When not at work, you’ll find Hannah exploring Minneapolis on bike, checking out a local music show, or passionately discussing the importance of spending time in the outdoors. She has a B.A. in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and a B.A.S in Psychology from the University of Minnesota – Duluth.

Depression in The Workplace

According to the American Psychiatric Association, the cost of depression in the American workplace is in excess of $200 billion annually. These costs are associated with medical expenses, absenteeism, presenteeism, disability costs, costs related to suicide, and other workplace burdens. With a prevalence rate of nearly 8% among full-time workers, no workplace is immune from the impact of depression.

Learning Objectives

  • Currently accepted causes and treatments of depression.
  • Risk factors associated with the onset of depression.
  • Strategies for educating your workplace about depression.
  • Recommendations to help employees access treatment.
  • Learn tips about how to mitigate the impacts of depression in the workplace!

About the Presenter: Mark Meier, MSW, LCSW

Mark is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over with over 25 years of clinical, professional, and academic training on depression, to go along with a deeply personal understanding of the impact depression has on families and workplaces when left unrecognized and untreated. In 2009 Mark co-founded the Face It Foundation to provide free support services to men who deal with depression and who have survived suicide attempts.

Today Face It serves over 100 men each month with support groups, retreats, education classes, and social activities. In addition to his full-time work at Face It, Mark is on staff in the University of Minnesota’s School of Medicine – Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and an advisor for multiple research studies on depression through the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Mark has delivered over 350 talks across the United States on depression and he openly speaks about his own battle with depression that resulted in his hospitalization in 2002.

Mark believes it’s his own experience with depression that has best positioned him to help others.

How to Show Up for Someone in a Crisis

Speaker Kevin Briggs

Kevin Briggs is the best selling author of The Guardian of the Gate.

He is a retired California Highway Patrol sergeant who spent more than 17 years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge.

During that time he encountered hundreds of people who were troubled, had lost hope, and were poised to jump off the bridge to end their lives.

Through his compassion, gentle voice, and the ability to Listen to Understand, he encouraged over 200 people not to end their lives but to begin a new chapter.

These challenging but rewarding efforts earned him the nickname “Guardian of the Golden Gate.”

In this webinar Kevin will teach you how to show up for someone in a crisis. You will develop a solid foundation on how to engage in crisis negotiations with those experiencing mental health issues.

You will learn: (Learning Objectives)

  • How to listen to understand.
  • The RELEASE method to use when communicating with someone in crisis.
  • How to develop a crisis safety plan for those who are struggling.
  • How to best care for yourself when helping those in crisis.

About the Speaker: Kevin Briggs, The Guardian of the Golden Gate

Sergeant Kevin Briggs’ story and lived experiences have been featured at the Technology, Entertainment, and Design 2014 Conference as a TED Talk, NBC’s Access Live, Yahoo News, The New Yorker Magazine, Men’s Health Magazine, NPR’s Bob Edwards Radio Show, People Magazine, USA Today, as well as other magazines, newspapers, radio, and podcasts across the globe.

His first book, Guardian of the Golden Gate, was released in July 2015. Briggs, a retired California Highway Patrol sergeant, spent many years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge. While on patrol, he encountered numerous individuals who had lost all hope and were contemplating suicide. Through compassion and the ability to “Listen to Understand,” he encouraged several hundred individuals over his career not to end their lives but to begin a new chapter. These challenging but rewarding efforts earned him the nickname “Guardian of the Golden Gate.”

Briggs served three years in the United States Army, three years with the California Department of Corrections, and 23 years with the California Highway Patrol.

Since retiring from the CHP, he has dedicated his time to promoting mental health awareness and resiliency worldwide. His own lived experiences include coping with child abuse, battling cancer at age 20, undergoing heart surgery, and being a suicide loss survivor.

He openly shares how faith, resiliency, and post-traumatic growth have played a significant role in guiding him through these challenges.

Re-Write: Healing Trauma Through Creative Outlets

Speaker Duygu Balan

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In this webinar presented by Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Duygu Balan you will learn about identifying and treating trauma-related stressors through creative expression.

You don’t necessarily need to talk about your traumatic experiences to heal.

Instead, a creative outlet like writing might be the therapeutic exercise you need to work through the pain and heal your wounds.

In this webinar you will learn (Learning Objectives):

  • How trauma affects us.
  • Why creative writing heals us.
  • Other creative outlets that can help someone who has experienced trauma.
  • How to know when to seek professional help.

About the Speaker: Duygu Balan

Duygu Balan, LPCC is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in familial and intergenerational trauma, and attachment wounding. She is a PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) Level II trained couples therapist, and a certified clinical trauma professional.

Duygu is the first author for Confidently Chill: An Anxiety Workbook for New Adults (Routledge 2024), and Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal (Routledge 2023).