The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Employees

The Working Mind is an evidence-based training program designed to address and promote mental health and reduce stigma in a workplace setting, established by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. It includes easily applied scenario-based lessons, videos of people with lived experience of mental illness, reference guides, and practical handouts.  

Participants will: 

• Learn about the basic concepts, risk factors and causes of mental illness and mental disorders
• Gain the confidence, tools and resources to manage and support employees who may be experiencing mental health problems or illness
• Learn about the Mental Health Continuum Model, how to observe changes in employees along the continuum, and how to take appropriate action 

Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan.