Beyond Silence

Basics 

This two-day mental health training program customized for health care workers and led by peer educators is designed to help promote early intervention and support for psychological health and safety in the workplace. The program combines information sharing and skill development with strategies for stigma reduction.

For more information about the Beyond Silence program, visit beyondsilence.ca.

Course Content

This course covers:

• The value of addressing workplace mental health
• About the mental health continuum and the impact of stress
• How mental illness may appear at work and how to identify and support workers who are struggling
• The nature of attitudes towards coworkers with mental health issues and strategies for stigma reduction
• Evidence based approaches and available mental health resources, including how to match resources to a person’s unique needs
• How to create an action plan for your own workplace

Who should take this course?

This course is applicable to workers in health care organizations, including long-term care or group homes, family health teams, paramedics, rural or remote hospitals, and community-based services.

Note: A grant through the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development’s Occupational Health and Safety Prevention and Innovation program will offset training costs for employees in small health care workplaces (100 employees or less). Enter coupon code SmallBusiness at check out to receive a 50% discount. Please also note that this is an evidence-based program supported by a clinical trial conducted with health care workers. PSHSA will be gathering input from participants as part of ongoing research.