LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
LEADERSHIP MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING
Mental Health at Work Conversational Literacy® - for leaders
This customizable leadership training equips leaders with the skills and education to talk to their teams about mental health at work.
Pick the workplace mental health skills you want your leaders to learn - we’ll take care of the rest.
Why Do Leaders Need Mental Health training?
✔️ Knowing how to talk about mental health at work is an essential leadership skill. It’s a critical part of fostering a healthy, productive work environment. Leaders have the power to shape workplace culture, support their teams, and manage their own well-being, too.
Who Is This TRAINING For?
✔️ Our proprietary leadership mental health training program is for all people leaders, managers, and executives.
HOW IS THE PROGRAM STRUCTURED:
✔️ Leaders will learn easy-to-use methods from an expert facilitator, engage in individual reflection and group discussion, and commit to plans to action their learning how to how to talk about mental health with their teams.
✔️ This live-facilitated course is available both in person and virtually. In English, German, French, and Spanish soon to follow!
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HOW THIS LEADERSHIP MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING HELPS LEADERS
This interactive workplace mental health leadership training is designed to teach leaders how to have helpful, effective conversations about mental health with their teams by understanding:
The Why: The importance of talking about mental health at work as a leadership skill.
The How: The practical tools and strategies to have open, productive conversations about mental health in the workplace.
Important Perspectives: How to approach workplace mental health conversations as the world and World of Work continue to change.
customize your leadership training BY choosING from 6 workshops:
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Leaders will learn the different aspects of mental health, stress, mental illness and how they impact employee well-being and productivity in the workplace.
Building the Right Knowledge
Why Personal Meaning & Social Perceptions Matter
Changing Assumptions about Mental Health (and Mental Illness) at Work
Why Mental Health Language Matters
The Strengths and Challenges of Mental Health Struggles at Work
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Leaders will learn about internal and external obstacles that may prevent conversations about workplace mental health, and how to address them.
What makes it harder to talk about mental health at work?
Outside of Work Factors (i.e., culture of origin, country of origin, family, religion, gender, age, etc.)
Inside of Work Factors (i.e., unwritten rules at work, company culture, leadership behaviors, communication standards, etc.)
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Leaders will learn how to talk about their mental health as a leader and the importance of leadership mental health and the impact it has on their ability to lead effectively.
The Emotional Challenges of Leadership
The Importance of Self-Permission and Accountability
Conversation Do’s & and Don’ts
Tailoring Conversations To Different Audiences
How To Share Their Story
What To Do If Conversations Go Wrong
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Leaders will learn how to support their leadership peers workplace mental health and the importance of leadership community for healthy leadership.
Why It’s Critical to Support Your Fellow Leaders
How To Set Expectations and Boundaries
How to Start the Conversation with a Leadership Colleague
Conversation Best Practices
How To Manage Suicidal Disclosures
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Leaders will learn how to talk about mental health with their team and how to create a mentally healthy team culture that promotes conversations about mental well-being.
How to Set the Tone In Your Team
How to Have the Conversation With Your Whole Team
How to Have the Conversation 1:1 With Team Members
What To Do if The Conversation Goes Wrong
How to Talk To Your Team About Mental Health in a Remote Setting
How To Handle Suicidal Disclosures
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Leaders will learn the connection between societal shifts, mental health, the Future of Work, and how leaders can apply these lessons to support their teams.
The Mental Health Impact From Rising Stress and Social Division
How to Talk About Mental Health At Work During Times of Crisis and High Stress
Understanding the Mental Health Experiences of Marginalized and Impacted Communities
How to Create Space For Conversations After Community-Specific Events
How To Share As a Leader From an Impacted or Marginalized Community
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Both!
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While the content will be most relatable if you are currently in a leadership role, this program is also for anyone who is preparing to take on a leadership role.
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Yes, the course will be available in English, German, French, with Spanish soon to follow.
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This program can only be purchased by businesses for their leaders.
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Yes! You will be emailed a Certificate of Completion (pdf).
leAD program Facilitator
Aurelia Hack, M.Sc
Lead Program Facilitator & Instructional Design Associate
Aurelia holds an M.Sc. in Psychology, B.Sc in Psychology, and helped bring this course to life by gathering Melissa Doman’s entire career’s worth of work into this actionable training program for leaders. As a published author with an extensive background in Occupational Psychology and years of experience empowering organizations to talk about mental health in the workplace, she’s committed to helping leaders develop the confidence and skills they need for talking about mental health at work.
PROGRAM FOUNDER
Meet Melissa Doman, M.A.
Melissa Doman is an Organizational Psychologist, former mental health therapist, author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health At Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well) and Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health, and Founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method™.
Melissa has one core goal: to equip companies, individuals, and leaders to have constructive conversations about mental health at work, team dynamics, and communication in the workplace. This course, a result of her entire life’s work, is an extension of this goal. Because Awareness Is Great – Action Is Better™️.
