Mental Health: Signs, Symptoms and Solutions
Everyone occasionally feels anxious, blue or sad, but these feelings usually pass within a couple of days. When a person has anxiety or a depressive disorder, it significantly interferes with daily life, makes normal functioning impossible and causes pain for both the person and those who care about them.
Although it is difficult to quantify the impact of work on personal identity, self-esteem and social recognition, most mental health professionals agree that the workplace environment can have a significant impact on an individual’s well-being.
This course explores the signs and symptoms of mental illnesses commonly experienced in the workplace and offers some solutions.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the signs of common mental illnesses in the workplace.
- Describe situations and case studies involving depression, phobias, anxiety disorders and abuse/dependence issues.
- Use communication skills and strategies in a workplace setting.
- Understand the importance of getting help and support, including accommodation and best practices for return-to-work strategies.
Average time to complete this course is approximately one hour.
Mental Health: Signs, symptoms and solutions was developed by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and is delivered in partnership with WorkSafe Saskatchewan.
Target audience
This course is recommended for employers, employees, managers and supervisors who are interested in mental health in the workplace.
Pre-requisite
None
Delivery method
This is an e-learning course. All you need is a computer, access to the internet and you are ready to go! This e-learning course lets you learn at your own pace, in your own environment and at your convenience.
Review process
CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists and are reviewed by employers and representatives from labour and government. This ensures that their content and approach are unbiased and credible.
