What does it mean to be 'thriving' at work? Or are you just 'surviving' - counting the minutes until the end of your shift? In this episode, Linda and Danielle discuss the key factors involved in making your workplace mentally healthy. We all know and understand the risks of physical hazards in our workplaces, but psychosocial hazards are just as real; Linda and Danielle will take you through what psychosocial hazards might exist in your workplace. Finally, we'll look at how you can mitigate and manage some of those hazards to take your workplace from surviving to thriving.

RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
HeadsUp Developing Mentally Healthy Workplaces  Information and resources on mentally healthy workplaces including legal rights and responsibilities and practical strategies for crating healthy workplaces.

WorkSafe Queensland Mentally Healthy Workplaces Toolkit This toolkit provides practical tools and resources that employers, managers and leaders can use to create and maintain mentally healthy workplaces. It aims to help employers, managers and leaders eliminate and minimise risks to psychological health, and create workplace environments that are mentally healthy.

WorkSafe Victoria Mental Health Strategy 2021 to 2024 This strategy supports WorkSafe's commitment to creating positive, mentally healthy Victorian workplaces. The strategy is underpinned by the principles of protecting workers and supporting the needs of employers, it outlines objectives, focus areas and priority groups to engage with over the next three years.

Blueprint for Mentally Healthy Workplaces aims to define a vision of mentally healthy workplaces that can be shared by all organisations and businesses across Australia. It also defines the core principles and focus areas for creating environments that protect, respond, and promote to support mental health. This Blueprint has been developed as part of the National Workplace Initiative, which aims to create a nationally consistent approach to mentally healthy workplaces.

Linda’s Mental Health First Aid Courses An overview of Mental Health Frist Aid courses offered by Linda – and details on how to book…

Mental Health First Aid Australia Overview of Mental Health First Aid Australia including research and guidelines for implementing Mental Health First Aid.

Thrive at Work Toolkit Developed by the Future of Work Institute at Curtin University, the Thrive at Work Toolkit has been developed to help organisations mature their approach to employee well-being. The toolkit is aimed at any individual or group involved in the development of employee wellbeing strategies

SuperFriend Indicators of a Thriving Workplace Report 2021  The 2021Indicators of a Thriving Workplace Report outlines insights from Australian workers and their experiences throughout 2021 as well as actions that organisations can implement to move closer to thriving.

DISCLAIMER

The information provided on this podcast is general in nature only and does not take into account your particular workplace needs, circumstances and objectives, therefore should not be taken as workplace wellbeing advice.

This podcast talks about mental and health and wellbeing, so take care while listening and reach out if you need support. In Australia, there are a number of services available to provide support, including Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636, and Lifeline – 131114. 

ABOUT WORKPLACE WELLBEING NATTERS: 

Workplace Wellbeing natters is the podcast for wellbeing in the health and community services sector. If you’re working in primary care, mental health, disability, aged, community development, government, or any other part of the health and community services ecosystem, Workplace Wellbeing natters helps you look after yourself and your colleagues as you work to serve the community.

Hosts Linda and Danielle take you through some of their own insights from working in both the wellbeing, and health and community services sectors, and provide you with evidence-informed strategies to help foster wellbeing in your workplace.

Workplace Wellbeing natters is recorded and produced in Gippsland, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gunaikurnai and Bunurong peoples. 

Linda’s Bio:

Hi I’m Linda (she/her). I’m based in Gippsland and work throughout Australia and have almost three decades of experience working with individuals & organisations in the not-for-profit, private and government sectors.  

I specialise in workplace wellbeing, and hold qualifications in applied positive psychology, business wellbeing, neuroscience of leadership and am a Master accredited Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainer.

I provide tailored training and coaching to support workplaces to be well places and strengthen individual wellbeing through mental health and wellbeing strategies including profiling.  

When I’m not working, you can find me line dancing, walking one of our many rail trails (Great Southern Rail Trail and the Warburton to Lilydale Rail Trail are in my top 3), or wandering the wetlands (Sale Commons is my favourite). If I am not out and about I frequently have my nose in a book or buried in my computer as I feed my love of learning by researching the latest theory that has caught my interest.

My qualifications include: 

• Master of Applied Positive Psychology (University of Melbourne); 

• Graduate Certificate in Business Wellbeing (Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong); 

• Advanced Diploma of Neuroscience of Leadership; 

• Graduate Certificate in Consumer Engagement; 

• Certificate in Professional Coaching; 

• Associate Diploma of Arts (Welfare); 

• Principal Master Instructor: Mental Health First Aid 

Link to website: https://www.lindarowley.com.au/

Danielle’s Bio:

Hi, I’m Danielle (she/her). I live in the Geelong region of Victoria. I have more than 15 years’ experience, in a variety of roles, across the community, private, and government sectors.

I am a wellbeing specialist, with qualifications in positive psychology (wellbeing science). I am currently completing a Master of Professional Psychology, the fifth year studies on my journey to be a psychologist.

I am passionate about supporting people and workplaces to create healthy environments, especially for people who are exposed to potentially traumatic situations as part of their work.