Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs Sydney

“With a workforce comprising of highly talented scientists and innovation being the key performance requirement, organisational culture is a key enabler. Thinkahead has partnered with HR in providing a work environment that is supportive and respective of all individuals. In addressing specific issues around inappropriate behaviours, Tanja Limnios – Director of Thinkahead provided advice and counsel that enabled the leadership team to raise awareness in an empathic manner, and provide pragmatic solutions that enabled staff to move from entrenched behaviours to more positive styles, resulting in an open and respectful working environment. Tanja’s area of strength is in quickly understanding the causes of issues then working empathically and strategically in achieving positive outcomes. I highly recommend Tanja Limnios – she is professional, valuesdriven, inclusive and pragmatic.”

HR ManagerJohnson & Johnson Research

**Change Manager**NSW Office of State Revenue

**HR Manager, Global**GSK Global Manufacturing

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Mental Health, Psychosocial Hazards and Wellbeing in the workplace has become a major focus of many organisations today, as workers are facing more psychosocial hazards and demands in the workplace which require the appropriate resources and interventions.

This, in turn, creates an environment ripe for interpersonal conflict where workers are having to work harder and faster, meet new management objectives and performance criteria.

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Occupational Stress can be triggered by:

Adverse work experience such as:

exposure to traumatic incidents
threatening acts involving clients
conflict in the workplace
high workload
poor management skills

Non adverse work experiences such as:

low level of positive work experience
low level of positive emotional states

As wellbeing can be triggered by adverse and non adverse experiences within the workplace, it is important for businesses in todays organisational climate to:

Assess the mental health and wellbeing of their workers
Identify trends and emerging issues within the workplace
Develop broad prevention and control strategies

Programs Objectives

Thinkahead has developed an evidence based Wellbeing program which:

Assesses the employees workplace stressors, personal strain, coping resources and general wellbeing.
Provides an opportunity for employees to raise concerns and obtain advice in relation to current work issues.
Enables individuals to reflect on lifestyle issues that could affect them at work amongst a range of identified prevention strategies to manage work-related job stress.
Provides quantifiable data on trends and emerging issues to assist in the identification and development of broad prevention and control strategies.

APPROACH AND STRATEGIES

Our systemic approach and strategies to managing health and wellbeing in the workplace are as follows:

PRIMARY
PREVENTION

SECONDARY
PREVENTION

TERTIARY
PREVENTION

Addresses the sources of job stress and prevent it from occurring in the future. The goal is to minimise job stressors and prevent employees from experiencing stress-related adverse effects on health.

Solution: improving organisational culture, changing employee workloads, job redesign, provide clear job descriptions to avoid role ambiguity, increase workers involvement in decision making and protect workers from exposure to high emotional situations.

Focuses on altering the way individuals respond to stressors at work. This approach focuses on equipping the employee with the knowledge, skills and resources to cope the stressful conditions as well as the target employees already experiencing negative short-term symptoms to prevent them from becoming more serious.

Solution: Train employees in the area of health promotion, develop effective coping strategies to build resilience in the workplace.

I directed at treating and assisting employees who already have been exposed to job stress and developed stress-related health outcomes.

Solution: Occupational rehabilitation services, counselling, employee assistance programs and return to work programs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are workplace mental health and wellbeing programs?

Workplace mental health and wellbeing programs are structured, evidence-based initiatives designed to protect and improve the psychological health of your people. At Thinkahead they range from awareness and resilience training and manager capability workshops through to psychosocial risk assessments, critical incident support and one-on-one employee assistance — all tailored to your organisation and delivered by registered psychologists.

What are the benefits of investing in employee mental health and wellbeing?

Investing in employee mental health delivers measurable returns: reduced absenteeism and presenteeism, lower turnover, fewer psychological injury claims, and stronger engagement and performance. Just as importantly, it helps you meet your legal duty to manage psychosocial hazards and builds a culture where people feel safe, supported and able to do their best work.

What psychosocial hazards should employers be addressing in the workplace?

Under work health and safety law, employers must identify and manage psychosocial hazards such as high job demands, low job control, poor support, role ambiguity, workplace conflict, bullying and harassment, exposure to trauma, and poorly managed organisational change. Thinkahead can help you assess these risks and put practical, proportionate controls in place.

Can workplace wellbeing programs be customised to suit our organisation?

Yes. Every Thinkahead program begins by understanding your organisation, its people and its specific pressures. We then tailor the content, delivery and outcomes to your context — whether that is a single workshop, a leadership program, or an organisation-wide psychosocial risk framework.

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