Becoming Your Best Self at Work
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Becoming Your Best Self at Work
This course is part of Workplace Psychological Health and Safety Specialization
Instructor: Susan Sawatzky
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Learn how to express yourself effectively, navigate different communication styles, and handle workplace conflicts productively
Learn about workplace stress and burnout, and the strategies to manage your energy, set boundaries, and build resilience.
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There are 10 modules in this course
This course is designed to give you practical insights and tools that you can apply in both your personal and professional life. We’ll explore what happiness truly means, challenging common misconceptions and uncovering what actually contributes to lasting well-being. By understanding this, you can make more intentional choices that enhance your fulfillment at work and beyond.
From there, we’ll take a closer look at how work impacts mental health, not just in moments of high stress, but in the everyday interactions and expectations that shape our well-being. We’ll dive into diversity, equity, and inclusion, focusing on how inclusive environments don’t just benefit some people—they create better workplaces for everyone.
What's included
1 video
1 video•Total 2 minutes
- Introduction to the Workplace Psychological Health and Safety Specialization•2 minutes
What's included
1 video
1 video•Total 2 minutes
- Instructor Introduction•2 minutes
Hello and welcome to the first module of Becoming Your Best Self at Work. In this module, we will introduce key concepts and foundational ideas to help you gain a better understanding of what to expect throughout the course. We will explore topics such as the nature of happiness, the distinction between mental health and mental wellness, and the history and evolution of mental health practices.
What's included
5 readings
5 readings•Total 52 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Defining Work Happiness•15 minutes
- Mental Health vs Mental Wellness•10 minutes
- The History of Workplace Mental Health•7 minutes
- Conclusion•10 minutes
What's included
8 readings3 assignments
8 readings•Total 70 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Factors Influencing Workplace Mental Wellness•5 minutes
- Risk Factors•15 minutes
- Activity 2b: Psychosocial Factors•10 minutes
- Mental Wellness While Working Remote•5 minutes
- Dealing with a Toxic Workplace•10 minutes
- Toxic Work Environments•10 minutes
- Conclusion•5 minutes
3 assignments•Total 45 minutes
- Activity 2a: CSA Standard•15 minutes
- Activity 2c: Identify and Determine Behaviour Quiz•15 minutes
- Activity 2d: Best Course of Action Activity•15 minutes
What's included
10 readings1 assignment
10 readings•Total 120 minutes
- Introduction•5 minutes
- What is DEI?•5 minutes
- Types of Diversity in the Workplace•5 minutes
- Intersectionality•20 minutes
- D vs. E vs. I•25 minutes
- Why It Matters•10 minutes
- Biases•20 minutes
- Biases in the Workplace•5 minutes
- What Can You Do?•5 minutes
- Conclusion•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Activity 3c: Identifying Biases•15 minutes
What's included
9 readings2 assignments
9 readings•Total 112 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health•5 minutes
- Understanding Mental Illness in the Workplace•20 minutes
- Stigma•5 minutes
- Common Mental Illnesses•25 minutes
- Supporting Your Own Mental Health•20 minutes
- Supporting Colleagues •7 minutes
- Employers Supporting Mental Illness in the Workplace•5 minutes
- Conclusion•15 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Activity 4c: Mental Health Continuum Activity•15 minutes
- Activity 4a: Mental Illness Myths•15 minutes
What's included
12 readings
12 readings•Total 157 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- The Physiology of Stress•15 minutes
- The Benefits of Stress•5 minutes
- Signs of Stress•5 minutes
- Stress vs. Burnout•10 minutes
- Burnout•15 minutes
- Evaluating our Stress•10 minutes
- Effective Stress Management•45 minutes
- Managing Burnout and Building Resilience•20 minutes
- Recovering from Workplace Burnout•5 minutes
- Organizational Solutions•2 minutes
- Conclusion•15 minutes
What's included
11 readings5 assignments
11 readings•Total 88 minutes
- Introduction•3 minutes
- The Cost of Ineffective Communication•5 minutes
- Communication Skills•20 minutes
- Appropriate Communication Channels•3 minutes
- Digital Communication•10 minutes
- Increasing Collaboration•3 minutes
- Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace•5 minutes
- Unhealthy vs. Healthy Conflict•15 minutes
- Discussing my Mental Health with Management and HR•7 minutes
- Building Positive Relationships at Work•15 minutes
- Conclusion•2 minutes
5 assignments•Total 75 minutes
- Activity 6b•15 minutes
- Activity 6a•15 minutes
- Activity 6c•15 minutes
- Activity 6d•15 minutes
- Activity 6f•15 minutes
What's included
18 readings
18 readings•Total 129 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Habits•10 minutes
- Your Personal Self-Value Journey•2 minutes
- Self-Talk•10 minutes
- Rumination•10 minutes
- Self-Doubt and Imposter Syndrome•5 minutes
- Default Mode Network•5 minutes
- Doomsday Thinking•12 minutes
- Social Media•2 minutes
- Reframing Your Thinking•10 minutes
- Breaks•3 minutes
- Social Connections•3 minutes
- Finding Balance•10 minutes
- Supporting Your Overall Health•2 minutes
- Exercise•3 minutes
- Diet•12 minutes
- Sleep•10 minutes
- Conclusion•10 minutes
What's included
1 reading
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Conclusion Video•5 minutes
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