Program
Your Health Space provides free training in several areas related to psychological health and safety in health care settings via live workshops, self-directed e-Learning, microlearning, and webinars. This programming is delivered through two distinct spaces for leaders (Space for Leaders) and health care workers (Space for Connection).
Space for Leaders
Including executive leaders, HR professionals, managers, supervisors, and team leaders
Space for Connection
Any individual in direct contact with patients, clients, or residents
Webinars
Including nurses, physicians, personal support workers, administrative staff, custodial staff
Wellness Moments
10-15 minute microlearning huddles
E-Learning
Self-directed modules with live skill-building sessions
(Live 6-hour intensive or three 2-hour live workshops)
- Promoting Psychological Health & Safety:
Designed for leaders, this interactive workshop encourages participants to explore the concept of Health-Oriented Leadership and its role in enhancing the well-being of health care teams. Leaders will also be introduced to psychological health and safety in the workplace, brainstorming ways to reduce psychological hazards and examining practical strategies to help mitigate the challenges of moral stressors in the workplace. - Enhancing Psychological Support:
With a focus on the concepts of flourishing and languishing in the workplace, this workshop will equip leaders with the knowledge and strategies to foster a more psychologically supportive workplace culture. Participants will be oriented to CMHA Ontario’s 3-Gear Model, a practical tool for leaders to identify and support employees who may be experiencing mental health challenges. Additionally, leaders will delve into the impact of acute stress on communication and how it can affect help seeking behaviours. - Inspiring Psychological Well-Being:
Empowering leaders with evidence-based tools to nurture themselves, this workshop examines the critical role of psychological self-care on the maintenance of leadership effectiveness and resilience. Through practical application and discussion, participants will explore the Dimensions of Wellness and learn to cultivate professional boundaries, healthy habits, and self-compassion, ensuring sustainable well-being that fosters a thriving leadership presence.
Physicians across Ontario face significant levels of chronic workplace stress due to the unique nature of their roles. Despite these challenges, a prevailing culture often encourages physicians to prioritize patient care over their own mental health concerns. This offering aims to shift physician workplace culture by providing senior leaders with an evidence-informed roadmap to address the well-being of physicians.
- Discuss, learn, and collaborate with other organizations in dedicated hospital and primary care cohorts
- Delivered virtually in a series of three 3-hour modules hosting on Zoom Events
- Co-developed and co-facilitated by Ontario physicians
- Required participation from 3 – 5 individuals from each organization, with a mix of senior c-suite leaders, physician leaders, and physicians
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Focusing on the realities faced by individuals living and working with mental illness, this workshop encourages participants to explore the concept of stigma, examine its origins, and challenge existing biases. Through engaging discussions and practical exercises, attendees will identify effective strategies to counter and challenge stigma in the workplace, helping create a more inclusive, supportive, and respectful workplace culture.
This workshop introduces the concepts of flourishing and languishing in the workplace, supporting insights into how well-being impacts both individual performance and organizational success. Through the exploration of evidence-based models, participants will learn to identify factors that contribute to a thriving work environment and discover actionable strategies to flourish at work, applying their knowledge to help create a more positive, engaged, and productive workplace culture.
Trauma, whether experienced in personal or professional life, doesn’t just affect individuals – it impacts health care teams and the care they provide. Participants of this workshop will learn how to contribute to a more compassionate workplace by better understanding the effects of trauma on the brain and its impact on behavior and performance at work. Attendees will examine the signs of trauma and its impact on mental and emotional well-being while exploring strategies to help foster a trauma-informed workplace that promotes safety, trust, and support.
Designed to enhance emotional resilience and strengthen team connections in challenging times, this workshop will support participants in gaining valuable insights on the complex dynamics of grief and loss within the health care environment. Through discussion and practical exercises, attendees will also explore practical steps to support their own well-being or that of a colleague who may be struggling with grief and loss.
Foster a more inclusive and supportive work environment by empowering participants to build confidence and lead by example! Through the lens of the R.E.A.L. Framework, attendees will explore social identity and intersectionality in the workplace to gain a deeper understanding of how intersecting identities can create barriers to well-being and success, both for individuals and teams. Reflection and discussion support attendees in examining the impacts of these complexities on workplace dynamics, learning practical strategies to challenge internal biases.
While stress is inevitable when working in a health care environment, it does not need to negatively impact well-being! Explore the nature of stress at work, examining its common causes and the impact it can have on individuals. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how work-related stress can affect their physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being, and practice effective strategies to cope with and reduce stress.
Designed to introduce and explore the power of mindfulness in the workplace, this workshop supports participants in learning about the three core components of mindfulness, and discovering how integrating these practices into the workday can improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance productivity. With a focus on practical strategies to incorporate mindfulness into their daily work routines, attendees are empowered to cultivate calm and welcome clarity.
Whether experiencing burnout or seeking to prevent it, this workshop provides valuable strategies to support the personal and professional growth of health care workers. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of burnout by exploring its three key components and their impact on both work and personal life. Through guided discussions and activities, participants will identify various risk and protective factors for burnout and, with a focus on the promotion of well-being, explore practical, adaptive strategies to address and manage each of its’ key components.
Offer Introduction to Psychological Health & Safety as a standalone foundational training or customize the series by selecting any combination of the 6 training sessions delivered as a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly series based on your schedule and needs. For added flexibility, the series can also be delivered as a full-day, 6-hour training session, providing a comprehensive learning experience in a single offering.
- Introduction to Psychological Health & Safety:
What is psychological health and safety? In the series introduction, participants will examine what it means to work in a psychologically healthy and safe workplace and discover the impact of a positive organization culture on workplace well-being. - Finding Balance: Managing Workload & Psychological Demands:
Achieving work-life balance is a challenge for most health care workers! In this webinar, participants will learn how to set boundaries and explore practical strategies to exercise healthy habits to support their work-life balance. - Getting Involved: Leading with Civility & Respect:
While health care workers are often comfortable advocating for others, it can be a challenge to advocate for their own needs! In this webinar, participants will explore ways to approach challenging situations with a growth mindset and learn strategies to engage in respectful conversations with leaders and colleagues. - Thriving Together: Engaging at Work Through Growth & Recognition:
Individuals who have opportunities to use their strengths at work and whose contributions are regularly recognized experience an increase in workplace well-being! In this webinar, participants will begin to identify their strengths and values, examine strategies to leverage break time to increase engagement, and practice providing recognition to their peers. - Ensuring Safety: Protecting Physical & Mental Well-Being:
To experience psychological safety, individuals need to feel comfortable in bringing their whole selves to work. In this webinar, participants will begin to challenge common biases related to mental well-being and engage in dialogue and activities that encourage conversation without judgement. - Guarding Against Moral Distress: Strategies for Psychological Self-Care:
Work in a health care organization is stressful – not just due to workload, but also related to emotionally, morally, and ethically challenging experiences. In this webinar, participants will examine the concept of moral distress and explore practical strategies for caring for their psychological wellbeing.
Whether looking to reduce stress, enhance focus, or improve overall well-being, this webinar provides valuable tools to help health care workers thrive in the workplace. Learn about the components of mindfulness and engage in practical opportunities to examine how mindfulness can be personalized for use at work & elsewhere.
Recognize, address, and safeguard mental well-being by exploring the three components of burnout. In this webinar, participants will identify risk factors associated with burnout and examine how to restore balance and a state of well-being by attending to protective factors.
Explore the concept of positive psychology through Martin Seligman’s PERMA Model of Well-Being and discover the importance of positive relationships in the workplace. Participants will learn about the health benefits associated with High-Quality Connections and apply the NACHO acronym to foster connection at work.
Empathy is a must-have quality for health care workers, but it can be difficult to sustain. This webinar provides an overview of how empathic strain manifests in the caring professions and practical steps that can be taken to keep this occupational stressor at bay.
Change isn’t necessarily bad, but it is often a challenge! In this webinar, participants will gain insight into change processes and their impact on workplace mental health, while exploring steps to manage common stressors associated with change.
By introducing the concepts of moral challenge, moral distress, and moral injury in health care work, this webinar encourages health care workers to explore the risk and protective factors associated with this unique stressor. Participants will learn practical strategies to support their well-being at work by understanding and addressing experiences of moral distress.
Health care workers face daily challenges that can take a toll on well-being and performance. In this webinar, participants will examine the unique stressors experienced by health care workers and explore practical strategies for addressing workplace stress.
Change is common in the workplace, but its unpredictability can create chaos for team members and present challenges for the leaders supporting them. In this webinar, leaders will explore how the stressors associated with transitions impact employee well-being and learn strategies to support employees through transitions.
Exposure to trauma is inevitable in health care work, but it does not need to become a burden. In this webinar, participants will examine how traumatic stress can emerge in health care settings and explore strategies that protect themselves and their colleagues in the workplace.
Discover the power of Psychological Self-Care! Explore practical strategies to enhance self awareness, self-regulation, and self-compassion while integrating rest into the workday for improved balance and productivity.
The flourishing pathway focuses on individual and workplace strength-based strategies for boosting well-being. Topic Choices: Positive Psychology and Dimensions of Wellness.
- Positive Psychology Learning Objectives
- Explore what it means to flourish in the workplace
- Gain an understanding of positive psychology’s PERMA model and discuss practical strategies that can be used to work towards flourishing in the workplace
- Dimensions of Wellness Learning Objectives
- Explore the concept of well-being through the Dimensions of Wellness
- Brainstorm strategies health care workers can implement in the workday to help nourish well-being
The stress pathway focuses on stress management strategies that individuals can begin using following the wellness moment huddle. Topic Choices: Managing Workplace Stress and Mindfulness.
- Managing Workplace Stress Learning Objectives
- Learn about occupational stress
- Explore strategies that can be used to help manage and cope with workplace stressors
- Mindfulness Learning Objectives
- Learn about the three components of mindfulness
- Explore simple techniques to integrate into your workday
The fatigue pathway focuses on strengthening self-awareness and practical strategies related to chronic stress and emotional labour. Topic Choices: Empathic Strain and Burnout.
- Empathic Strain Learning Objectives
- Explore the concept of empathic strain and how it differs from compassion fatigue
- Learn about the ABC model to address empathic strain
- Burnout Learning Objectives
- Define burnout and its three corresponding dimensions
- Consider how protective strategies can be incorporated to tackle each dimension
The team communication pathway focuses on the fostering positive workplace interactions through two topics: Consideration & Collaboration and High-Quality Connections. This pathway encourages participants to reflect on and identify the importance of positive relationships in the workplace and their impact on workplace well-being.
- Consideration & Collaboration Learning Objectives
- Learn about the importance of civility and respect in the workplace
- Explore constructive communication using S-A-L-S-A
- High-Quality Connections Learning Objectives
- Learn how high-quality connections contribute to vibrant workplaces
- Explore strategies to build HQC at work using N-A-C-H-O
The self-compassion pathway explores how to nurture self-compassion through two topics: Affirmations in Action and Building Boundaries. Participants will learn how self-compassion strategies can help address stress, improve personal well-being, and positively impact the workplace.
- Affirmations in Action Learning Objectives
- Learn how affirmations are an evidence-based way to generate self-compassion, improve mood, and encourage the perception of challenges as opportunities for growth
- Explore the cultivation of team and personalized affirmations to practice self-compassion in the workplace
- Building Boundaries Learning Objectives
- Learn about the connection between boundaries and self-compassion and their importance in fostering healthy workplaces
- Explore how to create and share empathic boundaries at work
Delivered through LearnDash Learning Management System, the Your Health Space E-Learning Series is self-directed and tailored to the needs and experiences of health care workers. By building on the pre-existing knowledge of health care workers, modules focus on boosting mental health literacy and teaching strategies to manage and mitigate the effects of stress in the health care workplace.
Work with our E-Learning Coordinator to select a 12-week access period convenient for your organization, providing access to three, four-week courses with 30-minute Skill Building Sessions hosted virtually by Your Health Space Trainers. Following each course, learners will be issued a Certificate of Completion recognizing their commitment to workplace mental health.
Course 1: Well-Being at Work
Laying a foundation of psychological health & safety in the workplace, Well-Being at Work encourages learners to reflect on and identify how they can contribute to and improve their mental well-being in the workplace.
- Psychological Health and Safety Module:
An overview of the 15 psychosocial factors that affect well-being in healthcare workplaces with an exploration of how participants can support their own psychological well-being through different dimensions of wellness. - Flourishing and Wellness Module:
An introduction to the Dual Continuum Model of Mental Health & Mental Illness to better understand well-being & its relationship to the workplace through the lens of positive psychology. - Mindfulness Module:
Examine how the practice of mindfulness can be personalized for use at work to cope with workplace stress. - Live, Virtual Skill-Building Sessions:
- Dimensions of Wellness:
Teaches the importance of caring for the whole self, helping learners create a plan to address each dimension of wellness. - PERMA Model:
Introduces a tool to allow learners to explore each component of PERMA, encouraging the application of the PERMA model to the workplace. - S.T.O.P. Technique:
Introduces and provides opportunity for learners to practice a mindfulness grounding strategy.
- Dimensions of Wellness:
Course 2: Navigating Stress at Work
Encouraging recognition of workplace and systems factors that contribute to experiences of stress in the health care workplace, Navigating Stress at Work focuses on the effects of stress on well-being and performance, exploring practical strategies for addressing workplace stress and burnout.
- Occupational Stress Module:
Examine the unique stressors experienced by healthcare workers, learn about the effect of stress on well-being and performance, and work through a practical 4-step model to address work-related stress. - Burnout Module:
Examine the three components of burnout, associated risk and protective factors, and explore practical strategies to protect from burnout - Live, Virtual Skill-Building Sessions:
- SMART Goals: Participants learn to set realistic goals, make & track progress toward reaching goals, and celebrate achievement in the workplace.
- Job Demands – Resources Model: Encourages learners to identify and leverage personal and workplace resources to address stress at work.
- Circle of Influence: Participants learn to decrease stress and improve their sense of control by considering their stressors through Covey’s Circle of Influence.
Course 3: Continuing to Care at Work
People often feel drawn to health care work because they care. However, few health care workers receive training regarding the skills needed to protect themselves from the emotional burden of caring work! Continuing to Care offers participants the opportunity to enhance self-awareness by exploring signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, traumatic stress, and moral injury, while exploring strategies to ensure empathy remains at the centre of care.
- Compassion Fatigue Module: An overview of how compassion fatigue manifests in the caring professions and how health care workers can address it in the workplace.
- Traumatic Stress Module: Examine how traumatic stress can occur and explore how health care workers can protect themselves & their colleagues by prioritizing psychologically safe practices.
- Moral Distress Module: An introduction to the concept of moral challenge in health care work, the risks of moral distress and injury, as well as strategies to address this unique stressor.
- Live, Virtual Skill-Building Sessions:
- Zones of Empathic Strain: Encourages learners to identify their personal warning signs of compassion fatigue by reflecting on what they might be thinking, feeling, saying, and doing in each zone.
- Low-Impact Debriefing: Teaches the importance of creating a workplace culture that seeks to avoid causing secondary traumatic stress through a communication model known as Low-Impact Debriefing.
- 4A Model: Invites learners to apply the 4A Model (Ask, Affirm, Assess, Act) to address moral injury through a morally challenging case study.
Space for Leaders
Including executive leaders, HR professionals, managers, supervisors, and team leaders
- Promoting Psychological Health & Safety: Designed for leaders, this interactive workshop encourages participants to explore the concept of Health-Oriented Leadership and its role in enhancing the well-being of health care teams. Leaders will also be introduced to psychological health and safety in the workplace, brainstorming ways to reduce psychological hazards and examining practical strategies to help mitigate the challenges of moral stressors in the workplace.
- Enhancing Psychological Support: With a focus on the concepts of flourishing and languishing in the workplace, this workshop will equip leaders with the knowledge and strategies to foster a more psychologically supportive workplace culture. Participants will be oriented to CMHA Ontario’s 3-Gear Model, a practical tool for leaders to identify and support employees who may be experiencing mental health challenges. Additionally, leaders will delve into the impact of acute stress on communication and how it can affect help seeking behaviours.
- Inspiring Psychological Well-Being: Empowering leaders with evidence-based tools to nurture themselves, this workshop examines the critical role of psychological self-care on the maintenance of leadership effectiveness and resilience. Through practical application and discussion, participants will explore the Dimensions of Wellness and learn to cultivate professional boundaries, healthy habits, and self-compassion, ensuring sustainable well-being that fosters a thriving leadership presence.
- Discuss, learn, and collaborate with other organizations in dedicated hospital and primary care cohorts
- Delivered virtually in a series of three 3-hour modules hosting on Zoom Events
- Co-developed and co-facilitated by Ontario physicians
- Required participation from 3 – 5 individuals from each organization, with a mix of senior c-suite leaders, physician leaders, and physicians
Space for Connection
Any individual in direct contact with patients, clients, or residents
Focusing on the realities faced by individuals living and working with mental illness, this workshop encourages participants to explore the concept of stigma, examine its origins, and challenge existing biases. Through engaging discussions and practical exercises, attendees will identify effective strategies to counter and challenge stigma in the workplace, helping create a more inclusive, supportive, and respectful workplace culture.
This workshop introduces the concepts of flourishing and languishing in the workplace, supporting insights into how well-being impacts both individual performance and organizational success. Through the exploration of evidence-based models, participants will learn to identify factors that contribute to a thriving work environment and discover actionable strategies to flourish at work, applying their knowledge to help create a more positive, engaged, and productive workplace culture.
Trauma, whether experienced in personal or professional life, doesn’t just affect individuals – it impacts health care teams and the care they provide. Participants of this workshop will learn how to contribute to a more compassionate workplace by better understanding the effects of trauma on the brain and its impact on behavior and performance at work. Attendees will examine the signs of trauma and its impact on mental and emotional well-being while exploring strategies to help foster a trauma-informed workplace that promotes safety, trust, and support.
Designed to enhance emotional resilience and strengthen team connections in challenging times, this workshop will support participants in gaining valuable insights on the complex dynamics of grief and loss within the health care environment. Through discussion and practical exercises, attendees will also explore practical steps to support their own well-being or that of a colleague who may be struggling with grief and loss.
Foster a more inclusive and supportive work environment by empowering participants to build confidence and lead by example! Through the lens of the R.E.A.L. Framework, attendees will explore social identity and intersectionality in the workplace to gain a deeper understanding of how intersecting identities can create barriers to well-being and success, both for individuals and teams. Reflection and discussion support attendees in examining the impacts of these complexities on workplace dynamics, learning practical strategies to challenge internal biases.
While stress is inevitable when working in a health care environment, it does not need to negatively impact well-being! Explore the nature of stress at work, examining its common causes and the impact it can have on individuals. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how work-related stress can affect their physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being, and practice effective strategies to cope with and reduce stress.
Designed to introduce and explore the power of mindfulness in the workplace, this workshop supports participants in learning about the three core components of mindfulness, and discovering how integrating these practices into the workday can improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance productivity. With a focus on practical strategies to incorporate mindfulness into their daily work routines, attendees are empowered to cultivate calm and welcome clarity.
Whether experiencing burnout or seeking to prevent it, this workshop provides valuable strategies to support the personal and professional growth of health care workers. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of burnout by exploring its three key components and their impact on both work and personal life. Through guided discussions and activities, participants will identify various risk and protective factors for burnout and, with a focus on the promotion of well-being, explore practical, adaptive strategies to address and manage each of its’ key components.
Webinars
Live, interactive, 1-hour didactic training sessions that encourage reflection and teach practical skills
Offer Introduction to Psychological Health & Safety as a standalone foundational training or customize the series by selecting any combination of the 6 training sessions delivered as a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly series based on your schedule and needs. For added flexibility, the series can also be delivered as a full-day, 6-hour training session, providing a comprehensive learning experience in a single offering.
- Introduction to Psychological Health & Safety:
What is psychological health and safety? In the series introduction, participants will examine what it means to work in a psychologically healthy and safe workplace and discover the impact of a positive organization culture on workplace well-being. - Finding Balance: Managing Workload & Psychological Demands:
Achieving work-life balance is a challenge for most health care workers! In this webinar, participants will learn how to set boundaries and explore practical strategies to exercise healthy habits to support their work-life balance. - Getting Involved: Leading with Civility & Respect:
While health care workers are often comfortable advocating for others, it can be a challenge to advocate for their own needs! In this webinar, participants will explore ways to approach challenging situations with a growth mindset and learn strategies to engage in respectful conversations with leaders and colleagues. - Thriving Together: Engaging at Work Through Growth & Recognition:
Individuals who have opportunities to use their strengths at work and whose contributions are regularly recognized experience an increase in workplace well-being! In this webinar, participants will begin to identify their strengths and values, examine strategies to leverage break time to increase engagement, and practice providing recognition to their peers. - Ensuring Safety: Protecting Physical & Mental Well-Being:
To experience psychological safety, individuals need to feel comfortable in bringing their whole selves to work. In this webinar, participants will begin to challenge common biases related to mental well-being and engage in dialogue and activities that encourage conversation without judgement. - Guarding Against Moral Distress: Strategies for Psychological Self-Care:
Work in a health care organization is stressful – not just due to workload, but also related to emotionally, morally, and ethically challenging experiences. In this webinar, participants will examine the concept of moral distress and explore practical strategies for caring for their psychological wellbeing
Whether looking to reduce stress, enhance focus, or improve overall well-being, this webinar provides valuable tools to help health care workers thrive in the workplace. Learn about the components of mindfulness and engage in practical opportunities to examine how mindfulness can be personalized for use at work & elsewhere.
Recognize, address, and safeguard mental well-being by exploring the three components of burnout. In this webinar, participants will identify risk factors associated with burnout and examine how to restore balance and a state of well-being by attending to protective factors.
Explore the concept of positive psychology through Martin Seligman’s PERMA Model of Well-Being and discover the importance of positive relationships in the workplace. Participants will learn about the health benefits associated with High-Quality Connections and apply the NACHO acronym to foster connection at work.
Empathy is a must-have quality for health care workers, but it can be difficult to sustain. This webinar provides an overview of how empathic strain manifests in the caring professions and practical steps that can be taken to keep this occupational stressor at bay.
Change isn’t necessarily bad, but it is often a challenge! In this webinar, participants will gain insight into change processes and their impact on workplace mental health, while exploring steps to manage common stressors associated with change.
By introducing the concepts of moral challenge, moral distress, and moral injury in health care work, this webinar encourages health care workers to explore the risk and protective factors associated with this unique stressor. Participants will learn practical strategies to support their well-being at work by understanding and addressing experiences of moral distress.
Health care workers face daily challenges that can take a toll on well-being and performance. In this webinar, participants will examine the unique stressors experienced by health care workers and explore practical strategies for addressing workplace stress.
Change is common in the workplace, but its unpredictability can create chaos for team members and present challenges for the leaders supporting them. In this webinar, leaders will explore how the stressors associated with transitions impact employee well-being and learn strategies to support employees through transitions.
Exposure to trauma is inevitable in health care work, but it does not need to become a burden. In this webinar, participants will examine how traumatic stress can emerge in health care settings and explore strategies that protect themselves and their colleagues in the workplace.
Discover the power of Psychological Self-Care! Explore practical strategies to enhance self awareness, self-regulation, and self-compassion while integrating rest into the workday for improved balance and productivity.
Wellness Moments
10-15 minute microlearning huddles
The flourishing pathway focuses on individual and workplace strength-based strategies for boosting well-being. Topic Choices: Positive Psychology and Dimensions of Wellness.
- Positive Psychology Learning Objectives
- Explore what it means to flourish in the workplace
- Gain an understanding of positive psychology’s PERMA model and discuss practical strategies that can be used to work towards flourishing in the workplace
- Dimensions of Wellness Learning Objectives
- Explore the concept of well-being through the Dimensions of Wellness
- Brainstorm strategies health care workers can implement in the workday to help nourish well-being
The stress pathway focuses on stress management strategies that individuals can begin using following the wellness moment huddle. Topic Choices: Managing Workplace Stress and Mindfulness.
- Managing Workplace Stress Learning Objectives
- Learn about occupational stress
- Explore strategies that can be used to help manage and cope with workplace stressors
- Mindfulness Learning Objectives
- Learn about the three components of mindfulness
- Explore simple techniques to integrate into your workday
The fatigue pathway focuses on strengthening self-awareness and practical strategies related to chronic stress and emotional labour. Topic Choices: Empathic Strain and Burnout.
- Empathic Strain Learning Objectives
- Explore the concept of empathic strain and how it differs from compassion fatigue
- Learn about the ABC model to address empathic strain
- Burnout Learning Objectives
- Define burnout and its three corresponding dimensions
- Consider how protective strategies can be incorporated to tackle each dimension
The team communication pathway focuses on the fostering positive workplace interactions through two topics: Consideration & Collaboration and High-Quality Connections. This pathway encourages participants to reflect on and identify the importance of positive relationships in the workplace and their impact on workplace well-being.
- Consideration & Collaboration Learning Objectives
- Learn about the importance of civility and respect in the workplace
- Explore constructive communication using S-A-L-S-A
- High-Quality Connections Learning Objectives
- Learn how high-quality connections contribute to vibrant workplaces
- Explore strategies to build HQC at work using N-A-C-H-O
The self-compassion pathway explores how to nurture self-compassion through two topics: Affirmations in Action and Building Boundaries. Participants will learn how self-compassion strategies can help address stress, improve personal well-being, and positively impact the workplace.
- Affirmations in Action Learning Objectives
- Learn how affirmations are an evidence-based way to generate self-compassion, improve mood, and encourage the perception of challenges as opportunities for growth
- Explore the cultivation of team and personalized affirmations to practice self-compassion in the workplace
- Building Boundaries Learning Objectives
- Learn about the connection between boundaries and self-compassion and their importance in fostering healthy workplaces
- Explore how to create and share empathic boundaries at work
E-Learning
Self-directed modules with live skill-building sessions
Delivered through LearnDash Learning Management System, the Your Health Space E-Learning Series is self-directed and tailored to the needs and experiences of health care workers. By building on the pre-existing knowledge of health care workers, modules focus on boosting mental health literacy and teaching strategies to manage and mitigate the effects of stress in the health care workplace.
Work with our E-Learning Coordinator to select a 12-week access period convenient for your organization, providing access to three, four-week courses with 30-minute Skill Building Sessions hosted virtually by Your Health Space Trainers. Following each course, learners will be issued a Certificate of Completion recognizing their commitment to workplace mental health.
Course 1: Well-Being at Work: Laying a foundation of psychological health & safety in the workplace, Well-Being at Work encourages learners to reflect on and identify how they can contribute to and improve their mental well-being in the workplace.
- Psychological Health and Safety Module: An overview of the 15 psychosocial factors that affect well-being in healthcare workplaces with an exploration of how participants can support their own psychological well-being through different dimensions of wellness.
- Flourishing and Wellness Module: An introduction to the Dual Continuum Model of Mental Health & Mental Illness to better understand well-being & its relationship to the workplace through the lens of positive psychology.
- Mindfulness Module: Examine how the practice of mindfulness can be personalized for use at work to cope with workplace stress.
- Live, Virtual Skill-Building Sessions:
- Dimensions of Wellness: Teaches the importance of caring for the whole self, helping learners create a plan to address each dimension of wellness.
- PERMA Model: Introduces a tool to allow learners to explore each component of PERMA, encouraging the application of the PERMA model to the workplace.
- S.T.O.P. Technique: Introduces and provides opportunity for learners to practice a mindfulness grounding strategy.
Course 2: Navigating Stress at Work: Encouraging recognition of workplace and systems factors that contribute to experiences of stress in the health care workplace, Navigating Stress at Work focuses on the effects of stress on well-being and performance, exploring practical strategies for addressing workplace stress and burnout.
- Occupational Stress Module: Examine the unique stressors experienced by healthcare workers, learn about the effect of stress on well-being and performance, and work through a practical 4-step model to address work-related stress.
- Burnout Module: Examine the three components of burnout, associated risk and protective factors, and explore practical strategies to protect from burnout
- Live, Virtual Skill-Building Sessions:
- SMART Goals: Participants learn to set realistic goals, make & track progress toward reaching goals, and celebrate achievement in the workplace.
- Job Demands – Resources Model: Encourages learners to identify and leverage personal and workplace resources to address stress at work.
- Circle of Influence: Participants learn to decrease stress and improve their sense of control by considering their stressors through Covey’s Circle of Influence.
Course 3: Continuing to Care at Work: People often feel drawn to health care work because they care. However, few health care workers receive training regarding the skills needed to protect themselves from the emotional burden of caring work! Continuing to Care offers participants the opportunity to enhance self-awareness by exploring signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, traumatic stress, and moral injury, while exploring strategies to ensure empathy remains at the centre of care.
- Compassion Fatigue Module: An overview of how compassion fatigue manifests in the caring professions and how health care workers can address it in the workplace.
- Traumatic Stress Module: Examine how traumatic stress can occur and explore how health care workers can protect themselves & their colleagues by prioritizing psychologically safe practices.
- Moral Distress Module: An introduction to the concept of moral challenge in health care work, the risks of moral distress and injury, as well as strategies to address this unique stressor.
- Live, Virtual Skill-Building Sessions:
- Zones of Empathic Strain: Encourages learners to identify their personal warning signs of compassion fatigue by reflecting on what they might be thinking, feeling, saying, and doing in each zone.
- Low-Impact Debriefing: Teaches the importance of creating a workplace culture that seeks to avoid causing secondary traumatic stress through a communication model known as Low-Impact Debriefing.
- 4A Model: Invites learners to apply the 4A Model (Ask, Affirm, Assess, Act) to address moral injury through a morally challenging case study.
The stress pathway focuses on stress management strategies that individuals can begin using following the wellness moment huddle. Topic Choices: Managing Workplace Stress and Mindfulness.
- Managing Workplace Stress Learning Objectives
- Learn about occupational stress
- Explore strategies that can be used to help manage and cope with workplace stressors
- Mindfulness Learning Objectives
- Learn about the three components of mindfulness
- Explore simple techniques to integrate into your workday
The fatigue pathway focuses on strengthening self-awareness and practical strategies related to chronic stress and emotional labour. Topic Choices: Empathic Strain and Burnout.
- Empathic Strain Learning Objectives
- Explore the concept of empathic strain and how it differs from compassion fatigue
- Learn about the ABC model to address empathic strain
- Burnout Learning Objectives
- Define burnout and its three corresponding dimensions
- Consider how protective strategies can be incorporated to tackle each dimension
The team communication pathway focuses on the fostering positive workplace interactions through two topics: Consideration & Collaboration and High-Quality Connections. This pathway encourages participants to reflect on and identify the importance of positive relationships in the workplace and their impact on workplace well-being.
- Consideration & Collaboration Learning Objectives
- Learn about the importance of civility and respect in the workplace
- Explore constructive communication using S-A-L-S-A
- High-Quality Connections Learning Objectives
- Learn how high-quality connections contribute to vibrant workplaces
- Explore strategies to build HQC at work using N-A-C-H-O
The self-compassion pathway explores how to nurture self-compassion through two topics: Affirmations in Action and Building Boundaries. Participants will learn how self-compassion strategies can help address stress, improve personal well-being, and positively impact the workplace.
- Affirmations in Action Learning Objectives
- Learn how affirmations are an evidence-based way to generate self-compassion, improve mood, and encourage the perception of challenges as opportunities for growth
- Explore the cultivation of team and personalized affirmations to practice self-compassion in the workplace
- Building Boundaries Learning Objectives
- Learn about the connection between boundaries and self-compassion and their importance in fostering healthy workplaces
- Explore how to create and share empathic boundaries at work
