Depression and the Workplace
During 2000, mental health issues became the largest single cause of employee long-term disability claims in the North American workplace. Organizations need to understand the scope of the problem and develop the means to deal with it effectively.
You Will Learn:
- Financial, emotional and productivity costs to the organization
- Its impact on the affected employee at work and when disabled
- The importance of early recognition of depression symptoms
- How to help employees successfully return to work
Content:
- Why worry?
- Why should Human Resources worry?
- Why should the CEO worry?
- How depression disables
- The depressed employee
- Myths about depression
- Anti-depressants and the good news
- Causes of depression
- Rehabilitation
- Prevention
- Questions & Answers
Who Should Attend:
- Senior management
- Human resource generalists
- Health and safety professionals
- Managers & supervisors
- Industrial relations
Suggested Workshop Length – 2 Hours
