Psychological Health and Safety 101

About this course:

Workplaces have the power to influence mental health and wellbeing. They can give people the opportunity to feel productive and purposeful. However, they can also reinforce harmful systems and contribute to mental health concerns and illness.

You have the ability to positively influence your workplace by learning about - and taking action on - factors that support psychological health and safety within your team.

When individuals, teams, and leaders take steps to understand, recognize, and action small changes to support mental wellbeing at work, the entire organization benefits. 

In this course you will:

• Learn about psychological health and safety and how it is different from physical safety and mental health
• Understand why psychological health and safety is important in the workplace and within teams
• Identify actions that you can take to enhance psychological health and safety in your workplace

Date: Open enrollment

Time: Open enrollment

Duration: Approx. 45 minutes

Location: Online 

Audience: Faculty, staff and leaders at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan

Delivery: Self-paced course – individual interactivity (quizzes, reflection, videos, knowledge checks)  

This course was created by the Workplace Wellbeing team in Central HR at UBC Vancouver. If you have questions, please email efap.info@ubc.ca.