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The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Managers (March 2026)

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About this training: 

The Working Mind is an evidence-based mental health course designed to drive culture change by helping people, teams, and organizations build mental health awareness and understanding, break down stigma, strengthen communication skills, and improve resilience. It is a mental health training program designed to imitate a change in how you think, feel, and act about  Mental Health.

 

It includes easily applied scenario-based lessons, videos of people with lived experience of mental illness, reference guides, and practical handouts.  

 

This training is designed specifically for managers, supervisors, and team leads who are looking to further support their employees’ mental health and wellbeing. 

 

The training provides participants with knowledge and skills in the following areas: 

• Mental Health Awareness and Understanding: Recognize signs of good,  declining, and poor mental health.

• Breaking down stigma: Cultivate a safe, supportive environment where  mental health can be discussed openly and without judgment, using  respectful and non-stigmatizing language. 

• Strengthening communication skills: Develop a shared language to  foster open dialogue about mental health between colleagues and  within teams

• Improve individual resilience: Practice coping strategies for times of stress and equipping managers to support their teams with the same tools and strategies.

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Audience: Managers, supervisors, and team leads working at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan. 

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026  

Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Please log on 5 minutes before. 

Attendance: 

 
Participants must attend the full session in order to receive the course certificate. Participants will not be admitted if they join after the first 15 minutes of the course has passed and will not be eligible for a course certificate if they miss more than 30 minutes of material. 

 

Space is limited and there is a minimum number of participants required to run the course. Please ensure that you can attend. If you have registered and can no longer attend, please drop the course as soon as you are able to allow others to register.  

 

What to expect during the training: 

 

  • This is a high engagement training that includes group discussions and breakout rooms. Participation also includes interactions with the group and facilitators via Zoom chat and through PowerPoint annotations. 
  • For participant and facilitator safety, we encourage participants to have your cameras on during the training when possible. 

 
Location: Zoom (Once you’ve registered, you will be directed to the course Canvas page where you can find the Zoom link and Outlook calendar invite.) 

Your facilitators: 

  • Amanda Swoboda (she/her), Wellbeing Specialist, UBCO Human Resources 

  • Miranda Massie (she/her), Workplace Wellbeing Practices and Learning Consultant, UBCV Central Human Resources 

 
Amanda Swoboda and Miranda Massie are certified The Working Mind trainers through Opeing Minds and The Mental Health Commission of Canada. 

 

If you have questions, please contact Miranda Massie at miranda.massie@ubc.ca. 

 

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