The risks to people’s health from this pandemic are psychological as well as physical, and employers’ duty of care includes protecting people’s mental health. The risks are manifold, including fear and anxiety about infection, continued social isolation, and even illness or bereavement. Many will have been faced with new and challenging work demands that could cause stress. There needs to be much greater focus on the measures employers need to take to support people’s psychological well-being at this challenging time.
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WELLNESS at WORK
Training and workshops to encourage and support physical and mental health in the workplace.
Dealing with the effects of COVID-19
Returning to work, coping with anxiety, adapting the environment and supporting people during change.
We can design and provide workshops and training to encourage awareness, develop tools and educate companies, organisations and employers of the importance of a healthy workforce. The course outline below, can be tailored to requirements, to support and encourage wellbeing in your workplace. Please contact us to discuss your individual requirements and find out how we can help you make your workplace a happier, more productive and supportive place to work.
WELLNESS at WORK
WORKSHOPS
Our popular workshops provide knowledge and introduce tools that are proven to help with the challenges of working life. Focussing on creating a supportive environment, where individuals are able to discuss their mental and physical wellness, we explore and offer solutions to some of common problems facing workers today, including anxiety, fragmented sleep, self-esteem, physical discomforts associated with online working etc.
Dealing with the effects of COVID-19 – returning to work workshop
Restore, Relax and Revive
Sleep Well
Chair Posture and Movement
Responding to Trauma
WELLNESS at WORK
TRAINING
Course description
This course provides practical tools to encourage the introduction of principles of wellness within the workplace. Participants are equipped to teach, manage and promote wellness in environments where these tools will benefit the working and wider population. Participants will gain an awareness of the physical and mental benefits of movement, meditation, breathing and relaxation practices and will learn how these can be introduced into a commercial environment. By the end of the course, attendees will be able to set up and run classes, advise and promote wellness and relaxation techniques in the workplace and run wellness workshops in a safe and effective manner:
Course Objectives
• To teach, develop and encourage participants to introduce and promote wellness within the workplace
• To provide practical knowledge and experience of the physical aspects of movement and relaxation techniques ensuring students are equipped to teach, manage and promote wellness to the wider population in a safe and effective manner
• To introduce participants to the teaching skills required to encourage participation, adherence and commitment to wellness in the workplace.
Requirements
This course is suitable for anyone with a role, or interest in wellness within the workplace, teachers, therapists, social workers and management.
Access to a computer and basic computer skills are required to participate in remote training, receive course updates and submit course assignments online.
Reading
Participants are provided with a list of books which are used on the course and are provided with a suggested reading list prior to the beginning of the course.
Evaluation
Participants are expected to attend all modules.
Participants are required to do a certain amount of home study, reading and preparation.
Participants will be required to submit a written assignment relating to their personal area of interest.
What You Will Learn
Participants will learn about the benefits and scientific research supporting the introduction wellness programmes within the workplace
Participants will be aware of the challenges to physical and mental health that workers face today
Participants will study and practise techniques proven to have a positive effect on physical and mental health
Participants will learn relaxation and stress reduction techniques suitable for introducing into the workplace
Participants will learn how to observe, advise and introduce movement, breathing and relaxation techniques into a class setting
Participants will be introduced to chair movement and other practices suitable for introduction into the workplace
Participants will be able to teach led classes in basic mindfulness, meditation and breathing techniques.
Participants will be aware of how movement can benefit different populations and adapted to individual needs including pregnancy, following injury/illness, sleep disturbance etc.
Participants will become knowledgeable of basic business skills, including marketing and class management and will be able to set up and run their own internal classes and be aware of other opportunities for teaching the wider population.
Areas of Study
Physical posture and movement to improve and prevent common ailments
Breathing techniques to improve concentration and reduce stress
Relaxation techniques
Meditation and mindfulness
The benefits of wellness within the workplace
Encouraging inclusivity and supporting diversity in the workplace
Incorporating common conditions (including pregnancy) into the workplace
Self-care and personal responsibility
Working with the community
Areas of Study
The physical body
Meditation and mindfulness
Teaching, sequencing and planning classes
Assisting, adjusting and modifying poses
Setting up and running classes
Opportunities and responsibilities
Incorporating common conditions
Encouraging participation
Self-care and personal practice
Working in the community
Specific areas:
Chair posture and movement
Improving Sleep
Recognising and working with Trauma
Incorporating wellness in a moving workforce (shift work, working from home etc)
Your free guide to Wellness at Work. Find out how to introduce wellness into your workplace.
Register for your free copy.
Training and workshops to encourage and support physical and mental health in the workplace.
Dealing with the effects of COVID-19
Returning to work, coping with anxiety, adapting the environment and supporting people during change.
We can design and provide workshops and training to encourage awareness, develop tools and educate companies, organisations and employers of the importance of a healthy workforce. The course outline below, can be tailored to requirements, to support and encourage wellbeing in your workplace. Please contact us to discuss your individual requirements and find out how we can help you make your workplace a happier, more productive and supportive place to work.
WELLNESS at WORK
WORKSHOPS
Our popular workshops provide knowledge and introduce tools that are proven to help with the challenges of working life. Focussing on creating a supportive environment, where individuals are able to discuss their mental and physical wellness, we explore and offer solutions to some of common problems facing workers today, including anxiety, fragmented sleep, self-esteem, physical discomforts associated with online working etc.
Dealing with the effects of COVID-19 – returning to work workshop
Restore, Relax and Revive
Sleep Well
Chair Posture and Movement
Responding to Trauma
WELLNESS at WORK
TRAINING
Course description
This course provides practical tools to encourage the introduction of principles of wellness within the workplace. Participants are equipped to teach, manage and promote wellness in environments where these tools will benefit the working and wider population. Participants will gain an awareness of the physical and mental benefits of movement, meditation, breathing and relaxation practices and will learn how these can be introduced into a commercial environment. By the end of the course, attendees will be able to set up and run classes, advise and promote wellness and relaxation techniques in the workplace and run wellness workshops in a safe and effective manner:
Course Objectives
• To teach, develop and encourage participants to introduce and promote wellness within the workplace
• To provide practical knowledge and experience of the physical aspects of movement and relaxation techniques ensuring students are equipped to teach, manage and promote wellness to the wider population in a safe and effective manner
• To introduce participants to the teaching skills required to encourage participation, adherence and commitment to wellness in the workplace.
Requirements
This course is suitable for anyone with a role, or interest in wellness within the workplace, teachers, therapists, social workers and management.
Access to a computer and basic computer skills are required to participate in remote training, receive course updates and submit course assignments online.
Reading
Participants are provided with a list of books which are used on the course and are provided with a suggested reading list prior to the beginning of the course.
Evaluation
Participants are expected to attend all modules.
Participants are required to do a certain amount of home study, reading and preparation.
Participants will be required to submit a written assignment relating to their personal area of interest.
What You Will Learn
Participants will learn about the benefits and scientific research supporting the introduction wellness programmes within the workplace
Participants will be aware of the challenges to physical and mental health that workers face today
Participants will study and practise techniques proven to have a positive effect on physical and mental health
Participants will learn relaxation and stress reduction techniques suitable for introducing into the workplace
Participants will learn how to observe, advise and introduce movement, breathing and relaxation techniques into a class setting
Participants will be introduced to chair movement and other practices suitable for introduction into the workplace
Participants will be able to teach led classes in basic mindfulness, meditation and breathing techniques.
Participants will be aware of how movement can benefit different populations and adapted to individual needs including pregnancy, following injury/illness, sleep disturbance etc.
Participants will become knowledgeable of basic business skills, including marketing and class management and will be able to set up and run their own internal classes and be aware of other opportunities for teaching the wider population.
Areas of Study
Physical posture and movement to improve and prevent common ailments
Breathing techniques to improve concentration and reduce stress
Relaxation techniques
Meditation and mindfulness
The benefits of wellness within the workplace
Encouraging inclusivity and supporting diversity in the workplace
Incorporating common conditions (including pregnancy) into the workplace
Self-care and personal responsibility
Working with the community
Areas of Study
The physical body
Meditation and mindfulness
Teaching, sequencing and planning classes
Assisting, adjusting and modifying poses
Setting up and running classes
Opportunities and responsibilities
Incorporating common conditions
Encouraging participation
Self-care and personal practice
Working in the community
Specific areas:
Chair posture and movement
Improving Sleep
Recognising and working with Trauma
Incorporating wellness in a moving workforce (shift work, working from home etc)
Your free guide to Wellness at Work. Find out how to introduce wellness into your workplace.
Register for your free copy.