Mental Health in the Workplace

The IASG Professional Development Group are happy to announce that their next lunchtime seminar will focus on Mental Health in the Workplace.

We believe that we should invest in our mental health in the same way that we invest in our physical health. The Monitor Deloitte Report analysed over 100 reports and confirms that the return on investment of workplace mental health interventions is overwhelmingly positive with an average ROI of 4:1. (2017)

Mental Health is now seen as an essential agenda for any workplace with benefits such as talent retention, less long-term absence and higher rates of productivity – there is also a clear cost benefit from investing in prevention and saving on crisis costs.

Learning Objectives:
By attending this event delegates will be able to identify:

• What is mental health and how it impacts the workplace
• How to promote a positive mental health culture within the workplace
• Increased skills and tools for looking after personal mental health and how to avoid burnout
• Understand and apply current government recommendations about mental health in the workplace

Speaker Biography:
Petra Velzeboer Mental Health Consultant, Psychotherapist, Executive Coach, Podcast Host, Training Provider.

Raised in a cult, Petra’s story is one of courage in the face of adversity. She believes if we utilise empathy and generate human connection at work we can create mentally healthy workplaces and enhance productivity.

Her career has spanned working with young offenders, with mental health charity’s such as Young Minds, working as Clinical Director of an EAP and running her own practice since 2009. She now runs a thriving Mental Health consultancy which includes training leaders in mental health awareness, advising organisations on their mental health strategy, executive coaching for leaders wanting to create healthy workplaces and giving keynotes on mental health, authenticity and creating the Best Place to Work.