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Annual Members' Forum
“In this new uncertain world with the face and shape of work forever changed, how can the workplace support mental health and wellbeing?”
WayAhead Workplaces are excited to host our first Annual Members’ Forum since the pandemic began, held in Sydney & online on Wednesday 15 June.
A word from Steph
It felt so good being in person with members over the last few weeks. It just really reminded me of the power of human connection. We have done a great job of staying connected to our network during the pandemic, but oh what a feeling to be in real life.
Thank you to our speakers – James McFarland of Stanford Brown, Genevieve Teasdale of Reserve Bank of Australia, and Nick Lee OAM of Healthy Minds presenting in Sydney, and Dr Vicki Webster of Incisive Leaders, David Westgate of Assure Programs, and Mason Gismondi from Bupa presenting in Brisbane.
It's now full steam ahead for the Annual Forum in June! We are thrilled to have our member, Springday, come onboard as a sponsor. We sat down with Dipra Ray for a Q&A all about their work and why they think workplace wellbeing is so important. Watch this space for even more announcements.
As always, please reach out if you have any questions, feedback, ideas or challenges.
Warm regards,
Steph
What's on
2022 Comcare National Conference
Join over 500 delegates in person at Comcare's highly-anticipated National Conference to hear the latest research, build valuable networks, and explore how to promote and enable safe and healthy work.
Discounts available: 10% off Early Bird prices until 8 May.
Workplace Wellness Festival
WayAhead Workplaces is an endorsing partner for the Workplace Wellness Festival in 2022. Over 100 expert speakers, the industry’s top vendors, and thousands of business professionals all on one giant expo floor.
Discounts available for WW Members.
Wellness Designs Practitioner Training
We're collaborating with Wellness Designs to host the highly regarded Wellness Practitioner Training, in person, exclusively for WayAhead Workplaces members.
Wellbeing in the Workplace Award - Entries now open
The Wellbeing in the Workplace award seeks to recognise strategy, intervention and systems in organisational and workplace wellbeing, supporting the mental health of all.
Award submissions now open, all sectors welcome.
More discounts for Members
Destructive Leadership in the Workplace & Its Consequences
By Professor Paula Brough and Dr Vicki Webster, this book provides a cross-disciplinary look into how destructive leaders can impact organisations and their workers, and how best to recognise and deal with them.
20% off for WW members.
More information here
Wellness Practitioner Training
The accredited workplace wellbeing training for practitioners by our friends at Wellness Designs helps you fast-track the development of a holistic and results-oriented workforce wellness strategy for your organisation or clients.
10% off for WW members.
More information here
ANZ Mental Health Association Conferences
Multiple upcoming events across Australia and online.
15% off all Conferences for WW members.
See all ANZMHA conferences
Work with us!
At WayAhead, we work every day to educate people throughout New South Wales on mental health and wellbeing, and connect them to services and resources that improve their mental health. Our vision is for a society that understands, values and actively supports the best possible mental health and wellbeing.
We’re currently looking for an exceptional creative thinker to join us as our Manager of Communications and Creative. Sound like you?
Resources
Managing someone with a mental health condition
The workplace can play a significant role in the recovery from and management of depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions for many Australians. Beyond Blue's Heads Up guides managers in providing this support.
A guide to psychosocial hazard management
This virtual workshop by Comcare on 18 May 2022 will focus on psychological harm prevention through a risk management approach, considering work related stress, job design, organisational change and poor workplace relationships.
NIOSH Worker Wellbeing Questionnaire
An integrated assessment of worker wellbeing - A tool to both broadly characterize, and inspect specific aspects of employee wellbeing, providing holistic insights based on the five domains of worker well-being.
Research
3 Key Factors to Create Employee Engagement
Melissa Marsden breaks down the three key environmental factors organisations need to consider when building their employee experience: The physical, the cultural, and the technological.
Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, speaker, coach, and host of the Work Life by Design podcast.
Working at home and expectations of being available: Effects on perceived work environment, turnover intentions, and health
Drawing and exploring the distinction between WFH, associated with both positive and negative wellbeing & organisational outcomes, and increased expectations of availability, associated with predominantly negative outcomes.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Toward an Expanded Focus for Occupational Safety and Health: A Commentary
Building an argument to expand the understanding of workplace health and safety in order to navigate changes to the world of work more effectively than traditional approaches.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Articles
Could "menstrual leave" change the workplace?
The impact of menstrual and menopausal symptoms on the working lives of those experiencing them has led to growing global discussions of the benefits and risks of Menstrual Leave in the workplace. Covering wellbeing outcomes, presenteeism, gender equality, stigma and taboos, BBC explores the topic's many complexities.
Mining mental health program gets $6.5 million boost
The Western Australian Government will allocate a further $6.5 million to the MARS program, launched December 2021. The program aims to improve mental health, respect and workplace culture, and mine safety in Western Australia's mining sector through research, education, and training programs.
Your expectations of employees can determine their performance at work
Coined in a landmark study of schoolchildren in 1968, the Pygmalion effect suggests that percieved ability by peers and superiors has potential to impact individual growth and performance. HRM Online explores how this informs strategies for leaders in embracing their team's development.
Access our full resource library for more of the latest and best workplace wellbeing content.
Join us on LinkedIn
The LinkedIn community for those working in, interested in, or responsible for their business or organisation’s employee wellbeing. Facilitated by WayAhead Workplaces.
Mental Health Information Lines
1300 794 991 | Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Whether you're in distress, worried about someone else, or a practitioner looking for local services - we can assist.
Anxiety Support Groups
Free Anxiety Support Groups across NSW and online.
Share personal experiences and information in a safe, friendly and supportive environment
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