Course Overview
Workplace Mental Health & Psychosocial Safety for Leaders is an evidence-based briefing developed by In Minds Training, combining industry experience and the latest psychosocial safety and Work Health and Safety legislative guidance.
This session builds the awareness, capability, and confidence required to build a psychosocial safety framework while championing a mentally healthy workplace culture from the top down.
What Participants Learn
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Increase mental health awareness and literacy across the leadership team
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Recognise the early behavioural and physical signs of declining mental health
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Understand psychosocial hazards and how they manifest in your workplace
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Build confidence to engage, support, and refer team members experiencing mental health concerns
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Understand the strategic value of MHFA, Mental Health Responder, and broader workforce training
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Champion a psychologically safe workplace culture from the top down
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Reduce stigma and promote proactive help-seeking behaviour
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Articulate the business case for investing in workplace mental health
Course Outline
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Introduction and establishing a safe learning environment
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Understanding the landscape: prevalence, impact, and stigma in Australian workplaces
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Wellbeing and mental health awareness for leaders
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Contributing factors: personal, environmental, and workplace
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Overview of psychosocial hazards
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The new Work Health and Safety legislation: duty of care, officer responsibilities, and personal liability
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Framework for a mentally healthy workplace
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Resources to identifying, assessing, controlling, and review psychosocial risk
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elements of a mental health strategy
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Self-care for people leaders
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Building a culture of care, psychological safety, and open conversations
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Q&A
Audience Fit and Notes
Under the new Work Health and Safety legislation, Safe Work Australia has issued clear direction that organisations must identify and manage psychosocial hazards across the entire business, with senior officers and PCBUs holding both organisational and personal duty of care obligations. Leaders today are expected to take proactive, preventative, and evidence-based action, not simply respond to complaints, absenteeism, or claims. This session is designed as both a standalone leadership briefing and as the strategic foundation for rolling out further mental health and WHS-aligned training across the workforce.