Every technical professional should take time to help support mental health initiatives in the workplace. Throughout this course, Increasing Mental Health Awareness for Improved Inclusiveness, you will be presented with animated scenarios to show how to increase mental health awareness and develop policies to support, protect, coach, and mentor those affected by mental illness. You will begin by discovering the common mental health disorders including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder for increased empathy and support. Next, you will explore how to support mental health in the workplace by creating awareness and working with your team to develop initiatives that will support those who are experiencing mental illness. Finally, you will learn how to promote mental health awareness in your organization. By the end of this course, you will be able to support mental health initiatives by removing the stigma in your workplace for improved inclusiveness.
Author Name: Shelley Benhoff
Author Description:
Shelley has 20+ years of experience in IT as an Entrepreneur, Manager, Trainer, Docker Community Leader, and Sitecore MVP. She has a passion for tiaras, technology, gaming, and general nerdery. She loves to learn new things as well as mentor and teach others. She teaches leadership, communication, Docker, and Sitecore development. Shelley aims to provide her students with an immersive learning experience, not just a bunch of lectures and handouts. She has studied learning and instructional desig… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Learning Common Mental Health Disorders
  21mins
• Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace
  34mins
• Promoting Mental Health Awareness
  9mins