PSY5018 · Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace

Overview

Enhancing wellbeing is of benefit to both individuals and organisations. This unit introduces you to the determinants of workplace mental health and wellbeing. You will also learn about managing psychosocial risks in the workplace. The unit will introduce evidence-based approaches to enhancing the wellbeing of individuals, teams, and workplaces. You will also learn about psychological safety and how it can be cultivated.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Explain the factors which impact the mental health and wellbeing of individuals and teams in the workplace.
2. Apply knowledge of mental health and wellbeing to risk assessment for psychosocial safety in the workplace.
3. Apply evidence-based approaches to facilitate improvements to mental health and wellbeing at individual, team and organisational levels.
4. Analyse organisational issues related to behaviours, culture and structure that can have an impact on workplace health and wellbeing.
5. Identify possible solutions to mental health and wellbeing challenges in the workplace.

Workload

You should expect to spend 20-24 hours per week on this unit to achieve the learning outcomes: • 5-6 hours self-directed learning journeys • 4-5 hours readings or activities • 7-8 hours skills-based assessment tasks Each week there will be an optional Zoom session

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.