{"id":2295,"date":"2021-07-12T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T09:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fasttrainingaustralia.com.au\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2025-05-27T18:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:08:02","slug":"mental-health-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fasttrainingaustralia.com.au\/mental-health-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health in the workplace – Is it the NEW pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mental Health in the Workplace: Support, Training, and Recovery Strategies<\/h2>\n

How do you feel<\/strong><\/em> when another<\/strong><\/em> lockdown is called? How are you feeling<\/strong><\/em> about the future? How are you feeling<\/strong><\/em> about the present? Have you felt<\/strong><\/em> overwhelm? Would you recognise the signs of your burnout?<\/strong> Wow, these are some tough questions. Now is the time to get these tough conversations started! The last year has been ever-changing, one that continues to present new challenges for you at different levels \u2013 DAILY!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Mental Health<\/em> concerns are significantly on the rise! Is it a Mental Health Pandemic?<\/h3>\n

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The media refers to it as this crazy coaster of a ride, hurtling you to highs and lows with unpredictable twists at every turn of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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It seems like we all are riding this new theme park ride \u2013 the Covid-Coaster!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Weave into that, the daily stress of your life, workplace demands, financial stresses, your physical-being and relationships\u2026\u2026and it can feel like things begin to topple.<\/p>\n

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We have a new pandemic on our hands – Mental Health Concerns are on the rise<\/em><\/p>\n

The combination of these, as well as the new challenges and our evolving, fast-paced lifestyle is taking its toll on our greatest asset – its people \u2013 impacting Australians of all ages.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a new pandemic on our hands!<\/em><\/h3>\n

It is affecting industries across all sectors. You may hear whispers amongst your team members about it, words like burnout, stress, worry and fatigue<\/a><\/strong> being bandied around in the lunch room.<\/p>\n

You may hear chatter amongst your leaders, expressing their concerns and wondering how they can support you with prevention<\/strong> and recovery<\/strong>. These are key priorities across all sectors at this time.<\/p>\n

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For some time, we have wanted to adapt our business to be able to incorporate an aspect of Mental Health Support<\/strong>. We are proud to announce that we are working with Meghan Kurts Forrester<\/a> \u2013 an accredited Mental Health First Aid Practitioner<\/strong><\/em>, to provide much needed Mental Health Support for workplaces<\/strong> and also for the community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Meghan has a vast wealth of knowledge, drawing on her own experiences and shares insights on effective management of burnout and fatigue.<\/p>\n

Meghan\u2019s Motto: \u201cBurn bright, but not out. Tending to your own flame\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why Mental Health Support?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research shows that 1 in 5<\/strong> people have taken \u2018stress leave<\/strong>\u2019 in the past 12 months. Sadly, this figure is continuing to rise.<\/p>\n

How well are you tending to your own flame?<\/h3>\n

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1 in 5 Australians have taken stress leave in the past 12 months<\/em><\/p>\n

With a lot of providers flooding the market offering Mental Health support, there is growing evidence to suggest that peer-based support is having a greater impact than traditional clinical psychology methods, \u2018particularly in the early phases of mental health dysregulation<\/strong><\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n

The courses we are launching aim to provide you with both practical and real<\/em> solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would you<\/em> benefit from Mental Health Support?<\/h3>\n

Well, last time I looked, we all seem to be at that same theme park, riding the same Covid-coaster ride! It\u2019s been a long ride and not sure when it will end, so we want to help you to be better prepared for the ride, to get on with navigating through life.<\/p>\n

The notion is that this training stands to benefit YOU<\/strong> and to those around YOU<\/strong>. As a community we stand by each other, lift each other up<\/strong><\/em> and are certainly all in this together.<\/p>\n

Feel the strength of community to allow us to be open and put our concerns on the table.<\/p>\n

What kind of approach are we adopting?<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s different. Good different.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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We are so excited to offer you these 2 new courses!<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s very important to F.A.S.T. First Aid Training that we are able to deliver training that is:-<\/p>\n