Health and Wellness in the Workplace

Overview

What you will learn

Here is a sampling of what you will learn during the Health and Wellness in the Workplace course offered by University of Ottawa :

• Identify the basic signs of the most common mental health disorders in yourself and others and build communication skills to discuss wellness openly, non-judgmentally and with empathy to break down stigma and shame;

• Understand how boundaries are used to say ‘no’  and learn six practices and tools to cultivate boundaries that serve your best self;

• Strengthen your resilience and wellbeing by increasing self-awareness, mental clarity and focus and explore strategies to better manage physical, mental and emotional wellbeing;

• Identify the external and internal sources of stress and ward off stress and negative energy around you; and,

• Learn how to work with difficult emotions, the importance of mindfulness of body, feelings and mind, and nourishing practices of self-compassion, loving kindness and mindful speech.