Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OB1-2-4
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Jr. Faculty (less than 5 years in practice)
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Improving Workplace Mental health: An Evaluation of Managers' Perceived Ability to deal with Workplace Mental Health Issues
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Unresolved workplace mental health disability issues have the potential to produce deleterious outcomes including employee absenteeism, presenteeism, reduced productivity, increased turnover, and other organizational behaviors, especially in stressful environments such as healthcare. This evaluation study determined the impact of a Morneau Shepell Workplace Mental Health Leadership Certificate (MHLC) training program at Queen's University. We evaluated managers' perceived ability to understand, explain, describe, and express confidence in managing employees with various mental health issues in the workplace.
Methods
Using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques, we analyzed training evaluation scores of five cohorts of participants at pre-training (n =109) and three-months post training sessions (n =73) with a response rate of 67%.
Results
We found statistically significant differences between pre- and post-training evaluation scores. Post-training scores reflected higher increases in participants' perceived ability to manage all the aspects of mental health issues examined (t = -15.39, p < 0.001), particularly with respect to managers' ability to explain why the Declining Behaviour/Performance Model is the best practice approach to addressing an employee's declining mental behaviour in the workplace (t = -16.15, p < 0.05). Also, participation in the training program significantly increased perceived overall ability to manage workplace mental health issues (b = 1.023, p < 0.001) after accounting for effects of demographic factors.
Conclusion
These findings demonstrate the importance of developing and implementing mental health leadership programs for the workplace. The MHLC program can be adapted and implemented in other workplaces to enhance leaders' ability to manage mental health issues.
Keyword 1
Training
Keyword 2
Mental health
Keyword 3
Workplace
Level of Training
General
Abstract Themes
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (First choice)
Professionalism
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Faculty Development
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Nicholas Cofie
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
