Topic:
Five Tools Counseling Professionals to Assist Employees in Avoiding Burnout
Date and Time:
April 9th, 2024
11:30AM-1:30PM
Location:
Hybrid (In-person + Virtual)
Operating Engineers Local Union 3
3000 Clayton Road
Concord, CA 94519
Lunch provided
Click here to register:
https://conta.cc/3xu9XPv
Speakers:
Abby Medcalf, PhD
Description:
Our workplaces play a significant role in our lives. Work affects our physical and
mental well-being in healthy and unhealthy ways. This one-and-a-half-hour course
provides participants with a discussion on the extent of the problem of mental
health and well-being at work. The U.S. Surgeon General’s guidelines will be used
as well as SAMHSA’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness to outline the problem and
specific tools for what can be done to help professionals and their clients be
healthier at work.
Outline:
1) Current statics concerning mental health and well-being in the workplace
- 76% of workers reported at least one symptom of a mental health condition
- 84% said their workplace conditions has contributed to at least one mental health challenge
- 81% of workers said they'd be looking for workplace that supported their mental health in the future
2) The Five Attributes of a toxic work environment
- Disrespectful
- Non-inclusive
- Unethical
- Cutthroat
- Abusive
3) SAMHSA's Eight Dimensions of Well-Being
- Emotional
- Spiritual
- Intellectual
- Physical
- Environmental
- Financial
- Occupational
- Social
Bio:
Abby Medcalf is a Relationship Maven, psychologist, author, podcast host and Tedx speaker who has helped thousands of people think differently so they can create connection, ease and joy in their relationships (especially the one with yourself)! With her unique background in both business and counseling, she brings a fresh, effective perspective to life’s struggles using humor and her direct, no-nonsense style.
With over 35 years of experience, Abby is a recognized authority and sought-after speaker at organizations such as Google, Apple, AT&T, Kaiser, PG&E, American Airlines and Chevron. She’s been a featured expert on CBS and ABC news, and has been a contributor to the New York Times, Women’s Health, Psychology Today, Well+Good and Bustle.
She’s the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book, “Be Happily Married, Even if Your Partner Won’t Do a Thing,” and the host of the top-rated “Relationships Made Easy” Podcast now in over 170
countries.
2024 Upcoming Presentations:
5/14/24: Dr. Chantelle Thomas: Exploring the Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
6/11/24: Mellissa “Mell” McCracken: Chemsex “Understanding Sexualized Drug Use”
7/9/24: Muir Wood, Families and Teens/TBA
8/13/24: No Meeting
9/10/24: BACA, Medications/TBA
10/8/24: Y. Bell, Anger Management/TBA
11/12/24: Doug Cyr/TBA
12/10/24: Holiday Party