Webinars

Webinars

EAP Assist conducts live and interactive webinars free to our registered employers. Webinars delivered to your company must be booked by the Employer/HR Manager. These webinars allow two-way communication where information can be shared freely, easily and in real time resulting in a rich learning experience.

Employers/HR managers can simply select from the webinar topics below and we will then co-ordinate a suitable date and time to deliver this webinar to your organization. Webinars are generally conducted on Fridays and run around fifty minutes. (Starter Plan limited to one webinar, Small Pan to two webinars, Medium Plan to three webinars and Large PLan to four webinars per registration year).

Mindfulness at Work

Looking at the seven pillars of mindfulness:

  • Non-judging
  • Patience
  • Beginners Mind
  • Trust
  • Non-striving
  • Acceptance
  • Letting go

Resilience at Work

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks, adapt to change and thrive despite challenges. Some of what we will we cover includes:

  • What is resilience in the workplace?
  • Why is it even important?
  • Can individuals even become more resilient?

Managing Challenging Clients at Work

Examining the following behaviours:

  • Self-absorbed or entitled behaviour
  • Demanding to the point of bullying
  • Demeaning if not getting their way
  • Lying or misleading behaviour
  • Unempathetic and unremorseful
  • Compulsive or addictive behaviour
  • Emotionally detached
  • Not able to take responsibility and blaming others all the time
  • Controlling behaviour

Self-Care at Work

Topics include:

  • Get regular exercise
  • Sit & stand
  • Eat healthy
  • Make sleep a priority
  • Mange your stress
  • Challenge negative thoughts
  • Connect with others
  • Limit media consumption
  • Practice gratitude and affirmations
  • Set boundaries
  • Take a mindful moment
  • Time management
  • Get outside into nature
  • Show yourself self-compassion & kindness

Respect at Work

Examining the following workplace issues:

  • Sexual harassment
  • Gender-based harassment
  • Psychosocial hazards
  • The law
  • Risks and Impacts
  • Prevention and management

Mental Health First Aid

Identifying signs and symptoms of changing mental health in self and others and highlighting the strength of reaching out for support when required is important in developing positive coping strategies to deal with adversity. Agenda includes:

  • Introduction and Why We are Here
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing on the Continuum
  • Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Managing Emotions
  • Self-Help Techniques
  • Guidance to Appropriate Supports
  • Questions

Introduction to EAP Assist

Objective is to make users aware of our extensive range of counselling and our services and resources. Topics include:

  • Introduction to EAP Assist
  • Confidentiality
  • Booking Form
  • How to best use Website Resources
  • Questions

Giving Feedback

Feedback conversations don’t need to be an unpleasant experience. If done well, they can be a source of motivation, learning and growth. In this webinar you will learn how to make feedback conversations helpful and constructive by:

  • Considering emotions and using empathy
  • Creating psychological safety
  • Using constructive rather than critical feedback
  • Framing feedback as an opportunity for growth and learning
  • Instilling a sense of hope for change
  • Identifying strengths and celebrating positive attributes
  • Using the C.O.I.N Framework
  • Using a Feedback Bridge

Work Well

Keeping your employees safe at work is about more than reducing the risk of physical harm. It’s also about reducing the risk of psychological harm. In this webinar you will learn what a psychologically safe workplace looks like and how to prevent and minimise the risk of mental injuries. The topics covered include:

  • How to know if your workplace is ‘psychologically healthy’
  • Designing and managing work
  • Organisational justice
  • Providing support
  • Job demands
  • Reward and recognition
  • Change management
  • Workplace relationships

Goals and Motivation

Goals are an essential tool for achieving success at work. Well-designed goals are like a roadmap. They align all your tasks and activities with what is important to your performance, your team and the organisation so your attention and effort is well directed and provides energy that motivates action. In this webinar your will learn how to:

  • Set motivating goals and construct objectives
  • Develop an achievable action plan
  • Identify learning needs and build confidence for goal striving
  • Monitor and evaluate progress using data and feedback
  • Set implementation intentions
  • The HERO approach to goals

How Chronic Stress can impact your Mental Health

Life is busy and most of us live in a state of perpetual stress. This webinar looks at the effects of stress on the mind and body, and what we can do to calm the stress response. We look at:

  • The common and unhealthy ways we manage stress
  • How the autonomic nervous system works
  • The sympathetic nervous system
  • The parasympathetic nervous system
  • Strategies for managing stress
  • Self-care

Psychological Debriefing

 Psychological debriefing is a formal version of providing emotional and psychological support following a stressful event with the goal being to prevent the development of mental health issues and other negative sequelae. Debriefing includes:

  1. A fact-gathering phase during which participants tell what happened
  2. A discussion phase during which participants give their thoughts about what occurred
  3. A reaction phase during which participants share the emotions experienced
  4. A support phase where the facilitator provides psychological advice