Working Well - More than the absence of mental illness (part 1)
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Presented by: Hugh Norriss, Working Well at OHSIG 2014, Thursday 11/9/14, Limelight Room 1, 10.45am
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Working Well - More than the absence of mental illness (part 1)
- 1. Working Well more than the absence of mental illness
- 2. Vision – a society where all people flourish Mentally healthy in work and life. Feeling good and functioning well.
- 3. Working Well? Purpose Problem Solution Key metrics Impact
- 4. mental health- the dominant narrative
- 5. mental health- the dominant narrative
- 6. a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, copes with the normal stresses of life, works productively and fruitfully and makes a contribution to his or her community
- 7. UK government report (Foresight) a positive sense of well-being; individual resources including self-esteem, optimism and sense of mastery and coherence; the ability to initiate, develop and sustain mutually satisfying personal relationships and the ability to cope with adversity (resilience)
- 8. United States Surgeon General the successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people, and the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity
- 9. poor optimal mental health population
- 11. …and yet • 47% lifetime prevalence of common mental health disorder (2006) • 1 in 6 have been diagnosed with a mental disorder (2012) • 6% experienced psychological distress in the previous 4 weeks (2012) • around 10% prescribed antidepressants in 2012/13 • psychological wellbeing is lacklustre
- 12. home work
- 13. Source: Statistics New Zealand General Social Survey
- 14. mental health at work positive mental health mental health problems positive emotions chronic stress engaged fatigue positive relationships disengaged meaning and purpose lacking purpose accomplishment burnout mental health awareness mental illnesses linked with good physical health linked with poor physical health
- 15. mental health at work benefits costs 31 % higher productivity 2 x sick leave 37 % more sales 2 x conflict 3 x more creativity 3 x cardiovascular increased customer satisfaction 3 x back pain reputation as a good place to 2 x 3 injuries work Sources: Harvard Business Review 2012, Robertson and Cooper 2011, Canadian Mental Health Commission
- 16. What are we doing with our psychological resources at work? Hoping for the best? Fighting fires? Exploiting? Looking for quick and easy fixes?
- 17. a whole system approach to mental health have good processes to support the struggling, stressed, and mentally unwell individuals create a psychologically healthy environment champion mental healthiness and resilience
- 18. depression was terrible... ..but it was a gift…my life is so much better, and I’m a better person, because I had that experience. John Kirwan
- 19. if you push your brain… ..too much in any direction, or if it lacks the things it needs to be healthy, it’s the same as for the rest of your body…. John Kirwan
- 20. you need a plan… – a plan that’s based on self knowledge. To develop a plan you must become conscious of the things that feed your soul …. John Kirwan
- 21. Gustavo Vieira Dias, Creative director of DDB Tribal Vienna