MAYDAY, MAYDAY is an internationally recognized cry for help, and Mayday itself celebrates the contribution of workers the world over, both of which apply to the critically important subject of Workplace Mental Health, especially as we all strive to cope with the impact of the recent global pandemic.
Please join us as we explore ways forward in developing healthier, safer, more respectful workplaces.
This webinar series is complete, and all sessions are recorded and able to view below.
May 10, 2023
COPSOQ Joint Session: Research into Practice
A. Canadian Survey Results and Trends
B. Survey Use and Challenges in Canada
C. Workplace Mental Health Survey Use Around the World
May 17, 2023
May 24, 2023
May 31, 2023
May 10, 2023
Session 2: COPSOQ Joint Session – Research into Practice
A unique opportunity to look at the international use and impact of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, an important workplace mental health/stress prevention survey tool
OHCOW is hosting the biannual COPSOQ (Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire) Network meeting in Hamilton on May 11 & 12 which will discuss the technicalities of the survey and its use around the world. We have deliberately scheduled it in May to intersect with our annual Mayday, Mayday Symposium on Workplace Mental Health and Injury Prevention. Research into Practice is a combined event including our regular audience of worker activists and advocates, Workers Compensation and OHS professionals, regulators, and researchers as well as others interested in the COPSOQ from around the world. This is one of three virtual sessions as a complement to the full-day, in-person* Joint COPSOQ & OHCOW Network Meeting in Hamilton, ON.
May 17, 2023
Session 3: Youth Mental Health in the Community and at Work
Young workers have recognized vulnerabilities to workplace injuries & harms, including to psychosocial risk factors, made worse in the pandemic.
Learn more about challenges faced by these frequently exposed front-line staff in their daily jobs, and some solutions to reduce risk and mitigate harm from an agency, industry and advocacy perspective.
Agenda:
Introduction and Welcome, Melissa Statham, Ergonomist, OHCOW
Part A: Youth Mental Health Outreach/Support, challenges and solutions, Ashleigh Erdelyan MSW RSW, Zahra Abou Elhassan MSW RSW, Youth Wellness Hub, CMHA-Windsor Essex
Part B: Essential Public Services, Essential Workers’ Health: Union-based Initiatives to Protect the Mental Health of Young Public Transport Workers
Introduction and Canadian context for the International Project and Report, Shirly Yan, Occupational Hygienist, OHCOW
On the ground: Young Worker advocacy and support, Krista Lee Hanson, President, Unifor Road Transport Council
May 24, 2023
Session 4: Crisis Planning for Worker & Responder Mental Health
Raising awareness and recognizing planning and operational strategies that can make a difference in the short & long term impact of trauma.
Learn more about challenges faced by these frequently exposed front-line staff in their daily jobs, and some solutions to reduce risk and mitigate harm from an agency, industry and advocacy perspective.
Health and safety professionals, first responders and other workers in many sectors have suffered disproportionate stress, along with mental and physical harm/injury since the beginning of the pandemic. However, there are also long-standing challenges in a workforce that is programmed to smile and go the extra mile when the inevitable effects linger and accumulate. How can we help individually and collectively, especially from a workplace health and safety perspective?
In order to stop the harm, we need to recognize the patterns of impact and injury and the points of intervention that can influence change to prevent, mitigate, support and recover.
Agenda:
- A Safety Professional’s Experience with Mental Health, Andy Kerr, Director, Health, Safety and Environment, Alectra Utilities
- PTSD from a public safety perspective, Tanya Morose, Director, Prevention, Retention and Engagement, Public Safety, Health and Community Care, Public Services Health & Safety Association
- PeerOnCall @ work: Providing mental health support in the palm of your hand, Navdeep Goraya, MPH(c), McMaster University and Sandra Moll, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Science
- Worker trauma support planning in Crisis management, Kathy Martin, Coordinator, Research, Stakeholder & Public Relations, Mental Health and Wellness Specialist, Infrastructure Health and Safety Association
May 31, 2023
Session 5: Workplace Mental Health Programs and Opportunities
Wrapping up this important webinar series with a focus on success strategies, tools and other resources to support workers and workplaces.
Agenda:
- StressAssess Survey Success, A Case Study, Jordan Bray-Stone, Chairperson, Air Canada Component of CUPE Occupational Health and Safety Committee and CUPE Airline Division Health and Safety Committee and Nicola Schnell, Vice-chairperson – Air Canada Component of CUPE Occupational Health and Safety Committee
- Walk the Talk – Creating a Psychologically Safe Workplace, Esther Fleurimond, Health & Safety Consultant (Workplace Mental Health), Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS)
- Psychological Health and Safety Program and Resources, Tegan Slot, R.Kin MSc PhD CRSP CCPE, Lead, Specialized Services, Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA)
Visit OHCOW’s WMH webpage and Stressassess.ca for more information and resources on Workplace Mental Health and Injury Prevention.
And Contact Us for more information about, and assistance in, protecting workers and workplaces from injuries and illnesses caused or exacerbated by their work environment, activities or conditions.
PREVIOUS SESSIONS
Access the resources (recordings, PDFs, etc.) from previous year’s sessions using the links provided below:
- All
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- Addiction
- Addiction & Impairment
- Agriculture
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Case Study
- Chronic Pain
- Concussion
- COPSOQ
- Domestic Violence
- First Responders
- Harassment
- Healthcare
- Healthy Workplaces
- Interventions
- ISO 45003
- Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC)
- mayday
- mental crisis
- Mental Health
- mental health programs
- Mental Injury
- Migrant Farm Workers
- Nurses
- Opioids
- Prevention
- Psychological
- Psychosocial
- PTSD
- Remote Work
- Research
- Return-to-Work (RTW)
- Risk Factors
- Stress
- StressAssess
- Substance Abuse
- Survey Results
- Surveys
- Violence
- Wellness
- Working From Home
Psychologists’ Perspectives on Improving Workplace Mental Health
May 20, 2022
[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Deborah Scharf, PhD CPsych, Associate Professor of Psychology, Lakehead University;
Dr. Mandy McMahan, PhD CPsych (ON), Clinical, Health, and Counselling Psychologist; Vice President, Professional Services and Business Strategy and Development, Odyssey Health Services
*VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT and BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE
May 6, 2022
[LIVE WEBINAR]
Part of the MayDay, MayDay Webinar Series
Rebecka Cowen Forsell, PhD., Assistant Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Organization at Malmö University, Sweden
Andrew Falotico, Health and Safety Representative, Allied Transit Union (ATU) 113
Audrey Gilbeau, Executive Director
Tiffany Rogowski, Health, Safety and Wellness Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council
*ADDICTION AND OPIOID HARM REDUCTION AT WORK
April 29, 2022
[LIVE WEBINAR]
Part of the MayDay, MayDay Webinar Series
Dr. Fergal O’Hagan, Department of Psychology, Trent University
Dr. Ellen MacEachen, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
Sari Sairanen, Health, Safety & Environment Director, Unifor National
Mike Byrne, Unifor EFAP Liaison
Wayne Harris
Psychosocial Hazard Regulatory Frameworks Around the World
May 7, 2021
[RECORDED WEBINAR]
ARGENTINA
Cecilia Inés Cornelio, and Johanna Natalia Gerke
VENEZUELA
Lisel Gutierrez
INDONESIA
Henndy Ginting
TURKEY
Ceyda Sahan, S?bel Kiran, Daniela Converso, Yucal Demiral
GERMANY
Hans-Joachim Lincke
NETHERLANDS
Gérard Näring and Wout Fontane Pennock
The Healthy Work Campaign: Work Stress Prevention Strategies in the US
May 22, 2020
[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Paul Landsbergis, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public Health.
Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, Assistant Adjunct Professor at UC Irvine Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and the Associate Director of the Center for Social Epidemiology
The Case for Primary Prevention & UK Experience
May 22, 2020
[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Peter Kelly, Senior Psychologist, with the UK Health & Safety Executive; Expert Advisor on Mental Health to ISO 45003; Practitioner Chair, European Academy Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP): InsideOut LeaderBoard Role Model 2020
