Services

Psychosocial Wellbeing at Work

“Pressure is part and parcel of all work and helps to keep us motivated. But excessive pressure can lead to stress which undermines performance, is costly to employers and can make people ill”. Health and Safety Executive

Key Facts

  • Work-related stress accounts for over a third of all new incidences of ill health.
  • Each case of stress-related ill health leads to an average of 30.9 working days lost.
  • 1 in 6 people will have depression at some point in their life.
  • Depression is most common in people aged 25-44 years
  • More than 40% of employees are neglecting other aspects of their life because of work, which may increase their vulnerability to mental health problems (Mental Health Foundation)

Assessing and managing psychosocial wellbeing and stress has business advantages

  • Increased employee performance and productivity;
  • Staff recruitment and retention;
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Corporate image/Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Competitive advantage
  • Meeting of legislative requirements (The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 outline employer’s duties to assess the risk of stress-related ill health arising from work activities. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 deals with controlling risks to health).
  • Minimising potential for litigation

Work-Life Health offers a number of services to assist employers.

Neuro- Linguistic Programming (NLP)

NLP is concerned with communication and its wider aspects, such as language, the study of internal experience, modelling excellence and mind mastery. Using a range of models and processes, it helps us understand human thoughts and behaviours, which can be utilised to facilitate change and adaptability crucial in today’s world.

Further information can be found on http://www.anlp.org

Counselling

Counseling can be helpful to explore difficulties and distress experienced by clients. The counsellor assists the client’s perceptions in a more positive and helpful manner and aids to add clarity to a situation and avoid confusion, giving a sense of direction and purpose. It is non judgemental. Please find link to further information http://www.bacp.co.uk/education/whatiscounselling.html

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT deals with the ‘here and now’- it aims to help clients change behaviour, thoughts and feelings and is used as a treatment for various mental health and physical problems. Please find link to leaflet http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000424/

Other services we offer are:-
  • Management Training e.g Managing Psychosocial wellbeing at work
  • Psychosocial wellbeing roadshow
  • Coaching
  • And much more, please contact us for details