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Treasure Your Mind (TYM) is a workplace mental wellbeing education programme which aims to empower employees and supervisors with the skills to achieve mental wellbeing through a 3-module programme comprising an awareness talk and a series of skills workshops. These workshops cover topics which are aligned with well-researched constructs which correlate to an enhanced sense of mental wellbeing.
Module 1 (For all employees)
Comprises a choice of three 1.5-hour interactive talks:
> Cultivating A Healthy Mind (free display of experiential garden exhibit, subject to availability)
- To raise awareness on the importance of positive mental health
> Learning Practical Optimism to Manage Change
- To introduce optimism as a set of thinking skills that an individual can adopt to manage changes in life
> Understanding Depression and Anxiety
- To raise awareness of one's vulnerability to anxiety and depression by understanding the underlying causes and signs of these mental illnesses
The talks are FREE and include resource booklets and a directory of service providers.
Module 2a (For all employees)
Module 2a comprises a menu of five workshops aimed at equipping employees with adaptive skills to cope with the normal stresses of life. Each workshop is conducted over a duration of 4 hours, for a maximum number of 30 participants per session. Resource booklets will be provided for each workshop.
Workshop titles include:
- Workshop 1: Learning Optimism to Manage Change
- Workshop 2: Building Positive Self-Esteem for Positive Emotions (covers anger management)
- Workshop 3: Building Positive Relationships (covers conflict resolution)
- Workshop 4: Managing Stress
- Workshop 5: Psycho-Emotional Portfolio for Retirement (for mature workers)
Module 2b (For supervisors and managers)
Enrol your managers, team leaders and those in supervisory positions in this 8-hour workshop to equip them with skills to identify warning signs of psycho-emotional distress among their staff. They will learn basic listening skills and how to recognise early signs of mental health problems and encourage co-workers to seek help early.
Module 3 (To nurture a supportive work environment)
This module encourages organisations to provide their employees to provide their employees with access to phone or face-to-face counselling and support services including 'Train-the-Trainers' and crisis management programmes. Availability of this module is subject to HPB's evaluation of the needs and services required by the organisation.
Presently, Module 1 is fully subsidised, Module 2a and 2b are partially subsidized by HPB.
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