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Psychosocial hazards and emotional safety: Paving the way for a healthy workplace

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Emotional safety and psychosocial hazards at work might seem like abstract concepts, but they’re at the heart of a productive and nurturing workplace environment. They’ve taken centre stage in recent […]
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Prosocial Core Design Principles Towards cooperative conversations

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Towards cooperative conversations and actions to achieve shared goals “Those two have very different personalities. They just don’t work well together.” I’m sure you’ve heard something like that many times in the past because most of […]
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Promote Prosocial Behaviour and you Improve Inclusivity

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]One of the best ways to build a more inclusive workplace is to help workers transition from being focused on themselves to focusing on their team — going from ‘me’ to ‘we’ — […]
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Top 15 Workplace Conflict Resolution Techniques for All Levels.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Conflict in the workplace is inevitable, and it’s one of the thorniest issues managers have to deal with. Put it off, and the problem can fester. Reach a poor, unfair resolution, and resentment can linger. The […]
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I need therapy now! – Video and Phone Counselling with ACT Curious

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”” content_phone=”” content_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Two-thirds of our ACT Curious clients take advantage of video and telephone counselling.  Have you considered the benefits?  Telehealth is effective, convenient and safe.  If you need to speak with a therapist you […]
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Mental Health Risk Factors

Occupational Mental Health Risk Factors and the Nature of Work

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-69px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-19px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]   “ZOOM” was fourth on Google’s global list of the most searched terms in 2020.[1]  Perhaps that’s no surprise, for the Covid-19 pandemic and affordable technology transformed our […]
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Psychological Flexibility

Psychological Flexibility and the Challenges of the Covid Labour Market

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”1px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-29px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] “Losing your job, social isolation, or a major health crisis are each distressing events.  Their combination made 2020 a Covid-19 blur.  Psychological flexibility and a solid sense of self were never more important than in […]
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Look out for Empathy-Based stress and burnout

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-30px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||12px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”] Look closely.  You can see it in their eyes, their greying temples, and every thin-lipped grimace from behind a microphone.  Our public leaders have grief written all over their faces.  The burdens of high office have […]
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Jobs Market Heats Up

As the jobs market heats up, EAP can help make you an employer of choice.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] As the jobs market heats up, EAP can help make you an employer of choice. As more Australians get back to work in 2021, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) has […]
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Healthy Workplaces Need Healthy Language

Watch your language – healthy workplaces need healthy language

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Healthy Workplaces: What do you do when you hear that remark, that’s said as if it’s just fun, but it cuts you to the quick? It wasn’t necessarily making fun […]
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