Training Audience:

This training is appropriate for:

• Employees in agencies providing support to people experiencing homelessness
• Managers, supervisors, and team leads in agencies providing  support to people experiencing homelessness

Note – The TTA requests that all training include at a minimum, one member of leadership from each organization/agency represented, be present as a learner. 

Training Length:

In-Person: 

• Employee Training: 4.5 hours
• Manager Training 8 hours

Virtual: 

• Employee Training: 5 hours
• Manager Training: 8.5 hours

 Training Capacity:

In-Person: 25 maximum / 8 Minimum
Virtual: 16 maximum / 8 Minimum

Training Objectives (Overall):

• Reduce the stigma around mental illness
• Promote your organization’s mental health
• Transform the way participants think and talk about mental health and mental illness
• Help participants identify poor mental health in themselves and others
• Give participants the coping skills to manage stress and poor mental health
• Review mental health rights and responsibilities
• Create a more supportive work environment

Training Objectives (Employee):

• Understand mental health and mental illness
• Recognize its signs and indicators, in themselves and others
• Support colleagues with mental health problems
• Maintain their own mental health and improve their resilience

Training Objectives (Managers): 

• Support their employees’ mental health and well-being
• Enable all employees to be more fully productive
• Ensure the workplace climate respects and involves all employees, including those with mental health problems. 
• Encourage employees to seek help for mental health problems

Topics Covered: (Bolded items are managers only. All others are for both managers and employees.)

1. Mental health and mental illness in the workplace
2. Stigma and discrimination in the workplace
3. The Mental Health Continuum Model
4. Self-care
5. Creating a supportive workplaceWhat can you do?
6. Practical application
7. Workplace accommodations
8. Practical application
9. What can you do?
10. Special considerations
11. Workplace accommodations

Training Features:

In-Person:

• Training specialist in your community
• Recording of training sessions (additional fee and available for 30 days post-training)
  • Permanent access for an additional fee

Virtual:

• Training specialist supported by an additional trainer
• Recording of training sessions – (access for 30 days post-training)
  • Permanent access for an additional fee

Both:

• Elements of lecture, slide presentations, video, and group discussions
• Registration and access to TTA Learning Management System (LMS) (two weeks pre to 30 days post-training)
  • downloadable and printable handouts and resources
  • Interactive function with online “Discussion Board”
  • Access to training slides (.pdf) post-training

Related TTA Onboarding Module Options:

Mandatory: None
Beneficial Options: Click “Request More Info” for questions
– Trauma-Informed Care and Practice: The Basics (FEE REQUIRED)
– Staff and Team Self-Care (FEE REQUIRED)

Certificate of Completion

Attendees will have the ability to receive a certificate of completion of the training by:

1. Attending the full training without missing any portion.

Certificates of completion will be emailed to each qualified participant. 

Training Costs:

Please inquire using the “Request More Info” button to the right regarding fee. Please note that all fees quoted should be considered an “all-inclusive” cost which means there would be not additionl costs for travel, prep, admin, or other items added to the rate provided to you with the exception of provincial tax. 

Members: A system, community, or organization can become a “Member”  by purchasing an annual subscription to self-paced online onboarding modules. Discounts on live training are available determined by the subscription package chosen. (See “Onboarding Module” section here).