A049 the affects of stigma in the workplace mental health

1. Effects of stigma – mental
health
Inclusion for all. Jeanette Irwin

2. Working and accessible rights
• Work – accessible for all
• Independence
• Creates inclusion
• Income of freedom
• Leads to positive life benefits

3. Why step inside the mind for mental health
• Own experience
• Working together
• Not being afraid to discuss
• Hidden disabilities matter
• Freedom to think, feel, exlore

4. Why support and include disabilities or in my
eyes abilities
• Nothing will change
• We need to influence now for the future
• Employing helps support and creates wellbeing
• Absence management needs to he really supportive

5. Inclusion
• Provide support to individuals as individuals
• Welcome discussion
• Change and monitor support if required
• Prevent stigma and bullying
• Incorporate a safety net, safety talks and freedom

6. Absence management – doing it right
• Use the Carl Rogers approach of person centred
• Take on board the person not the process
• Listen, commit, assist
• Help individuals to learn and change
• Focus and guide

7. Why Carl Rogers approach
• One size does not fit all
• Policies driven only for certain types of people – discriminates
• Person centred approach – is unique to the individual like care is

8. Carl Rogers impact
• This aids the mental health of:
• Creators
• Visionaries
• Business leaders
• Everyd Everyday people – carers, cleaners, support workers. All ages

9. Workplace CARL
• Create meaning
• Add support
• Relate understanding
• Listen to meet the needs of all
Combine the four, focus on both parties

10. Take CARL to work
• Humans are not numbers
• Humans are not machines
• Unleash the potential of all

11. Questions
• Industry can hugely impact mental health, through support, learning.
We can all make a difference.