PHWC Workshop October 16 2009
Creating Healthy, High-Performing Organizations in Challenging Economic Times
Presenter - David
W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA
Assistant Executive Director for Corporate Relations and Business Strategy
American Psychological Association
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Workshop Brochure and Registration Info HERE
Description
This session will explore APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Model as
a comprehensive framework for creating work environments where both employees
and organizations can thrive. Through didactic components, interactive discussion
and examples from award-winning organizations, participants will explore
the major challenges faced by both employees and organizations, learn about
the link between employee well-being and organizational performance and discuss
ways that employers and the psychologists who work with them can apply the
model in the workplace.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- understand the link between healthy workplace practices, employee health and well-being, and organizational performance
- review the five types of workplace practices that foster a healthy workplace and examples of each
- discuss the key factors that can increase the likelihood of positive outcomes and strategies for addressing barriers to successful implementation
- create an individualized action plan for participating in efforts to optimize employee and organizational outcomes
Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University |
