Safeguarding Mental Health First Aiders - with Emily Pearson
In this episode we chat with Emily Pearson, Managing Director and Founder of Our Minds Work. Emily shares with us the typical approach taken by organisations to implement Mental Health First Aid, and highlights some of the hazards that this approach can create. She discusses the risks that Mental Health First Aiders can be exposed to, and shares with us her recommended approach to mitigate these risks. She describes a scaffolding of safe implementation, infrastructure, recruitment, monitoring and review necessary to safeguard Mental Health First Aiders in the workplace. https://www.ourmindswork.com/
Psych Health and Safety Podcast · Joelle Mitchell, Emily Pearson, Jason van Schie
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In this episode we chat with Emily Pearson, Managing Director and Founder of Our Minds Work. Emily shares with us the typical approach taken by organisations to implement Mental Health First Aid, and highlights some of the hazards that this approach can create. She discusses the risks that Mental Health First Aiders can be exposed to, and shares with us her recommended approach to mitigate these risks. She describes a scaffolding of safe implementation, infrastructure, recruitment, monitoring and review necessary to safeguard Mental Health First Aiders in the workplace. https://www.ourmindswork.com/