Mental Health Education & Training

All RWR workshops apply the 4R Action Toolkit™, which equips participants to recognize and respond to an employee or a coworker when they notice a behaviour change. These workshops use a trauma-informed approach to ensure participants develop safe and supportive communication skills. Bringing the managers and essential employee workshops to your organization establishes a shared knowledge and language as you strive to build a culture of psychological health and safety.

• Build Mental Health knowledge
• Navigate the language of stigma
• Use the 4R Action Toolkit™ for effective results
• Identify practices for cultivating approachable leadership
• Review the Duty to Inquire and Accommodations
• Identify the application of 4Rs in urgent situations
• Recognize healthy boundaries

Length: 7-hour workshop

$3500 Virtual , $3600 in person

Maximum number of participants: 15 virtually | 24 in-person

A practical skill and knowledge-building workshop designed to normalize workplace conversations about mental health and increase early intervention if needed. 1 in 3 Canadians will experience a mental health or substance use disorder in their lifetime, while others will experience challenges that don’t meet the threshold for a diagnosed illness. Both realities can impact an employee’s wellness and performance. You don’t need to become a mental health expert to support your teams; what is required is to know how to have a safe, respectful, and supportive conversation with an employee who is not themselves. This knowledge and skill-building workshop will help managers support an employee who is struggling with what may be a mental health challenge or with a situation that is affecting their mental well-being. Activities, discussions, and practicing the 4R Action Toolkit engage participants throughout the workshop.

Managers will:

• Build Mental Health Knowledge
• Explore the workplace as a risk and a protective factor for mental well-being.
• Learn about the impact of stigma and mitigation strategies.
• Identify practices for cultivating approachable leadership.
• Use the 4R Action Toolkit™ for effective results.
• The 7-hour workshop includes all the above plus:
• Two case scenario opportunities to practice the 4R Action Toolkit™.
• Using the 4R Action Toolkit™ in Urgent Situations, which includes a scenario.
• Two case scenarios for discussion.
• Introduction to the National Standard for a Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplace.

Responding with Respect: Workplace Mental Health Skills for Managers has 2 formats:

• Full day: 7-hour workshop I $3500 Virtual, $3600 in person
• Half day: 4-hour workshop I $2000 Virtual, $2100 in person

This course is currently being offered virtually via Zoom.

Maximum number of participants: 15 virtually | 24 in-person

Evidence-based research indicates early intervention can mitigate the impact of mental illness or mental health challenges. Employees are often the first to notice a change in a coworker’s behaviour but lack the skills to speak with them about their observations and concerns. Employees will learn how to engage their coworkers in a respectful conversation to bring awareness of the change, using safe and supportive communication skills. Employees will learn how to:

• Build Mental Health Knowledge
• Navigate the language of stigma
• Understand the Mental Health Continuum
• Be aware of the impacts of Mental Health
• Use the 4R Action Toolkit™ to develop skills to talk with coworkers
• Increase awareness of self-care for mental health

Length: 4-hour workshop

$2000 Virtual, $2100 in person

Maximum number of participants: 15 virtually | 24 in-person

Building on the service expertise of your frontline staff and recognizing their role as Brand Ambassadors. In this training, the RWR 4R Model © is applied to the customer/client relationship. Participants will:

• Discover how to create a safe space
• Review common mental illnesses
• Develop Respectful Responding skills
• Challenge myths and stigma
• Apply new knowledge to custom case studies
• Learn the Mental Health Continuum
• Explore self-awareness

Length: 4-hour workshop

$2000 Virtual, $2100 in person

Maximum number of participants: 15 virtually | 24 in-person

This training includes the RWR On the Front Line – Basic content and takes a deeper dive into mental health problems and their associated behaviours. Participants practice with custom, complex case studies.

Length: 7-hour workshop

$3500 Virtual , $3600 in person

Maximum number of participants: 15 virtually | 24 in-person

• Nationally recognized, valid for 3 years
• Aligns with Psychological Health & Safety standards
• Ideal for workplaces
• Format: 2 days (in-person or virtual)
• Price: $330/person, Group size: 10–24

• Condensed, practical overview
• No certification
• Great for individuals, small groups, and communities
• Format: 1 day
• Price: $230/person, Group size: 10–24