Any organization can create and benefit from a psychologically healthy workplace. Is your company or organization addressing any of the following issues?

Employee Involvement

Encouragement and opportunities for employees to:

• Express opinions and give feedback about work environment and tasks, in a receptive environment.
• Participate in decision-making, problem solving, and influencing organizational development.
• Participate in conflict management.
• Share (and receive recognition for) any new ideas or innovations they have regarding the work process.
• Participate in his/her evaluation of job performance. Participative/collaborative performance management.

Work-Family-Life Balance

Programs and policies to help employees manage demands of work, family, and life responsibilities, such as:

• Childcare assistance, including but not limited to access to information, onsite facilities, payment for childcare or dependent care assistance plans.
• Elder care assistance, including but not limited to resource and referral services and financial support for elder care.
• Flexible work arrangements, such as variable starting and ending times or working from home.
• Leave that exceeds legislative requirements for caring for mildly ill children.
• Easy access to effective EAP/EFAP - family problem resolution services.
• Resources to help manage personal financial issues.
• Availability of extended benefits for family members and partners.
• Flexibility in number of hours worked per week.

Employee Recognition

Rewarding employees individually and collectively for their contributions to the organization, such as:

• Fair monetary compensation.
• Competitive benefits packages.
• Acknowledgment of contributions and milestones.
• Performance-based bonuses & pay increases.
• Employee rewards and recognition ceremonies.

Employee Growth & Development

Encouragement and opportunities for employees to pursue growth and training, such as:

• Further training leading to job enhancement (i.e., workshops, seminars and library resources).
• Training leading to career advancement (i.e. corporate universities, tuition reimbursement).
• Career counseling and management counseling (e.g. executive coaching, mentoring).
• Efforts to develop responsive and supportive supervisors (i.e. work/family needs, sensitivity to issues of diversity, performance appraisal needs).
• Identified career advancement leads within the organization.

 Health & Safety

Encouragement and opportunities for employees to be involved in:

• Effective extended health and mental health benefits that include access to the services of registered psychologists.
• Where appropriate, medical surveillance for employees exposed to hazardous substances or situations.
• Injury prevention programs for both managers and the general work force (e.g., safety and security issues).
• Opportunities for employee influence over the work environment (i.e. light, noise, air quality, temperature and ventilation, cleaning).
• Opportunity for input through joint safety committees.
• Promotion of employee’s health and wellness (e.g., healthy lifestyle programs, health screenings, easy access to EAP/EFAP).

If your company or organization is addressing any of these issues, you are eligible to apply. (Click here)