Mental Health Training For Managers

Mental health training for managers is a specialised workshop created by The Wellness Workshop that equips leaders with the skills, knowledge and confidence to identify early signs of mental health issues, support staff appropriately, and create psychologically safe teams. It also includes information about manager responsibilities under Australian workplace health and safety laws.

Yes. We deliver this 3-hour manager training virtually via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. It’s fully interactive, professionally facilitated, and ideal for remote teams. Participants engage in discussions, group activities and scenario-based learning — just like they would in person.

This training is ideal for anyone in a leadership role, including team leaders, supervisors, middle managers, and senior executives. HR professionals often attend as part of broader leadership development or psychosocial safety training programs.

The training covers:

• Understanding mental health, mental illness, and psychological hazards
• Legal responsibilities under WHS legislation
• Recognising early signs of distress in staff
• How to approach mental health conversations
• Setting boundaries and making reasonable adjustments
• Creating mentally healthy team cultures
• Using the Four-Part Message to lead with empathy

Yes. Our training is aligned with Safe Work Australia’s psychosocial hazard guidance and supports compliance with Australian WHS laws. Managers learn what’s expected of them and how to respond lawfully and ethically to mental health concerns at work.

Online training offers the same expert facilitation, group interaction and evidence-based content as face-to-face sessions — with the added benefit of convenience for dispersed teams. Sessions are run live and include activities, breakout rooms and a downloadable participant booklet team members can complete digitally. You also have the option of purchasing a fully customised recording that can be used by your team indefinitely.

Yes. Each manager receives a digital participant booklet filled with the strategies, tips and activities covered, practical tools (like the Four-Part Message template), and links to additional support services. Optional post-training resources or EAP integrations can be arranged.

Standard group sizes start from 6 participants all the way up to 100 participants. For larger groups we often recommend splitting teams into multiple sessions (e.g. departments) or providing 2 facilitators on the day if in-person.

Absolutely. We rely on your team/the participants to provide us with examples or challenges they’re facing daily, as well as any internal policies that need to be considered. Whether you’re in healthcare, education, corporate, government or NFP sectors, this workshop will help your managers be better leaders, promoting a culture of psychological safety and support.

Click the “Book A Workshop” button above to book or enquire about this training, or call our team directly on 03 8338 4380 to discuss your needs. We’ll guide you through the best format, pricing and customisation options for your organisation.

As much as hybrid workshops sound like a good idea, we’ve run hundreds of workshops over the past 6 years and can tell you they’re not. Hybrid workshops don’t allow your team members or the facilitator to move around, interact and use a range of activity methods like white-boards and break out discussions when face-to-face. Unless you have a full camera crew and microphone on each participant, face-to-face workshops are very difficult to engage in for participants dialling in online or from home. If you’re going to take the time to prioritise employees and run a workshop, why not do it right by either having a face-to-face or online session everyone can enjoy. If another provider has told you hybrid workshops are a good idea, we’d really question the emotionally engaging component of their facilitation style.