Psychological Health & Safety Training

CMHA National is proud to offer both our Psychological Health and Safety Professional Certificate and our course, Psychological Health and Safety: The Essentials. The Essentials training provides introductory information on psychological health and safety (PHS) and core elements of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the National Standard). The Psychological Health and Safety Professional Certificate is a much more in-depth look into psychological health and safety, and is designed for individuals who are working to develop a psychological health and safety management system in alignment with the National Standard.

Please Note: These sessions have been developed to support you through organizational and systematic change, and not on how to identify and manage mental health issues or illnesses in the workplace. If you are an existing CMHA employee and interested in attending these sessions, you are eligable for a discounted price.

For more information on this training, training focused on mental health support, or discounted CMHA pricing, please contact [email protected].

CMHA Psychological Health and Safety Professional Certificate Training

The CMHA Psychological Health and Safety Professional Certificate is designed for individuals who are working to improve psychological health and safety in workplaces through the establishment of a psychological health and safety management system in alignment with the National Standard.

This course helps to break down perceived barriers to organizational change, make the business case for psychological safety, and assess, identify, and respond to opportunities for psychological improvement within workplaces. You will receive a certificate of completion following the course.

Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate your ability to adhere to the overarching principles of The Standard.
• Align psychological health and safety with organizational goals and objectives.
• Prepare employers to proceed with a psychological health and safety assessment.
• Apply tools to assess and analyze psychological health and safety.
• Develop implementation plans based on evaluation results.
• Assess and evaluate implementation plans.

Cost: $1,250 per person
Requirements: This is a virtual course hosted on Zoom. Participants must have access to a microphone, camera and stable internet connection.
Duration: 4 half days (12 hours total, 1:30-4:30 EST Monday-Thursday)

Please note that future sessions will be made available at planned intervals. You may also click the button below to be added to our contact list to be notified when new spots become available.

Read more about the CMHA Psychological Health and Safety Professional Certificate, including Frequently Asked Questions here.

CMHA Psychological Health And Safety: The Essentials Training

The Essentials training serves as an introduction to Psychological Health and Safety and gives you the foundational knowledge required to begin addressing psychological health and safety (PHS) in your workplace. The Essentials is a 3-hour online, interactive training. Using the National Standard as a guide, participants will learn about the history and development of PHS in Canada, gain understanding of core concepts like psychological health, safety, and risk, and receive an expert overview of the core components of the Standard.

Please Note: You are not required to attend the Essentials training prior to the Professional Certificate. If you have already completed the Professional Certificate, we do not recommend you attend The Essentials training unless you are looking for a refresher.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn and understand definitions of psychological health, safety and risk. 
• Understand the parallels between Occupational Health and Safety and PHS, including legislative and regulatory overlap. 
• Define core elements of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. 
• Identify benefits of addressing psychological health and safety, including a review of current evidence. 
• Practice identifying opportunities for action to address psychological health and safety. 

Cost: $300 per person
Requirements: This is a virtual course hosted on Zoom. Participants must have access to a microphone, camera and stable internet connection.
Duration: 3 hours (1:30-4:30 EST)

Please note that future sessions will be made available at planned intervals. You may also click the button below to be added to our contact list to be notified when new spots become available.