Psychological Health & Safety Training

CMHA National is proud to offer both our Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor Training and our Psychological Health and Safety Champion Training. Our Champion Training serves as an introduction and our Advisor Training takes a deeper dive into psychological health and safety and the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard).

For more information about the training we offer, please contact us at [email protected].

Advisor Training

CMHA’s Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor Training program will help individuals who are working to improve psychological health and safety in workplaces or implement  

This ground-breaking certification course helps break down barriers and seizes opportunities for those who are supporting the implementation of the Standard.  

Employers recognize this certification as preparing you with the practical expertise required to help improve psychological health and safety and implement the Standard in the workplace.  

Learning Objectives  

After your training you will be able to:  

• State and demonstrate your ability to adhere to the overarching principles of a CMHA Certified PH&S Advisor 
• Align PHS 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 

 Read more about CMHA’s Workplace Certification Training Program, including Frequently Asked Questions here.  

Champion Training  

The Champion Training serves as an introductory to Psychological Health and Safety and focuses on giving you the foundational knowledge required to begin addressing psychological health and safety (PHS) in your workplace. We take a high-level approach to similar themes found in the Advisor training and recommend that if you would like to participate in both trainings then you take the Champion training first. However, if you are looking for a more in-depth and interactive training we recommend the Advisor Training. If you have already completed the Advisor Training we do not recommend you attend the Champion Training unless you are looking for a refresher. 

Developed as a stepping-stone to our Advisor Training, this 3-hour online, interactive training program gives you the foundational knowledge required to begin addressing psychological health and safety (PHS) in your workplace. Using the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the 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, as well as receive an expert overview of the core components of the Standard. Using a case study approach, participants will be able to apply their knowledge and begin improving PHS in their workplace.  

Course 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.