{"id":4164,"date":"2024-12-19T11:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T11:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/?post_type=areas&p=4164"},"modified":"2024-12-19T11:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T11:33:50","slug":"individual-level-activities","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/areas\/wellbeing-areas\/coping-with-life-transitions-2\/individual-level-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual-level Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your wellbeing initiatives at the individual level will likely focus on raising awareness, building skills to manage this wellbeing area, and\/or might be preventative in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raise awareness of the importance of coping through life transitions<\/h2>
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  1. Strengthen your community by linking employees with local resources and even consider aligning with community organisations as part of a Corporate Social Responsibility policy. See our Community Links to connect with a local community organisation and subscribe to their newsletter to keep abreast of the latest news and events in this wellbeing space. They may be able to offer supports, services, or partnership in:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Workshops or lunchtime information sessions.\u00a0<\/strong>These can be educational in nature to promote understanding of the importance of coping through life transitions or how to be supportive and engage with someone going through a difficult time. Instead of once-off sessions, include a long-term plan for these sessions and remember to enable employees to avail of these sessions by making reasonable schedule or workload accommodations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Resources to remind staff of the importance of minding their mental health.<\/strong>\u00a0These can include posters, infographics, videos, or write-ups in company newsletters etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Participating in awareness days.<\/strong>\u00a0There are annual awareness days that typically include a national. For example National Grief Awareness Week is held each January. You can support local organisations that specialise in this wellbeing area and honour the day in various ways while promoting your activities in a company newsletter or on your social media. Remember though that it\u2019s important to be supportive to your employee all year \u2018round!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Mindfulness, healthy eating, create support networks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Appropriate level of support<\/h2>
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    It\u2019s important to remember that every employee has different circumstances. life transitions and coping mechanisms will look differently across your employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is important to provide comprehensive supports, signpost to appropriate resources or link with appropriate department(s) in the workplace (HR, Occupational Health Nurse, insurance-provider etc.) Also see our Community Links to connect with an organisation that can help your employees cope with life transitions and that may be able to offer supports, services, or partnership in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n