Working it out: A new, free employment resource from Shift

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Working it Out: a new, free employment resource from Shift
http://shift.org.uk/workingitout

Working it Out, Shift’s comprehensive new resource pack for employers
is designed to help raise awareness of mental health conditions in the
workplace and provide employers with practical advice and guidance on
how best to support and manage a member of staff should they become
unwell.

Working it Out includes a brand new set of short employment films with
accompanying training notes and other resources.

The Working it Out DVD is free and consists of;

++ ‘Working It Out’ employment films
The five short films show employees recounting their real-life
experiences of mental health conditions within the workplace, mixed
with dramatic reconstructions. The films also feature managers who
describe how they effectively managed and supported their staff using
best practice approaches.

++ Training notes that accompany the ‘Working it Out’ employment
films. (PDF format)
These notes are to be used in conjunction with the five Working it Out
film modules. They suggest discussion topics and activities for a
facilitated training session.

++ The Shift Line Managers’ Resource (PDF format)
A 32-page practical guide to managing and supporting people with
mental health problems in the workplace. It is recommended that this
resource is used in conjunction with the training notes.

++ ‘Life in the Office’ employment films.
Shift’s original employment films. A series fictional short films
designed to raise awareness and encourage discussion of mental health
in the workplace. The films also include an interview with one of the
actors, who talks about his own personal experience of mental health
problems.

++ Personal Stories.
Short film clips in which people talk about their real-life experience
of mental health conditions at work and what has helped them to manage
their condition and remain in work.


Working it Out is being made available for World Mental Health Day and
will be distributed through-out England until the end of March 2011
when the Shift programme finishes. To request a free copy of the DVD
then please either email emplo...@nmhdu.org.uk with your postal
address, or order them directly online by going to http://shift.org.uk/workingitout

You can also order hard copies of the Shift Line Managers Resource.
You can order individual copies or boxes (1 box contains 85 copies) by
sending an email to emplo...@nmhdu.org.uk

You can also view the films and resources online at:
http://shift.org.uk/workingitout

Thanks for your interest,
All at Shift.