This website provides information on the support services available for staff and students to enhance their health and wellbeing. You will also find guidance, tools, resources, training, education and practical evidence-based strategies that will help you care for your health and wellbeing whether you are working or studying or both.
Every staff member has access to the Staff Support Team. The Staff Support Team is made up of six representatives, one from each of the service areas.
Feel free to contact us with any areas of concern and/or interests you may have and we will endeavour to find a solution together.
Psychological Safety ≠ Psychosocial Risks ≠ Management of Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace.
This is a 90 min interactive workshop. You will learn about how to initially create a mentally healthier workplace, to identify and manage psychosocial hazards, how to have good conversations about mental health in general and how to support someone managing their mental health challenges at work. These are interactive sessions; they require your full attention and collaboration.
Our personal boundaries can be defined as “the limits we set with other people, which indicate what we find acceptable and unacceptable in their behaviour towards us” (Psychology Today).
Boundaries are important as without clear boundaries, we may feel resentful, taken advantage of and eventually shut down and withdraw. Clear boundaries allow us to remain connected as adults.
Have you got a plan around maintaining your physical and mental fitness? The Wellness Recovery Action Plan is a prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well, and make their life more the way they want it to be through a series of tools and action plans, called a WRAP. This is a process for anyone who wants to make positive changes in the way they feel and the way they react to life. The WRAP is often used by counsellors and other health professionals, but people can use it on their own without professional help too.
About one in five New Zealand adults experience challenges with mental health in any year. This means that at some stage, everyone will have close contact with someone experiencing mental health challenges.
Would you know how to respond?
A Mental Health First Aid course will teach you how to provide initial support to adults who may be experiencing mental health challenges or a mental health crisis, until the crisis resolves, or specialist help is accessed, using a practical evidence-based Action Plan.
We advise against attending the mental health first aid training if you are currently experiencing mental health challenges, as the content can be confronting and potentially triggering. Your well-being is our priority, and we encourage seeking support before participating in this training.