r2 mr mental heath safety
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R2MR Mental Heath Safety
Training for Tri Service Agencies help is close for your department members!
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Designed for Soldiers
• It was originally designed for the Canadian Armed Forces members and families deployed but the features can be used in an TRI-Service Agency! The program helps employees by creating a supportive environment, strengthening organizational culture and contributing to a healthy workplace.
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Service Is Invaluable
• The program Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) training encompasses the entire package of resilience and mental health training that is embedded throughout all tri-service agencies. R2MR training is layered and tailored to meet the relevant demands and responsibilities tri-service personnel encounter at each stage of their career and while on deployment.
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Canadian WCB states
WCB: Psychological Injuries• Refers to a wide range of mental health conditions.
Examples: – depression – anxiety – acute stress reaction – adjustment disorder – PTSD
• It differs from a distressing emotional reaction to an upsetting incident(s). • Rather, it involves persistent and sustained disturbances in: • thought • mood, • behaviors • interactions with others, outside of the sufferer’s control.
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Canadian WCB states• Some level of stress is a normal part of life. • However,
when a person’s ability to cope with the stressors is overwhelmed, distress—a negative form of mental stress—can develop and result in diagnosable psychological or psychiatric injuries.
• WCB determines entitlement. • An injury is compensable when it arises out of and occurs in the course of employment. – The employment must have contributed to the accident so that, if it were not for the employment, the accident would not have occurred at that time.
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Canadian WCB states
• Traumatic onset psychological injury or stress is compensable when: – it is an emotional reaction in response to a single traumatic work-related incident or – a cumulative series of traumatic work-related incidents experienced by the worker. Traumatic onset psychological injury or stress is compensable when: – it is an emotional reaction in response to a single traumatic work-related incident or – a cumulative series of traumatic work-related incidents experienced by the worker.
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The Need• 7% of adult Canadians have been diagnosed
with a mental illness• 6% are experiencing symptoms but have not
been diagnosed(Lim, K.L., Jacobs, P., Ohinmaa, A. et al., 2008)
• in any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experiences a mental health or addiction problem
(Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
The Need
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Canadian survey:
• 54% of employees said that disclosing their mental illness to management would jeopardize their chances for promotion
• 26% of employees felt that their supervisor effectively manages mental health issues
(Conference Board of Canada, 2011)
Perceptions of Mental Illness
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It has many heads in mental health
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Main Components
• Anti-stigma
• Skills development:• goal setting • mental rehearsal (visualization) • positive self-talk • tactical (diaphragmatic) breathing
• Mental Health Continuum
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Mental Health Continuum Model
HEALTHY REACTING INJURED ILL
Good Mental healthNormal functioning
Common, self-limiting distress
More severe and persistent functional
impairment
Diagnosable mental illness
Severe and persistent functional
impairment
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Mental Health Continuum Model
HEALTHY REACTING INJURED ILL
Normal mood fluctuationsCalm/confidentGood sense of humour
Taking things in strideIn control mentallyCan concentrate/focus
Normal sleep patterns Few sleep difficultiesPhysically wellFeeling energeticMaintaining a stable weight
Physically and socially activePerforming wellNo/limited alcohol use/ gambling
Irritable/ImpatientNervousSadness/Overwhelmed
Displaced sarcasmDistracted/lose focusIntrusive thoughts
Trouble sleepingLack of energyChanges in eating patternsSome weight gain or loss
Decreased activity/socializingProcrastinationRegular but controlled alcohol use/gambling
AngerAnxietyPervasively sad/Hopeless
Negative attitudeRecurrent intrusive thoughtsConstantly distracted Can’t focus on tasks
Restless disturbed sleepSome tiredness/fatigueFluctuations in weight
AvoidanceTardinessDecreased performanceIncreased alcohol use/ gambling – hard to control
Easily enraged/aggressionExcessive anxiety/panic attacksDepressed mood/ numb
Non compliantCannot concentrateLoss of memory/cognitive abilitySuicidal thoughts/intent
Can’t fall asleep or stay asleepSleeping too much or too littlePhysical illnessesConstant fatigue/exhaustionExtreme weight loss or gain
WithdrawalAbsenteeismCan’t perform duties/tasksAlcohol or gambling addictionOther addictions
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It works based upon knowing the following and enhances safety
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Yes it talks about the Huge Big 4
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Stress in the Job and In Society
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In the back pages of your mind
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Skills for life and Safety on and off the job and in society
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Job, Skill and Life Goals work
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Don’t keep it in TALK
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The Key word is POSITIVE
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Four Squares in Recovery
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Features take a=ways in the program
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Features take a=ways in the program
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Features take a=ways in the program
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Features take a=ways in the program
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Remember back up and help are not far away if you want it!