May Course Promotions

Celebrate Jewish Heritage Month

National Jewish American Heritage Month

Course Date: On Demand

Description: 2 min

Description: A monthly program designed to celebrate our many differences. This communication tool highlights National Jewish American Heritage Month. This occurs every year during the month of May.

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Jewish American Heritage Month

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 7 min

Description: Since they first arrived in 1654 in New Amsterdam, Jewish Americans have made significant contributions to American history and culture. One specific time of the year to celebrate Jewish Americans is during Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). In this course, you’ll learn the significance and origins of JAHM. You’ll also be introduced to influential Jewish Americans who have made an impact on U.S. history. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to identify ways to participate in the celebration with respect. The OpenDoors Celebrations Series builds opportunities to learn about, recognize, and celebrate a diverse range of holidays and observances. These courses help foster and support inclusion, empathy, and allyship in both your work environment and community.

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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month at Work

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 8 min

Description: Heritage months are an opportunity for us to learn more about the people, culture, history, traditions, and day to day experiences of groups of people who face oppression. May is AAPI Heritage Month, which celebrates the contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander people and communities in the United States. This is the perfect chance to take a little extra time to recognize, appreciate, and celebrate the diverse experiences of AAPI individuals and communities. There are lots of ways you can show your support for AAPI Heritage Month—and use it as an opportunity for growth. Discover four strategies to make your celebration of AAPI Heritage Month meaningful and respectful.

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National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (U.S.)

Course Date: On Demand 

Description: 8 min

Description: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders represent about 50 ethnic groups who speak over 100 languages in the United States. Learning about and celebrating cultures different from your own is a way to foster inclusion, empathy, and allyship in both your work environment and community. In this course, you’ll receive an overview of the significance and origins of National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and be introduced to influential figures from the AAPI communities. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to identify ways to participate in the observance.

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Mental Health Awareness Month Highlights

Mental Health Awareness

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 30 min

Description: This Mental Health Awareness online training course is designed for employers, employees, and for general health and safety. Mental health issues and mental illnesses are every bit as real as physical health issues and illnesses and are very common. In this course, learn about commonly diagnosed mental illnesses, causes and signs of mental health issues, misconceptions about mental health, stigma and its reduction, and workplace strategies to support and improve mental health. This online Mental Health Awareness course offers useful information for today's workplace. 

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Mental Health: Managing Mental Health Issues

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 7 min

Description: Mental Health: Managing Mental Health Issues offers important tools for managing this subject in your organization. In this course, we teach you how to recognize mental illness in an employee, even when they may not have been diagnosed with an issue. We discuss your responsibilities toward the employee, how you can support them and encourage treatment. Mental illness could impact a person's work performance and we discuss what you can do if that happens. Managing mental health issues requires a delicate approach. This course helps you come to terms with the special needs of sufferers working through their issues while trying to perform their roles successfully. At the end of the program, you can download course materials for further review.

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Mental Health: Navigating Your Own Mental health

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 7 min

Description: In this course, Mental Health: Navigating Your Own Mental Health, you will receive a number of tips to help you identify, understand, and seek help for mental distress. We discuss the various symptoms and causes of mental illness, how to identify patterns in your own symptoms, and when and how to seek professional support. We understand that reaching out for help can be difficult, so we'll also touch on the best ways to contact a healthcare professional, and what to do before your first appointment. This course features a short video presentation, plus a downloadable student workbook for reference and a quick exam to test your retention of the material.

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Introduction to Mental Health

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 15 min

Description: Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. This module will explore the importance of recognizing and treating mental health with the same emphasis as physical health.

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Mental Health At Work

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 20 min

Description: Mental health problems are becoming increasingly common in the workplace. Right now 1 in 6 of us is dealing with a mental health problem like anxiety, depression or stress at a cost to the UK economy of up to £99 billion. This course will help to explain how mental health can affect the working environment.

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Mental Health Conditions (US)

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 15 min

Description: Learn about different mental health conditions and how to spot signs of poor mental health in yourself and others. (US Version)

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Mental Health: Destigmatizing 

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 5 min

Description: Mental Health: Destigmatizing is a course that helps you recognize and change the way you think about people suffering from a mental health issue. It's astounding to discover that 80% of Americans will deal with some type of uncontrollable mental illness during their lifetime. This statistic is worsened when we consider that those people are still treated with disdain by many of us. Mental health patients are frequently treated quite differently from people with other issues such as cancer or a physical disability. That's why this course is so important. This program discusses ways in which we can destigmatize mental illness. We talk about educating others by removing offensive language and descriptors, and talking openly about mental conditions rather than hiding them. Most importantly, we discuss how we can combat exclusion by showing compassion and respect to sufferers. Education is the key to discovery. This course helps by presenting ways we can all be instruments of progressive change.

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Supporting Others With Mental Health Issues

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 4 min

Description: In this course, 'Supporting Others with Mental Health Issues', you will explore the basics of helping and supporting those with mental health issues. We’ll look at what to say and not say, how you can support others, and what is appropriate in the workplace. We will begin by exploring the communal benefits of respecting and reducing the stigma surrounding mental health, as well as creating a workplace culture in which everyone feels that they belong. We will then describe some good methods for making connections, and some appropriate methods of support that you can offer.

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Mental Health First Aider 

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 15 min

Description: Everyone knows the story of Vincent Van Gogh, right? About the ear? Or was it just part of it? The details aren't clear. What's likely is that Vincent struggled with his mental health. In his time, doctors just weren't equipped to deal with mental-health problems, so he didn't receive the support he needed. Thankfully, we live in a time when mental-health symptoms are being recognized and support is being provided. Unfortunately, many of these symptoms can often be heightened while at work. A mental-health first aider acts as an advocate for mental health in the workplace, and operates as a point of contact for those who are suffering. This course is for everyone because, sadly, mental-health issues are common in every workplace. You'll see what a mental-health first aider is, what the signs and symptoms are for a range of mental-health conditions, and how a mental-health first aider can provide assistance and guidance for their colleagues. Please note that this is a short course, and only touches on some of the more common mental-health problems. It will not qualify individuals to diagnose or treat mental ill health; and learners may not be called mental-health first aiders based on completion of this course alone. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the largest membership organization for safety and health professionals. They act as a champion, adviser, advocate and trainer for health and safety in organizations of all shapes and sizes, in over 130 countries. Their focus is to support the creation of workplaces that are safer, healthier, and more sustainable. This course has met their stringent criteria and has been approved as part of their bitesize learning approval program.

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Mental Health Guide for Managers

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 4 min

Description: In this course, 'Mental Health Guide for Managers', you will gain insight into developing a mental health safe workplace, completing a stress risk assessment, a wellness action plan, and creating a positive environment for employees. This course begins with the impact that you, as a business leader, have on the people who work with you, and the importance of supplying wellbeing support in your role. It continues to explain why many employees avoid seeking help from their bosses, and the things that you can do to create an open mental health culture that protects the wellbeing of your employees and encourages them to seek support.

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Mental Health for Managers: Helping an Employee Struggling with Mental Health

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 10 min

Description: Understanding the support available to you, and to your employees, is critical in helping someone struggling with mental health problems.

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Building Better Mental Health

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 10 min

Description: Your mental health affects every aspect of your life, from your mood to your relationships. In this module, we'll look at tips and techniques to keep it in good shape.

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Approaching Mental Health as a Manager

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 8 min

Description: 1 in 6 employees suffer from a mental health problem. Explore what we can do to better support our team members with mental health at work and at home.

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There's No Shame in Taking Care of Your Mental Health

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 9 min

Description: In the TED Talk "There's no shame in taking care of your mental health," Sangu Delle shares how he learned to handle anxiety in a society that’s uncomfortable with emotions. When stress got to be too much for TED Fellow Sangu Delle, he had to confront stigma and his own deep prejudice: that men shouldn't take care of their mental health. Delle encourages us to see that mental health awareness and stress management is just as important as physical well-being. As he says: "Being honest about how we feel doesn't make us weak––it makes us human."

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