Mental Health
Fighting on behalf of individuals who experience or are affected by mental illness by raising awareness and building cultural sensitivity
What is mental health advocacy?
The idea that events that occur to or affect one family have effects for the whole family, that no relationship exists in a vacuum. All family members are interrelated.
What is family systems theory?
These individuals work in a variety of settings including mental health clinics, schools, child welfare and human service agencies and hospitals etc.
What is a social worker?
The social work ethic that focuses on enhancing, restoring and maintaining relationships between colleagues and supervisors.
What is the importance of human relationships?
People no longer go into the office to perform their job duties
What is work from home?
The spread of negative associations, reputations, or representations that do not reflect reality
What is stigmatization?
The assumption that people of a similar subgroup, race, ethnicity, gender, medical diagnosis will demonstrate similar behavior solely due to their belonging to that subgroup
What is homogeneity?
The leaders who are responsible for identifying mental health issues in their direct reports or among team members in the workplace.
Who are managers/supervisors?
A tool that provides guidance for employers who may not enough resources for mental health for employees.
What is a "how to guide"?
They affect all aspects of our lives as they relate to job security and financial stability, interpersonal and relational dynamics, workload and work/life balance, fit with values, among many others
What are work stressors?
Benefit plans that support employees experiencing mental illness or any hardship that may affect their work performance
What is an Employee Assistance Program?
A child who takes on the responsibility and roles of taking care of a parent?
What is a parentified child?
An unprecedented commitment by the city of New York to create and support a comprehensive mental health system for employers and employees
What is THRIVE NYC?
The social work ethic that holds that every person has inherent worth and deserves equal treatment.
What is the dignity and worth of the person?
Common experience support groups or the implementation of the mental health psychoeducational groups
What are Employee Resource Groups (ERG)?