Action aids for burn-out and mental illnesses

Recognizing and differentiating between mental illnesses

• Depression and burn-out.
• Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
• Addictive disorders.
• Schizophrenia and other psychoses.
• Early symptoms and warning signs.
• Not every behavioral peculiarity is a mental illness!

Triggers and explanatory models for mental illnesses

• Stress factors in the workplace: pressure to perform, stress, bullying.
• The vulnerability-stress model: individual stress factors.

Dealing with various mental disorders

• Understanding the experience and personal situation of the person concerned.
• Compare self-image and external image: Make the stressful situation a topic of discussion.
• Your personal attitude in discussions with those affected.
• Tips for talking about various mental illnesses.
• Differentiation from therapy: You are not the therapist.

Finding appropriate solutions

• Employer's duty of care.
• Possibilities of prevention.
• Health-promoting management behavior as part of the corporate culture.
• Options for action in an acute crisis.
• Support for outpatient/inpatient treatment.
• The return to the company - reintegration.

Bring in your own practical cases

• Clarification of participants' specific concerns and cases.