Tackling Depression at Work: A Practical Guide for Employees and Managers

ISBN-13: 9780415601726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 192 str.

Gordon Parker

Opis

Figures suggest that more than ten percent of people in the workforce struggle with depression. Both employees and their managers are looking for the same outcome - recovery and return to best functioning. 'Tackling depression at work' explains the key issues that arise and offers proven strategies that employees and managers can use.

Spis treści

Introduction: Some rules of the game. Résumé: To whom it May Concern. Sizing Things UP: The Prevalence of Workplace Disability. Reading the Game: Well-pitched Intervention and Support. When Someone is 'Off Their Game': Signals that Indicate a Problem. Early Intervention Scores Goals: Managerial Strategies. Managing Time-out: Mental Illness and its Knock-on Effects. Support: From the Team and from the Sidelines. Individual Fitness: Assisting Recovery from Impairment. Carrying and Injury Into the Game: To Disclose or Not to Disclose. Agreeing on the Goals: Aligning Worker and Workplace Expectations. Improving the Odds: Matching Personal Skills to the Workplace. Work is a Contact Sport: Contracts that Encourage Fair Play. Stories From the Change Room: People tell about Managing their Mood Disorder. Appendix 1: Measure of Workplace Wellbeing and Happiness.