© Pauline Enright Radiance Hobart Counselling & Self-Development Optimising your emotional & mental wellbeing 2016 Workplace Counselling Workplace Counselling is counselling that occurs in the context of a workplace, paid for by the employer. It allows employees to discuss and work through problems that affect their work. Staff Wellbeing Counselling helps staff to stay healthy and focussed. Staying healthy includes mental and emotional health, as well as physical. Workplace benefit, as healthy employees stay off sick less often, and are more productive. Workplace counselling is a sensible investment to make. Staff morale improves when they know that you genuinely care about their wellbeing. Some organisations make counselling available only for problems at work. Others offer counselling for problems outside work, such as relationships and family. They recognise that if people are unhappy in their home life, their work is likely to be adversely affected. Workplace Problems Problems brought to workplace counselling could be within management, between management and staff, or among staff. Today we hear a lot about aggression and workplace bullying. These behaviours are toxic and have no place in healthy workplaces. Workplace Problems that could negatively affect work are: ♦ Aggression, bullying or harassment ♦ Power relations ♦ Issues of control and autonomy ♦ Job dissatisfaction ♦ Unfair discrimination ♦ Poor communication between organisation levels ♦ Role ambiguity (requirements of the job are not clearly set out) ♦ Role conflict (one boss tells you one thing and another tells you something different) ♦ Role overload (more than can reasonably be accomplished is demanded of the employee) ♦ Stress from the type of work, such as a very busy hospital Personal Problems Personal Problems that could negatively affect work are: ♦ Addictions ♦ Anxiety ♦ Power relations ♦ Bereavement ♦ Relationship issues ♦ Sick or disabled child ♦ Money Problems ♦ Aging parents ♦ Problems with teenagers ♦ Other family problems What happens in Workplace Counselling? We’ll help you identify the kind of problem you are having and how best to tackle it. Together we discuss possible solutions. We’ll help you get started. You can express your thoughts and feelings about what troubles you. Knowing that someone cares and is interested helps you to feel better. Regardless of the original cause, workplace problems invariably lead to stress. We can show you how to manage stress. You are then better able to deal with whatever is causing it. Act today to keep your workplace healthy. Contact us now to arrange counselling for you and your staff. Dr Pauline Enright Mobile: 0409 191 342 PO Box 907, Sandy Bay, TAS 7006. Email: [email protected] Website: www.radiancehobart.com.au
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©PaulineEnrightRadianceHobartCounselling&Self-DevelopmentOptimisingyouremotional&mentalwellbeing2016
WorkplaceCounsellingWorkplaceCounsellingiscounsellingthatoccursinthecontextofaworkplace,paidforbytheemployer.Itallowsemployeestodiscussandworkthroughproblemsthataffecttheirwork.
StaffWellbeingCounsellinghelpsstafftostayhealthyandfocussed.Stayinghealthyincludesmentalandemotionalhealth,aswellasphysical.Workplacebenefit,ashealthyemployeesstayoffsicklessoften,andaremoreproductive.Workplacecounsellingisasensibleinvestmenttomake.Staffmoraleimproveswhentheyknowthatyougenuinelycareabouttheirwellbeing.
Someorganisationsmakecounsellingavailableonlyforproblemsatwork.Othersoffercounsellingforproblemsoutsidework,suchasrelationshipsandfamily.Theyrecognisethatifpeopleareunhappyintheirhomelife,theirworkislikelytobeadverselyaffected.
WorkplaceProblemsProblemsbroughttoworkplacecounsellingcouldbewithinmanagement,betweenmanagementandstaff,oramongstaff.Todaywehearalotaboutaggressionandworkplacebullying.Thesebehavioursaretoxicandhavenoplaceinhealthyworkplaces.WorkplaceProblemsthatcouldnegativelyaffectworkare:
♦ Aggression,bullyingorharassment♦ Powerrelations♦ Issuesofcontrolandautonomy
♦ Jobdissatisfaction♦ Unfairdiscrimination
♦ Poorcommunicationbetweenorganisationlevels♦ Roleambiguity(requirementsofthejobarenotclearlysetout)♦ Roleconflict(onebosstellsyouonethingandanothertellsyousomethingdifferent)♦ Roleoverload(morethancanreasonablybeaccomplishedisdemandedoftheemployee)♦ Stressfromthetypeofwork,suchasaverybusyhospital
PersonalProblemsPersonalProblemsthatcouldnegativelyaffectworkare:♦ Addictions♦ Anxiety♦ Powerrelations♦ Bereavement♦ Relationshipissues
♦ Sickordisabledchild♦ MoneyProblems♦ Agingparents♦ Problemswithteenagers♦ Otherfamilyproblems
WhathappensinWorkplaceCounselling?We’llhelpyouidentifythekindofproblemyouarehavingandhowbesttotackleit.Togetherwediscusspossiblesolutions.We’llhelpyougetstarted.Youcanexpressyourthoughtsandfeelingsaboutwhattroublesyou.Knowingthatsomeonecaresandisinterestedhelpsyoutofeelbetter.
Regardlessoftheoriginalcause,workplaceproblemsinvariablyleadtostress.Wecanshowyouhowtomanagestress.Youarethenbetterabletodealwithwhateveriscausingit.Acttodaytokeepyourworkplacehealthy.Contactusnowtoarrangecounsellingforyouandyourstaff.
DrPaulineEnrightMobile:0409191342 POBox907,SandyBay,TAS7006.Email:[email protected] Website:www.radiancehobart.com.au
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