Mental Health in the Workplace
November 13, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Join Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana (MHANI) and other local employers to learn about how mental health challenges affect your workforce and what you can do to minimize its impact on your employees and your bottom line.
Sean Godar with Employers Health and Right Direction will provide two workshops in one day. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn more about a topic which surely impacts your workforce.
Mayor Tom Henry will make opening remarks and present a mayoral proclamation.
Details:
Date: November 13, 2019
Time: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Location: Grand Wayne Center
120 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN
Directions & Parking
Cost: $35/person (includes lunch and two workshops) or $250/table (seats 8; $30 savings from purchasing tickets individually)
Register: Purchase tickets now
Mental Health at Work: Costs, Consequences, and Strategies (11:30 am – 1:00 pm)
Who should attend: Executives, leadership, and human resources professionals
Mental health conditions often hide in plain sight. Dr. Godar will share important steps you need to take to talk about mental health at work and create a culture of inclusion and support for mental health and well-being.
Why It’s Okay Not to Feel Okay: How Employers Can Help (1:30 – 2:30 pm)
Who should attend: Management, human resource professionals, and employees
Addressing mental health in the workplace can positively impact a firm’s bottom line. Dr. Godar will explain why you should care about mental health in the workplace, how you can successfully talk about mental health in the working environment, and which proactive and reactive strategies will foster a positive work culture around mental health.
About Sean C. Godar, Ph.D.:
Director of Solutions Development at Employers Health and National Co-Director of Right Direction
At Employers Health, Sean works to identify, develop, and implement value-based and cost-reduction health care strategies for clients. Prior to his work at Employers Health, Sean worked as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Utah, where he studied the impact of early-life stress on the development of mental illness. Sean has authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact scientific journals. He is currently pursuing his Global Executive MBA at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business. Sean obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at the University of Dayton and his Doctorate in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Southern California.