Mental Wellness and The Standard’s 13 Risk Factors

HRM 941 Discussion 3: Mental Wellness and The Standard’s 13 Risk Factors.

 

The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on your learning and to further your understanding of mental wellness and the Standard’s 13 psychosocial risk factors.

 

1. Review the Standard’s 13 psychosocial risk factors
   Spend some time reviewing the 13 factors that support psychological health and safety in the workplace:

• 13 Factors: Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace
• Guarding Minds at Work: Know the Psychosocial Factors.

 

2. Select 2-3 psychosocial risk factors
   Choose 2-3 risk factors that you feel most positively or negatively impact mental health at work. Briefly explain the rationale behind your choices and share any thoughts regarding how these factors could potentially influence wellness programming.

 

Note: As part of your rationale, you can refer to examples from your professional experiences (past and/or current), however, do not share specific workplace details (e.g., name of workplace, location, names of employees, etc.).

 

References.

Assignment 1: The Future of Workplace Wellness

The purpose of this assignment is to research and investigate a workplace wellness trend. You are required to use secondary resources and encouraged to use primary resources to learn about how organizations manage and deliver theworkplace wellness trend.

This assignment provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the achievement of the following course learning outcomes:

• Explain how workplace wellness programs are changing in response to environmental impacts and emerging trends.

Key Information

• Type:Individual
• Weight:20%
• Delivery: Avenue to Learn – Assignment folder
• Due Date: Check the Detailed Course Schedule in the About the Course module

Instructions

Research a workplace wellness trend and write a report that analyzes how the trend is being used byan organization. You can also choose to focus on multipleorganizationswithin your report.

When writing your report, you are required to use secondary resources and encouraged to use primary resources. Secondary resources include accessing the McMaster University Library resources (e.g., books, eBooks, scholarly journal articles, etc.) and consulting online resources (e.g., blogs, websites, trade publications, popular articles, magazines, newspaper articles, etc.). Primary resources include speaking to someone from an organization to learn about how they manage and deliver the wellness trend you selected.

1. Choose a workplace wellness trend.
   Select oneworkplace wellness trend from the list below:

• Holistic approach to wellness
• Prevention vs. treatment
• Mental wellness
• Financial wellness
• Technology
• Aging workforce
• Remote/Virtual workforce
• Another trend – make sure you consult your instructor to receive approval

2. Write your report.
   Create your report with the following headings and information:
   1. Overview of Workplace Wellness Trend
3. Provide a brief description of the trend
4. Explain why it has emerged as a trend
5. Explain its importance to organizations (i.e., what is the business case for this trend?)

 

1. Advantages and Disadvantages of Trend

1. Describe the advantages of implementing this trend within an organization
2. Describe the disadvantages of implementing this trend within an organization

 

• Application of Trend in Organizations

If you have researched more than one organization, answer the following questions for each organization:

1. Explain the impact of the trend on the organization; why did the organization focus on this trend?
2. How does the organization measure this trend? What data/metrics do they use?
3. Is the trend part of an overall health and wellness philosophy or corporate strategy?
4. Does the organization have buy-in and support from senior leaders?If so, how was this achieved?

 

1. Impact of Trend on the Organizations and Employees

If you have researched more than one organization, answer the following questions for each organization:

1. How does the implementation of this trend benefit the organization (i.e., financial success) and its employees?
2. What are the long-term benefits to the organization?

Structure

Use the headings provided and respond to the questions associated with each heading. When responding to the questions, use a combination of paragraphs and bullet pointsto organize your content.

Make sure you cite your sources using APA citation style. That is, includein-text citations throughout your report and a references list at the end of your report.

Format

• Length and space: 4-5 pages max., double-spaced
  The references list is not included in the total number of pages.
• Font type: Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman
• Font size: 12 points
• Citation guide: APA Style
• File type: Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) or Portable Document Format (PDF)

Resources

 

Assignment Rubric

Criteria	Meets All Expectations	Meets Most of the Expectations	Meets Some of the Expectations	Does Not Meet Expectations
Content and Understanding (15 points)	The report is thorough, demonstrates an excellent grasp of the workplace wellness trend and its delivery within organizations. (14-15 points)	The report demonstrates a good grasp of the workplace wellness trend and its delivery within organizations. (11-13 points)	The report demonstrates an adequate grasp of the workplace wellness trend and its delivery within organizations. (8-10 points)	The report does not demonstrate a sufficient grasp of the workplace wellness trend and its delivery within organizations. (0-7 points)
Structure and Organization (10 points)	Well organized with headings. Includes all required parts and sections (i-iv), as indicated in the instructions. (9-10 points)	Mostly organized with headings. Includes most required parts and sections, as indicated in the instructions. (7-8 points)	No headings. Some of the required parts and sections are incomplete, and/or do not fully meet the requirements indicated in the instructions. (5-6 points)	Excludes many of the required parts and sections, and/or does not address the requirements indicated in the instructions. (0-4 points)
Writing Style (10 points)	Writing is clear, concise, and coherent. (9-10 points)	Writing is mostly clear, concise, and coherent. (7-8 points)	Writing is somewhat unclear and/or disorganized. Thoughts can only be followed with difficulty. (5-6 points)	Writing is unclear and disorganized. Thoughts cannot be followed. (0-4 points)
APA Citation Style (5 points)	Work is cited correctly in APA style (in-text and references list). (5 points)	Work is mostly cited correctly in APA style (in-text and references list). (4 points)	Work is sometimes cited correctly in APA style (in-text and references list). (3 points)	Work is not cited correctly in APA style (in-text and references list). (0-2 points)
Grammar and Spelling (5 points)	No grammatical and spelling errors. (5 points)	Few grammatical and/or spelling errors. (4 points)	Several grammatical and/or spelling errors that detract from the content. (3 points)	A significant number of grammatical and/or spelling errors, which greatly affects readability. (0-2 points)