What's Your Mental Health in the Workplace IQ?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  An employee comes to talk to you about their personal challenges with depression.  What's your immediate response?

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  • A.
    Empathize by telling the employee you understand and know exactly what they're going through
  • B.
    Let the employee know that you are there to support them
  • C.
    Share information on the organization's EAP program
• 2.
  After a critical meeting with a client an employee openly shares that they struggle with controlling their alcohol intake. What's your response?

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  • A.
    Continue to listen to them non-judgementally
  • B.
    Gently, remind them of your organization's Drug Free Workplace policy
  • C.
    Sign them up for substance use counseling through the EAP
• 3.
  After a bad performance review an employee starts sweating, has shortness of breath and complains about chest pains. What do you do?

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  • A.
    Ask the employee if they suffer from panic attacks
  • B.
    Apply cold compresses to their forehead to calm them down
  • C.
    Call 9-1-1, they may be having a heart attack 
• 4.
  During an offsite meeting, an employee is hearing voices that you don't hear. What's your response?

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  • A.
    Help the employee to understand that the voices are not real
  • B.
    Move the employee to a dim area to minimize over stimulation
  • C.
    Listen to what the employee is saying and validate their feelings

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Mental Health In the Workplace Enthusiast

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  You care about mental health in the workplace, which is great! However, you lack some of the core skills to effectively manage a mental health crisis in the workplace should it arise. But have no fear, most professionals aren't equipped to manage and respond to mental health in the workplace, but you can learn! At Wellbeing Works, LLC, we support organizations in building those critical mental health in the workplace skills. Check out some of the free resources and services that we offer, click the button below:
• 2.
  Budding Mental Health In the Workplace Practitioner

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  Well alright! You have good gut instincts about what to do in the event of a mental health crisis in the workplace, you're on the right path. But there were one or two questions that you didn't get right, so there's still room to sharpen your skills. The truth is you never know what mental health crisis may arise in the workplace and as a professional, manager or caring colleague, being as prepared as possible, with the right skills is important. Becoming more confident to respond to mental health in the workplace is possible with the right training. At Wellbeing Works, LLC, we support organizations in building those critical mental health in the workplace skills. Check out some of the free resources and services that we offer, click the button below:
• 3.
  Mental Health in the Workplace Guru

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  You have a lot to smile about! You got all of the answers right. Here's a virtual fist bump coming your way! But, did you know that this quiz is only a snapshot of the potential ways that mental illness can show up in the workplace? As a professional, manager or caring colleague, building a broad skillset to address the diversity of potential mental illness crises that can emerge in the workplace is important. Receiving appropriate training on mental health provides you with the confidence and the tools to respond! At Wellbeing Works, LLC, we support organizations in building those critical mental health in the workplace skills. Check out some of the free resources and services that we offer, click the button below: