Psychological and Social Support
Workplace Factor 2
It’s hard for employees to be productive when their focus is pulled elsewhere – whether that’s to a difficult conversation they had with a coworker, or to challenges at home. The ability to speak openly with colleagues and managers about these challenges means there’s psychological and social support in the workplace.
Here are resources related to psychological and social support.
On the Agenda: Putting Psychological and Social Support on the Agenda
On the Agenda offers a series of free workshop and facilitator tools that support all 13 workplace factors. Putting Psychological and Social Support on the Agenda focuses on factor 2.
Psychological Health & Safety Action Guide for Employers
This guide provides a step by step approach for developing a psychological health and safety strategy. At each step, the guide explains why the action is important, what options you have and what additional resources you can turn to for help.
Importance of Psychological and Social Support in the Workplace
This webpage provides a comprehensive overview of what a psychologically and socially supportive workplace entails, why it’s important and how to improve it. It also discusses how you can put this principle into action.