Regional Workshop Day 2

AEN is holding a two day workshop at the Atura Albury on Thursday 31 October and Friday 1 November 2019. Over the two days, there will be four workshops as well as an AEN industry update.

Friday 1 November

Emotional Intelligence Workshop

Mental Health Workshop

This is a free event for AEN members. The non-member rate is $155.

Workshop Descriptions

Emotional Intelligence Workshop

Emotional intelligence describes the ability to understand one’s own feelings, and that of groups, and how these emotions can influence motivation and behavior. The concepts of Emotional Intelligence have been around since at least the 1900’s, but the term was first introduced by Wayne Payne in 1985.

As a result of the growing acknowledgement by professionals of the importance and relevance of emotions to work outcomes, the research on the topic continued to gain momentum, but it wasn’t until the publication of Daniel Goleman’s best seller Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ that the term became widely accepted by mainstream media.

Workshop Objectives:

• Define and practice self-management, self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, and empathy.
• Understand, use and manage your emotions.
• Verbally communicate with others.
• Successfully communicate with others in a non-verbal manner.
• Identify the benefits of emotional intelligence.
• Relate emotional intelligence to the workplace.
• Balance optimism and pessimism.
• Effectively impact others.

Mental Health in the Workplace

Participants will understand the importance of a mentally healthy workplace. Participants will be able to identify behaviours and patterns of mental health in workplace environments and what actions can be taken to assist those affected.

These programs clarify what resilience is and how important resilience is to maintaining employee wellbeing and fulfilling their role.

Managers undertaking training will understand what legislative requirements apply to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace as applicable to their role and responsibilities as a manager. The methods and techniques used to effectively deal with situations of mental un-wellness are also addressed to build skills and confidence in responding to an affected team member.

Responsibilities for employees are properly defined, with instructions on how to identify mental ill health, how to respond and what can be done to assist a fellow team member.

Workshop Objectives:

• Understand and comply with relevant legislative requirements
• Identify the indicators of a current period of mental ill health
• Identify the workplace risk factors which may lead to the development of or exacerbate a mental health condition
• Understand how to communicate about mental ill health
• Identify why resilience is important to the person and in the workplace
• Identify ways to improve well-being and the ability to cope with challenges