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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion

BOP701 · Health, Work and Stress — Week 11 of 16

CourseBOP701
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion

  1. Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs)
  2. Corporate wellness and preventative health initiatives
  3. Evaluation of individual wellbeing outcomes
  4. Organisational return on investment (ROI) and retention benefits
  5. (L023) Concepts in Worksite Wellness
  6. Mental and Physical Wellness - Alex Edmans
  7. Week 1 : Lecture 2D : Employee Assistance Program

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Evaluate the likely benefits to organisations and individuals from health promotion programmes or wellness schemes in the workplace in an organisational context.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the likely benefits to organisations and individuals from health promotion programmes or wellness schemes in the workplace in an organisational context.

Study materials

Videos

  • (L023) Concepts in Worksite Wellness · YouTube · North Dakota Public Health Training Network · 26 min · for registered students
  • Mental and Physical Wellness - Alex Edmans · YouTube · Gresham College · 55 min · for registered students
  • Mental and Physical Wellness · YouTube · Gresham College · 55 min · for registered students
  • The Culture of Wellbeing: A Holistic Approach to Thinking About Organizational Wellness · YouTube · eCornell · 60 min · for registered students
  • What does "wellness" mean at work? · YouTube · eCornell · 50 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 18: Stress and Well Being · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 525–556 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 7: Managing Stress and Emotions · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 253–304 · for registered students
  • Workplace stress: a collective challenge (ILO, World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2016) · PDF · Ilo, report; 63 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Understanding Occupational Stress
  • Week 2: Burnout and Traumatic Stress
  • Week 3: The Economics of Workplace Stress
  • Week 4: Theoretical Models of Workplace Wellbeing
  • Week 5: Workplace Stressors and Structural Conditions
  • Week 6: Task Architecture and Job-Related Strains
  • Week 7: Individual Differences and Extra-Organisational Factors
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Organisational Interventions and Stress Remedies
  • Week 10: Psychological Interventions: CBT and REBT
  • Week 11: Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion
  • Week 12: Applying Health, Work and Stress in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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