Summer Institute on Workplace Wellness
Thu-Fri, July 19-20, 2012Invest in the healthy well-being of all your employees to generate creativity, enhance productivity and strengthen job satisfaction.
Three key themes will be addressed in this year’s institute:
- Engaging across generations - find out how to bring fresh perspectives and positive techniques to interface with increasing generational diversity in the workplace.
- Incorporating social media - learn how social media tools can support recruitment, engagement and retention.
- Build a psychologically healthy workplace - the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace will be released in September. Explore the 12 key criteria for a psychologically healthy work environment and problem-solve the most common barriers organizations face in addressing psychological health and safety issues.
Be inspired by what is working for others and gain practical resources and tools to create a workplace where all employees thrive.
Please contact staff at 604.822.5042 or email for more information.
This program will take place at the C.K. Choi Building on the UBC Point Grey campus.
Institute (2-day) Fee: $495+tax, includes lunches
Thursday only: $275+tax, includes lunch
Friday only: $275+tax, includes lunch
15% discount when two or more individuals register from the same organization.
Special Offers and Events
As our way of saying thank you for joining us this summer, UBC Continuing Studies has organized a number of special events and offers exclusively for Summer Institute participants.
UBC alumni who take a UBC Continuing Studies Summer Institute are eligible for additional exclusive alumni offers and events.
| Thu, Jul 19 | |
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| 9am-12noon | Working to Ensure an Inclusive Workplace for All Generations Facilitator: Sandra Reder, CPC Who are the Gen ’Y’s, X’s, Boomers and Traditionalists? How do we as professionals who care about our people and our organization’s success work across such diversity in a way that will promote collaboration, engagement, retention, and optimization of resources? Learn how to foster a culture of inclusion by dispelling the destructive myths and stereotypes that obstruct communication and collaboration across generations. Learn what’s working for different types of organizations, large, small, for profit, not-for-profit. Explore how to fine tune policies and procedures to meet today’s intergenerational challenges. Bring examples of programs or initiatives for which you want to increase positive participation and sustainable results. Create valuable relationships with a network of experienced professionals as we share what we know and the questions we’re still asking. Leave with realistic techniques and practices you can use to engage and retain a multi-generational workforce in a flourishing workplace. Lunch included in registration fee |
| Lunch | Catered lunch |
| 1-4pm | Incorporating Social Media to Enhance Engagement and Wellness at Work Facilitator: Rochelle Grayson How can online communication tools complement your current communication strategy to engage, retain and inspire employees? Whether you are new to social media or currently using online tools, this afternoon session offers strategies that can be applied at all levels of an organization. Using case studies and a wide range of examples, explore best practices and learn how social media can appropriately and effectively help promote and support health and wellness initiatives. Discover cost-effective ways to increase communication and engagement and learn how to meet ethical and confidentiality requirements. Find out what’s working for other organizations and leave with new strategies and a clear understanding of social media opportunities available to create an engaged and healthy work environment. |
| Fri, Jul 20 | |
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9am-4pm |
Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace: Ensuring Compliance with the BNQ/CSA National Standard of Canada Facilitator: Dr. Joti Samra, R. Psych The impacts of psychological health and safety issues are substantial, and account for the leading cause of short and long term disability in Canadian workplaces. Yet, many organizations struggle with knowing where to start in addressing psychological health and safety issues in their workplace. In September 2012, Canadian employers will have available to them increased support for improving the psychological health and safety of their workers through the release of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. This voluntary national standard provides organizations with the guidance and tools needed to achieve measurable improvements with respect to the psychological health and safety of Canadian workers. This interactive one-day session offers:
Lunch included in registration fee |
- GRAYSON, Rochelle
- REDER, Sandra, CPC
- SAMRA, Joti, PhD
Online: Register online via our secure server using your Visa or MasterCard. To guarantee registration, please ensure that your credit card can accept this charge.
Telephone: Call us at 604.822.5042 to register using your Visa or MasterCard. Regular office hours are weekdays 8:30am to 4:30pm PST.
Fax: Fax the completed registration form 
to 604.822.5497 using Visa or MasterCard.
Mail: Mail the completed registration form using cheque (payable to UBC), Visa or MasterCard to UBC Continuing Studies, 410-5950 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3.
