Clinical Key Question
What are the issues surrounding mental health in the
workplace?
Stigma and The AOs:
Limited Support System:
Discrimination: AO1 - describe the key question in
Counselling and support
Employees might hide their clinical psychology
groups
mental health issues at work State the KQ
Make it shame-free and
to seem more appealing to Why is it relevant to society?
normalised
customers How does it affect people?
Manager training on mental
Open and awareness can Facts and figures
health to best help employees
reduce stigma AO2 - explain the key question using
concept theories and research
Theories/concepts/studies to
Lack of Awareness: Productivity:
help explain the KQ
Poor mental health can go Despite mental health
How do they reduce the impact
unnoticed like lack of employees will still work for
of the KQ on people?
involvement with peers and the salary
AO3 - evaluate evidence mentioned
communication Lead to bad performance and
Strengths and weaknesses of
Raising awareness can make productivity
the research
people feel more comfortable Better mental health leads to
talking about it higher productivity
Facts and Figures:
Workplace Stressors: Legal Obligations:
Detrimental for both the
Job pressures can impact Employers are legally
individual’s wellbeing as well as the
negative mental health like required to provide extra
company as a whole
working with criminals or high support and care to people
1 in 4 adults in the UK will
stress jobs with mental health issues
experience mental health in any
Better work-life balance for For example people with
given year
good well-being helps depression should have more
Cost of mental health is around £70
motivation flexible working hours
billion per year - 4.5% of GDP
Facts and Figures:
Ill mental health at work is thought to cost UK employers £26 billion each year - on average £1035 per employee
15.2 million days of sickness absence across the UK in 2013 was caused by everyday conditions such as stress, anxiety
or depression
2/5 of organisations saw an increase in mental health problems
1/6 employees currently experience mental health issues
France Telecom experienced more than 30 suicides of employees between 2008 and 2009
What are the issues surrounding mental health in the
workplace?
Stigma and The AOs:
Limited Support System:
Discrimination: AO1 - describe the key question in
Counselling and support
Employees might hide their clinical psychology
groups
mental health issues at work State the KQ
Make it shame-free and
to seem more appealing to Why is it relevant to society?
normalised
customers How does it affect people?
Manager training on mental
Open and awareness can Facts and figures
health to best help employees
reduce stigma AO2 - explain the key question using
concept theories and research
Theories/concepts/studies to
Lack of Awareness: Productivity:
help explain the KQ
Poor mental health can go Despite mental health
How do they reduce the impact
unnoticed like lack of employees will still work for
of the KQ on people?
involvement with peers and the salary
AO3 - evaluate evidence mentioned
communication Lead to bad performance and
Strengths and weaknesses of
Raising awareness can make productivity
the research
people feel more comfortable Better mental health leads to
talking about it higher productivity
Facts and Figures:
Workplace Stressors: Legal Obligations:
Detrimental for both the
Job pressures can impact Employers are legally
individual’s wellbeing as well as the
negative mental health like required to provide extra
company as a whole
working with criminals or high support and care to people
1 in 4 adults in the UK will
stress jobs with mental health issues
experience mental health in any
Better work-life balance for For example people with
given year
good well-being helps depression should have more
Cost of mental health is around £70
motivation flexible working hours
billion per year - 4.5% of GDP
Facts and Figures:
Ill mental health at work is thought to cost UK employers £26 billion each year - on average £1035 per employee
15.2 million days of sickness absence across the UK in 2013 was caused by everyday conditions such as stress, anxiety
or depression
2/5 of organisations saw an increase in mental health problems
1/6 employees currently experience mental health issues
France Telecom experienced more than 30 suicides of employees between 2008 and 2009
