Mental health promotion in the workplace

On 27 February 2024, a seminar entitled ‘Mental health promotion in the workplace’ was held. The seminar was attended by the employees of the Sewerage Board of Limassol – Amathus, under the guidance of the lecturer of clinical psychology and trainer of the UoL Center for DEI, Dr. Markella Gregoriou.

The seminar aimed to understand the definition of Mental Health and to develop knowledge and skills regarding mental health, so that Employees can manage the challenges and new data of the Organization, without hindering the sustainability of the Organization and their functionality.

The participants were informed about the various ways to manage their emotions about mental health in the workplace, which as it turned out directly affects the productivity and adaptation of employees and is the main cause of absence from work.

Through the promotion of the employee’s mental health, resilience, and social adaptation are created, which today are considered the prerequisites for the sustainability and prosperity of an organization.

The staff participated actively, constructively, and in a positive spirit in the seminar, which is one of the Council’s actions to prepare staff for the changes that will be brought about by the transformation of the Sala into a Limassol District Self-Government Organization, in the context of the reform of Local Government.

The UoL Center for DEI offers educational programs in the field of mental and social health that aim to communicate the latest research data and new approaches from the field of preventive psychiatry and social neuroscience on mental and social health issues, to help parents, professionals and every citizen understand necessary knowledge for our life in the 21st century Century. It is a thematic cycle with different sections and discussions that seek to debunk myths, weaken stereotypes, and explain science differently.     

Programs offered:

• Children’s Mental Health: From Pregnancy to Childhood Mental Illness

1.1. Mental health in childhood 6-12

1.2. The architecture of the brain

1.3. Mental illness in childhood

• Social Intelligence and Happiness in the 21st Century

2.1. Social intelligence, friendship and self-resilience

2.2. Social adaptability and the foundations of happiness in the 21st century

2.3. Social Health, Longevity, and Quality of Life in Adults