“I made a presentation yesterday to a large corporation. When I told them that I was a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® they said, ‘We want to do business with you because you know what you’re talking about’,” says Alex Hixon, one of the graduates of the Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist Program in a recent interview.
Mental well-being is essential to an individual’s overall well-being. Mental health problems not only stunt employee productivity and performance, but they also affect other aspects of an individual’s life, including social relationships, finances, and education. These in turn, drive poorer mental health outcomes, activating a vicious cycle.
In today’s workplace, mental health and well-being programs thrive on tech solutions, including mental wellness apps, tele-mental health services, and virtual counselling. Each of these initiatives involves employees volunteering sensitive information about themselves, including their age, home address, mental health conditions, current and past treatments, as well as any comorbidities. As a sensitive issue, therefore, employers and HR managers need to make drastic moves to help rebuild trust among the workforce and retain their best hands.
According to an article first published on the Washington Post, one company advertised the names and home addresses of people living with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder or bipolar disorder, while another company sold an entire database of aggregated mental health records for $275 per 1000 ailment contacts.
The Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist Program offers business leaders and wellness managers an opportunity to change the game in corporate wellness, and remodel their offerings to optimize employee well-being and retain the best talents.
The Certified Corporate Wellness Wellness Specialist (CCWS) training program provides a comprehensive insight into these nuances, and how business owners and managers can improve these metrics of well-being to improve employee well-being, engagement, and productivity.
