BUILDING RESILIENCY

Building Resiliency is an innovative program designed to support the Building Trades of Alberta’s membership in raising awareness about mental health, wellness, and resiliency in the workplace.

Building awareness about mental health, creating a psychologically safe work environment through peer supports and creating recovery-inclusive workplaces, all contribute to fostering optimal mental health for our members.

Building Resiliency is a partnership with the Government of Alberta and experts in the field of mental health, wellness and recovery-inclusive workplaces. The programs and services are provided at no cost to our BTA affiliate members and their families.

Mental health and wellness

Skills and Resiliency

TELUS Health Skills and Resiliency Microlearning, powered by headversity offers private and confidential training to build skills and take control of your mental wellbeing. It’s a quicker, simpler, and better way to equip you with the tools to deal with everyday stressors and support the psychological safety of those you care about and work with.

Becoming a Peer Support

A Peer Support is someone who shares knowledge, experience and provides practical support to a coworker. Peer supports help to create psychological safety in the workplace which means each individual feels accepted, supported, and respected without fear of negative consequences.

A Peer Support is someone who can provide coaching and compassionate communication to build a culture and work environment where it is safe to speak up, share ideas and reduce stigma.

Peer Supports can help guide coworkers to available resources but are not counsellors.

Are you interested in further learning on mental health and wellness? Want to learn more about becoming a Peer Support?

Recovery-Inclusive Workplaces (RIWP)

Recovery-inclusive workplace (RIWP) learning will be provided to contractors and owners on:

What is RIWP
What are the benefits of RIWP
What a RIWP looks like
How to assess your workplace
A Framework for recovery-inclusive workplaces

A recovery-inclusive workplace can generate better outcomes for improved productivity, increased skilled worker retention and safer workplace environments that can be sustained over time.

BREAKING FREE

Breaking Free is a self-guided, interactive digital service that is a confidential wellness and recovery support for alcohol and drugs and to improve your overall mental health.

The service is available 24/7.

Beyond the Checkbox Podcast

Breaking Mental Health Stigmas in the Workplace

Check out a special podcast with Ian Robb, Project Coordinator and Dr. Ryan Todd, CEO and Founder of headversity, discussing the virtues of the Building Resiliency program and the importance of reducing stigma in the workplace around mental health and addiction.