Mental Stress

The impact of the Covid-19 outbreak is only beginning to be felt. The virus itself is only one of three contagions. The other two are economic and mental health. We are four weeks into a lockdown and the signs of mental stress are beginning to show. Domestic abuse cases are rising, and people are reporting feeling the strain on their mental health. The importance of mental toughness and resilience is more important now than ever.

There are four key areas where HAs’ and LAs’ can think about applying training and development. The first is with their leaders and equipping them with the mental skills to be able to maintain their health while handling the pressure of delivery. The second is to protect their staff during this period. Thirdly, how can they support the tenants and service users and develop their resilience when many are already mentally sensitive. Lastly, when we begin to come out of this period and have to embrace a changed ‘world’ how do they support staff with the mental skills and capabilities to embrace the changes and still perform to meet the challenges this will present?

The answer lies in understanding mental toughness/resilience and being able the tools and techniques accordingly. One way to quickly assess and support staff with useful tools is via the Pandemic Resilience Test. We are able to provide organisations with the opportunity to take this test for FREE for a short period. If you’d like to do that or have a conversation about how mental toughness training might be of benefit to your organisation then please contact us.