The Wellness Recovery Action Plan is a tool available to companies so that their employees can play an active role in solving possible difficulties with their psychological well-being in the workplace.
At ifeel, we have created our model so your employees can use it today. Download it here and have a look at it. In it, we explain the phases of such a plan and suggest some ideas to address psychological well-being issues.
Wellness Recovery Action Plan
These difficulties within the mental health field can be more or less serious and affect team performance in different ways, relationships between colleagues, and, of course, the other aspects of a person’s life outside of work.
That is why it is essential to have this type of tool that help employees and the company stop the progression of specific work-related health problems that may end up requiring more drastic solutions, such as sick leave, due to these issues.
We start from the premise that, for some reason, it has not been possible to prevent their occurrence, for example, through a Wellness Action Plan, which would be a document similar to the recovery document but with a more preventive approach.
For this reason, it is important to be proactive in addressing these issues as much as possible. After all, employees should be the focus of all measures to take care of their psychological well-being at work.
To take care of our physical and psychological health, we must observe and listen to what is happening in our lives at all levels: our body, mind, emotions, and behavior tell us if something is wrong if our sense of balance is in distress or if there are particular stressors to be addressed. The better we know ourselves, the easier it is for us to take care of ourselves or, if necessary, to turn to professional psychologists to help us with this task. Thanks to a properly designed Wellness Recovery Action Plan, it is easier to achieve this.
Prevent problems from worsening
Life outside and inside work is not always easy or pleasant. Sometimes we force our body to keep pulling, pushing the limits of its endurance or pushing us closer to the limits of what is healthy. Problems can also arise that are beyond our control or that we have not been able to pay attention to until they have begun to seriously interfere with our overall functioning: performance, mood, concentration, interpersonal relationships, motivation, and commitment to work…
Safeguarding confidentiality
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan can help staff members become aware of these factors and design an orderly, strategic, and practical pattern of care for their psychological well-being.
When dealing with these issues, protecting privacy is essential. The Wellness Recovery Action Plan is an entirely confidential document, and only the employees who create it have the final say on its contents. Remember that employees only need to share their Wellness Recovery Action Plan with their managers if they feel it will help them with their strategy.
Caring for emotional well-being in organizations
At ifeel, we believe emotional well-being is a fundamental part of our health. Many factors can influence it, so it is essential that, both inside and outside of work, we incorporate healthy lifestyle habits that give us a good sense of balance.
To convey this idea, our team of psychologists, experts in well-being at work, has created an emotional well-being program for companies that brings relevant benefits to the whole team, including Human Resources managers.
These managers play a fundamental role in the company’s final results. It is crucial to support them to properly guide the relationship between the company and employees and ensure that it is as beneficial as possible for both.
Are you part of your organization’s Human Resources department? That’s why, through our program, you can receive personalized, data-driven advice on improving the psychological well-being of the teams under your care. Try our program now to see how it could help you.
In addition, this program offers all employees a complete mental health care service that they can access in different ways depending on their needs. Those who wish can access an online therapy service with one of our psychologists, specialized in cases like theirs, or interact with one of our professionals to receive emotional support in a more specific circumstance that concerns them.
Of course, in our Resources section, you can find different materials, such as podcasts, HR Guides on various topics (e.g., employee experience or how to design a good HR strategy), or interviews with important HR positions. In addition, we have a Psychosocial Risk Factors Template, which you can use to comply with the requirements of the Labor Inspectorate.
We hope you found this post about ifeel’s Wellness Action Recovery Plan interesting. If you would like more information about our emotional well-being program for companies, ask us, and we will contact your team as soon as possible.
