BSBWHS432X - Contribute to organisational mental health response in the context of disruptive events_DLM

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support the mental (or psychological) health of employees in an organisation or work area in the context of a disruptive event. It involves participating in the management of psychological health and safety in the workplace and providing support to others in the event of disruption to an organisation or work area.

This unit applies to those who work in a range of supervisory or managerial roles across all industries, and who apply knowledge of work health and safety (WHS) principles. This unit also applies to health and safety representatives (HSRs).

This unit does not qualify the learner as a mental health professional. For information on delivery, please refer to the Cross-Sector Mental Health and Organisational Disruption Companion Volume Implementation Guide available on VETNet.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

NOTES

1. The term ‘mental health’ is defined by the World Health Organization as ‘a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community’. The terms ‘mental health’ and ‘psychological health’ are equivalent.

2. The term ‘organisational disruption’ refers to the significant disturbance to the operations of an organisation or work area caused by a ‘disruptive event’. Disruptive events may be internal or external to the organisation and may or may not be foreseeable. Examples include: public health risks (such as epidemics and pandemics), natural disasters, public inquiries and litigation.

3. The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ and ‘work health and safety’ are equivalent, and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where model WHS laws have not been implemented, registered training organisations (RTOs) are advised to contextualise this unit of competency by referring to existing WHS legislative requirements.

4. The model WHS laws include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model WHS Codes of Practice. See Safe Work Australia (SWA) for further information.

Unit Sector

Cross-Sector – Workplace Mental Health