Check out the upcoming webinar, “Understanding Microaggressions – The Mental Health Connection”

February 15, 2022 - Defence Stories

What are microaggressions, where do they come from, and how do they impact us?

Defence Team members are invited to participate in an upcoming webinar on microaggressions, where various types will be explored and discussions on the social, cultural, and environmental impacts they can have on our mental health and well-being will take place.

What you will learn:

• How to recognize the various forms of microaggressions;
• Ways to increase your awareness of unconscious bias and understand how it can impact certain groups and individuals;
• Learn about the effects that microaggresions can have on individual mental health and psychological health and safety at work;
• Strategies for addressing unconscious bias to reduce microaggressions in both the workplace and community;

English Session

Date: February 22, 2022
Time: 1300 to 1430 EDT
Guest Speaker: Tinaye Manyimo BBA, BACS, CCIP

French Session

Date: February 23, 2022
Time: 1300 to 1430 EDT
Guest Speaker: Andrea Thoms, MEd

Location: Virtual (Microsoft TEAMS). A link to the virtual presentation will be provided to registered participants.

Target Audience: All military and public service Defence Team members are invited to attend.

Register now by clicking the link (you are now leaving the Government of Canada website. For internal audiences only)

If you are unable to participate in the live event, recordings of past webinars are available on the ADM (HR-Civ) YouTube channel (you are now leaving the Government of Canada website. This site is not accessible on the National Defence network).

Stay tuned for future monthly webinars hosted by HR-Civ’s Organizational Well-Being team. Previous webinars have featured renowned experts in the fields of finance, resilience, burnout, parenting, mental health, and more.