PsyHealth worXs! Psychosocial Health Prevention and Work standards
Learn about the step-by-step process of conducting a psychosocial risk assessment through PsyHealth worXs! Psychosocial Health Prevention and Work standards.
Online
6 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study, Virtual Classroom | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Work-related stress has become a significant issue in many workplaces around the world. While employers are constantly looking for productive employees, they must also ensure that their employees can deal with the daily stress. According to reports, more than 50% of the employees working in the EU suffer from work-related stress. The PsyHealth worXs! programme aims to shed light on the concept of psychosocial risks. The course also discusses the procedures that organisations can use to deal with psychosocial risks.
The PsyHealth worXs! course curriculum will explore how organisations can conduct psychosocial risk assessments. Ultimately, every company and organisation should strive to make their workplace healthier. The programme has been created with the help of experts in Social Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology. It has been made available for all as an online learning MOOC by the edX platform.
Furthermore, you can finish the PsyHealth worXs! online course in six weeks and add a verified certificate to showcase your accomplishment by enrolling in the verified track which offers unlimited access. edX also allows you to learn the course for free through the audit track that gives limited period access to study the course materials.
The Highlights
- Medicine subject
- Instructor-led sessions
- Audit track available
- Instructor-paced schedule
- Professional verified shareable certificate
- Supported by EIT Health
- Six weeks course with weekly study time two to three hours
Programme Offerings
- Instructor-paced education
- Professional shareable certificate
- Six-weeks Programme
- Course in Medicine
- Zero prerequisites
- Audit track
- Study time two to three hours a week
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability |
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| no |
Eligibility Criteria
PsyHealth worXs! Psychosocial Health Prevention and Work standards need no prerequisites to join.
What you will learn
The PsyHealth worXs! Psychosocial Health Prevention and Work standards certification syllabus will explore the following concepts:
- What entails work-related stress?
- Why is psychosocial risk assessment necessary? What are the obstacles? How does documentation and processing work?
- What do practitioners have to say?
- Legal obligations and scientific foundations in psychosocial risk assessment
- Evaluations, implementation and designs of interventions
- How to assess certain work characteristics as risks?
Admission Details
Step 1: You can access the PsyHealth worXs! Psychosocial Health Prevention and Work standards programme page here: https://www.edx.org/learn/workplace-wellness/rwth-aachen-university-psyhealth-worxs-psychosocial-health-prevention-and-work-standards
Step 2: After you are done reading the course information, click on ‘Enroll now’ if the course has started.
Step 3: If you have an edX profile, sign in and go to the courses page. If not, then create a new account on the edX website.
Step 4: Select this course and choose if you want the certification track or the audit track.
Step 5: Pay the course fee if you want certification. Else begin learning.
Application Details
Sign in or sign up to your account to access the PsyHealth worXs! certification course. To sign up, enter your name, email ID, appropriate username, and a unique password and create your account. You can also sign in through your existing social accounts on Facebook/Google/Microsoft/Apple.
The Syllabus
- The need for psychosocial risk assessment (scientific foundations and legal obligations)
- What is work-related stress?
- The process of psychosocial risk assessment
- Obstacles that may inhibit it
- Preparation
- First steps of the assessment
- Methods for the assessment of work characteristics
How to evaluate the outcome of the assessment
- Evaluation, definition, and implementation of interventions
- Examples of interventions in different branches
Methods for the evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions
Documentation and of the assessment and the process of updating and continuation
Instructors
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Yes, you must upgrade to the verified certificate track to secure the certificate.
No, the PsyHealth worXs! Psychosocial Health Prevention and Work standards certification is an instructor-led course.
No, there are no prerequisites that you need to fulfill to enroll in the course.
The programme falls under the medicine domain.