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Health, Wellbeing and Employment

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This course explores the topic health, wellbeing, and employment. It discusses what wellbeing is, the Five Ways to Wellbeing and ways you could integrate these into your working and non-working life. It also includes information on:

  • Looking after your mental health.
  • Establishing a work life balance.
  • Setting boundaries.
  • Working from home.
  • Working in a team.
  • Seeking support and lots more.

The course will take approximately two to three hours to complete, but this timing will depend on how fast you read and how long you spend on any activities. You do not need to complete the whole course in one go. If you leave and come back to the course, it will remember where you got up to.

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Course Updated: February 2025.

Resource list

Recovery College Online Courses

The following list of Recovery College Online courses were mentioned in this course. These courses will provide you with more information on some of the topics discussed.

The Five Ways to Wellbeing course includes examples of each of the five ways and of how people have used them to help themselves. You can access this course via the courses page on our website.

Our Lifestyle and Recovery series course looks at topics such as Sleep and Relaxation, Nutrition and Wellbeing, Exercise and Recovery, Drugs and Alcohol and, Mindfulness and Goal Setting. You can access this course via the courses page on our website.

The Creating a Routine for Positive Change course looks at all things routine from the benefits of having a routine to habit stacking and creating morning and evening routines . You can access it via the courses page on our website.

If you would like more information on time management, you could take a look at our Maintaining Occupational Balance in Uncertain Times course. You can access it via the courses page on our website.

Website links

The following websites include information relating to employment and mental health. It is not an exhaustive list of resources however it does include a list of some organisations that offer information, advice or support. 

ACAS is an organisation that provides free and impartial advice on workplace issues. Their website includes a section on health and wellbeing, offering guidance and resources for employers and employees. Click the following link to access their website : ACAS .

The Disability Rights UK website was created by disabled people for disabled people. It has resources, a benefit calculator and disability related helplines alongside information on news and policy. You can access this via the following link: Disability Rights UK.

The Job Help Campaign is available for anyone who has a mental or physical health condition or disability. This scheme supports these individuals to access work or stay in work and can provide grants to help with this. They provide support if needed for adjustments. Click the following link to take you to information on this: Job Help Campaign.

Mental Health at Work have lots of different resources, articles and case studies covering various mental health related topics. They also have information specifically for people who are self-employed. You can access their website by the following link: Mental Health at Work.

The Mental Health Foundation have been around since 1949. They have information on their website on a variety of topics including information on creating a work life balance. Click the following link to take you to their site: Mental Health.org.uk.

The Mind charity's website has lots of information on mental health and more specific information on wellbeing at work. It has information tailored towards people looking for support for themselves or others, for employers and for those wanting to partner with Mind. Click the following link to access their workplace specific information: Workplace Mind.

The Rethink Mental Illness website has information on work benefits and reasonable adjustments. It also has a large list of useful contacts that you may find helpful. You can access employment related information on their website by clicking the following link: Work and mental illness Rethink.

The Scope charity covers the geographical location of England and Wales. They have various advice and support lines that people can contact to discuss disability related queries. They have lots of helpful practical information available on their website and are dedicated to making society fairer. You can access their website by the following link: Scope.

The Equality and Advisory Services is a helpline that supports people who are experiencing issues with equality and human rights. They can provide advice and help resolution to occur without the need for issuing a claim in cases where this is not essential. They are however not able to offer legal advice. Click the link below to go to their website: Equality Advisory Service.

The UK Government website has lots of different UK specific information on employment ranging from finding a job to redundancy to benefits for eighteen years old, as well as information and advice for employers. Click the following link to take you to the Gov.uk website: Access to work GOV.uk