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International Journal of Emergency Mental Health & Human Resilience
World Mental Health 2018
July 16-18, 2018
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July 16-18, 2018 Dubai, UAE
Public Mental Health and Neuroscience
29
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International Conference on
Strategies to address social anxiety in the workplace: the “hidden” performance killer
M
ental health issues impacts working lives too. People struggling with social anxiety place an excessively high standard for
themselves within any given social situation, especially the modern day workplace where competence seems to matter most.
Research suggests that employees struggling with social anxiety are more acutely aware of how they think and people are going to
react to them, as they have a tendency to feel inferior to others, irrespective of their positioning. Some of the questions this workshop
will answer include: How does social anxiety impact employee performance? What support can be put in place for employees who
are battling with social anxiety? How can a “deep” as opposed to “surface” coaching approach be used to tackle social anxiety? All
participants are asked (in small groups) to comment on how issues such as social anxiety are expressed and addressed in their
workplace. Other discussions around established and reputable strategies that have been used to tackle social anxietywill be embedded
into the discussion. The session will close with a plenary debate and defining the best practices, main problems and prioritisation of
the author’s goals for promoting “healthy (in every way) organisations”.
Biography
Michelle Hunter –BSc, MA, MSc, PGCE, PhD, MCIPD, CPsychol, AFBPsS Chartered Occupational Psychologist | Senior Lecturer | Leadership Development
Specialist | Executive Coach | Psychometrician.
michelle.hunter@roehampton.ac.ukMichelle Hunter
University of Reohampton, United Kingdom
Michelle Hunter, Int J Emerg Ment Health 2018, Volume 20
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C2-014