Mental Health First Aid for Tech and Creative Teams

Category: HR, Workplace Wellness & Team Leadership

Subcategory: Mental Health Support, Burnout Prevention & Tech/Creative Operations

🧠 Mental Health First Aid for Tech and Creative Teams: Recognize Warning Signs, Prevent Burnout, and Build Psychological Safety

Master Workplace Mental Health Triage, Early Burnout Recognition, De-escalation Protocols, Supportive Peer Interventions, and Wellness Architecture

Date: 📅 December 3, 2026 (Thursday)

Time: ⏰ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (Asia/Manila)

Location: 📍 Live via Google Meet

💡 Are Tight Deadlines, Constant Screen Time, and High Pressure Draining Your Team’s Mental Well-Being?

Tech and creative environments operate at an intense pace—tight launch windows, complex codebases, client revisions, and perpetual connectivity. Left unchecked, chronic workplace stress rapidly turns into creative exhaustion, severe burnout, high employee turnover, and cognitive fatigue. Leaders and peers often want to help, but lack the practical tools to identify mental health red flags or conduct supportive, non-stigmatizing interventions.

What if you could establish a proactive Mental Health First Aid framework within your team that catches early warning signs, offers empathetic support, and safeguards your team’s mental health?

Are you seeing signs of burnout and emotional exhaustion in your technical or creative workforce?

  • ❌ Unidentified Burnout & Fatigue: Missing the early indicators of chronic stress, leading to sudden resignations or sharp drops in output

  • ❌ Stigma & Fear of Disclosure: Team members suffering silently due to fear of career repercussions, judgment, or perceived weakness

  • ❌ Unsure How to Respond in Crisis: Lacking clear protocols for supporting a colleague experiencing severe anxiety, panic, or emotional distress

  • ❌ Toxic “Hustle” Overwork Culture: Normalizing overtime, late-night messaging, and blurred work-life boundaries until teams collapse

The Goal: Equip HR professionals, engineering managers, creative directors, team leads, and peers with practical Mental Health First Aid skills to identify, support, and guide colleagues experiencing mental health challenges.

🔥 What You’ll Learn

  • Understanding Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in High-Pressure Workplaces

    Defining the role of a Mental Health First Aider and understanding boundaries between peer support and professional clinical care

  • Spotting Early Warning Signs & Behavioral Red Flags

    Recognizing subtle indicators of depression, anxiety, chronic burnout, and stress-induced withdrawal in remote and hybrid teams

  • The ALGEE Action Plan for Workplace Support

    Applying a step-by-step triage framework: Assessing risk, Listening non-judgmentally, Giving reassurance, and Encouraging professional support

  • Fostering Psychological Safety & Normalizing Well-Being

    Designing team culture where open dialogue about mental health is normalized, supported, and free from professional stigma

  • Preventing Burnout in Tech & Creative Workflows

    Establishing structural boundaries around screen time, sprint planning, emergency escalations, and asynchronous communication policies

  • Connecting Employees to Professional Care & Resources

    Navigating Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), mental health benefits, and local crisis hotlines effectively

🎯 Who Should Attend?

  • ✔ Engineering Managers, Tech Leads & Scrum Masters overseeing developer teams in fast-paced software development cycles

  • ✔ Creative Directors, Design Leads & Agency Managers supporting teams handling tight client turnarounds and heavy workloads

  • ✔ HR Business Partners & People Ops Specialists designing workplace wellness policies, EAP programs, and psychological safety standards

  • ✔ Startup Founders & Operations Executives building sustainable, high-performing corporate cultures from early stages

  • ✔ Peer Support Allies & Team Members wanting to acquire practical skills to help colleagues struggling with mental health issues

🎟️ Ticket Tiers

Ticket Type Super Early Bird (Until Nov 19) Early Bird (Nov 20 – Nov 26) Regular Rate (Nov 27 – Dec 02) What’s Included
Regular Pass ₱300 ₱400 ₱500

📍 Live Google Meet Access

📜 Professional Proof: e-Certificate of Participation

Regular Pass (50% Off)

(Student / Senior / PWD)

₱150 ₱200 ₱250

📍 Live Google Meet Access

📜 Professional Proof: e-Certificate of Participation

VIP Pass ₱500 ₱800 ₱1,000

📍 Live Google Meet Access

🎥 Full Course Recording Access

📜 Full Skill Credential: e-Certificate of Completion

VIP Pass (50% Off)

(Student / Senior / PWD)

₱250 ₱400 ₱500

📍 Live Google Meet Access

🎥 Full Course Recording Access

📜 Full Skill Credential: e-Certificate of Completion

🎓 Special Discounts Verification

To claim the 50% discount rates above, eligible participants must submit verification using the corresponding scholarship/discount application links:

👴 Senior Citizens: https://roc.ph/scholarships/seniorcitizen/

🎓 Students: https://roc.ph/scholarships/student/

♿ PWD: https://roc.ph/scholarships/pwd/

⚠️ Note: Limited slots available to ensure an interactive Q&A session. Reserve yours early!

📌 Secure Your Slot Now

🔗 Register Here: https://roc.ph/event/mental-health-first-aid-for-tech-and-creative-teams/

Missed the live event? Avail our Online Full Access (e-recording & e-certificate) at: https://roc.ph/service/mental-health-first-aid-for-tech-and-creative-teams

💬 “Taking care of your team’s mental health isn’t a distraction from performance; it is the ultimate foundation for sustainable creativity and innovation.”

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm

Doors Open & Registration

12:30 pm - 12:40 pm

Opening Prayer & Webinar Guidelines

12:40 pm - 12:50 pm

Introduction to Speaker

12:50 pm - 1:15 pm

Main Topic

1:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Q&A / Closing Remarks

  • Date : December 3, 2026
  • Time : 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (Asia/Manila)
  • Venue : Online

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