In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, our September EAP article for employees focuses on general guidance for helping someone experiencing thoughts of suicide. In this article, you’ll find additional considerations for helping your employees if you are a supervisor, manager, or HR professional. 1. Recognize the warning signs According to the national 988 Suicide &…

Opportunity for Growth is one of the Five Essentials in the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-being. This essential represents the human need for learning and accomplishment. …

In 2022, the U.S. Surgeon General issued the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being in response to impacts of the pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of work, and the relationship many workers have with their jobs,” the framework notes. …

Without pollinators like birds, bees and butterflies, many plants, flowers and trees wouldn’t exist. In fact, 85% of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce! DES and its partners have been working hard to create a welcoming environment for pollinators on the state’s Capitol Campus in Olympia. National…

In the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-being, community and connection represents the human need for social support and belonging. We are more likely to thrive when we have networks that support us both physically and psychologically and when we feel like an accepted member of…

In 2022, the U.S. Surgeon General issued the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being in response to impacts of the pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of work, and the relationship many workers have with their jobs,” the framework notes. …

We know the power of collaboration — innovation, increased engagement, better outcomes. In her book, Whole Brain Living, Harvard-trained neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor (Dr. Jill), introduces us to the Brain Huddle, a collaboration between the Four Characters that reside within the circuits and tissue of our brain. Each of…

When learning doesn’t stick, it often lacks alignment. It doesn’t lead to observable change. It doesn’t show up in the way learners approach life and work after the course. It won’t — until we align with the most important part of all work: those who carry it out. Align the…

Collecting feedback from learners is critical. It’s a high-return, low-risk way to make sure the content and delivery of courses are meeting learner needs. That’s why it’s so important to regularly gather and review feedback from learners who take courses through Washington State Department of Enterprise Services. We strive to…