R U OK? Day

R U OK? - Poster

Western will hold R U OK? Day events on Thursday, 21 September 2023. This year, we are hosting events across all Western campuses and online. R U OK? Day is a National Day of Action across Australia, and reminds us to take time to check-in with our friends, family and colleagues and ask R U OK?

R U OK? Day is about caring and fostering a sense of community. It encourages being aware of others, checking how people are going, sometimes having difficult conversations, asking what people need and connecting them to appropriate support if required.

The WHS & Wellbeing team invites you to participate in two RUOK? Day workshops with our Employee Assistance Provider, AccessEAP.

Thursday, 21 September 2023

R U OK? Day Essentials, 12:00PM – 1:00PM AEST

This workshop covers:

Noticing a change
Preparing and picking your moment
Asking R U Ok?
Breaking through “I’m Fine”
Active listening
Using empathy
Encouraging action
Checking in

Join the session here: https://accesseap.zoom.us/j/87845208495?pwd=bDZNUlZOdHpaYjBCNlJPKzFVYmlBQT09

Password: 046745

R U OK? Day Advanced, 1:00PM – 2:00PM AEST

This workshop covers:

How to respond if they do not want help
How to respond to anger
How to respond to grief and sadness
How to respond to depression
How to respond if someone is at risk

Join the session here: https://accesseap.zoom.us/j/85282792324?pwd=c08vZWhtYXVlby9ieTdOdDBFM2t6dz09

Password: 140665

If you can’t make it on the day to the live workshops, we have pre-recorded webinars for you to access from 1^st September 2023 - 14^th October 2023. This is available to all staff and students.

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R U OK? Day Essentials

1st September 2023 - 14th October 2023