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. 2021 Jul 19;32(3):505–514. doi: 10.1007/s10926-021-09991-6

Table 2.

Healthy minds intervention—8 session’s content

# Session Title Content
1 Coping with stress at work

Recognizing stress, its effects on body, thoughts, and emotions

Recognizing stress in the various contexts at work

Sharing strategies to cope with stress at work

2–3 Recognizing and modifying my dysfunctional beliefs linked to work

Learning the A-B-C’s of CBT

Understanding the impact of negative or dysfunctional beliefs on our emotions and behaviors

Getting facts and finding alternative beliefs

4 Overcoming obstacles linked to work functioning and maintaining work

Recognizing personal obstacles to maintaining a job and to working optimally

Sharing and practicing strategies to overcome these obstacles

5 To put in place needed work accommodations with the support of the immediate supervisor

Identify eventual work accommodations for facilitating the work functioning

Discussing work accommodations with the supervisor

Prioritizing and implementing (ideally with the supervisor) the work accommodations needed for maintaining employment

6 My strengths and competencies related to work

Understanding the power of negative self-attributions

Recognizing one’s strengths and abilities with the help of others in the group

7 Accepting criticism and asserting myself appropriately

Using techniques learned so far when confronted with criticism (coping with stress, A-B-C, check facts, not jump to conclusions, recognize strengths)

Learn relaxation, self-compassion and acceptance

Role-play polite self-assertion

8 My best coping strategies for work

Discussing disclosure of CMD and stigma at work

Reviewing coping strategies that work best for each person for personal stressors, symptoms, moods and thoughts at work

Reviewing the manual, what was learned, liked, etc