Key Benefits
Points of difference
KEY BENEFITS
The SPEAK Programme is unique.
Its 1.5 hour training minimally impacts the business in, cost to deploy and implement.
Its practical approach avoids a clinical focus, facilitating psychological safety and mitigating risks.
The powerful acronym encourages conversation and reduces stigma.
1.5 hours training time. Minimum impact on business in cost to deploy and implement
Difference
Description
Advantage
Minimal business impact: Training
1.5-hour training time (no pre coursework required).
Minimal time investment required for the participant to master the programme.
1.5-hour personalised coaching support (where necessary).
Significant difference in mitigating business impact.
Minimal time taken out of business for training participation. 1.5 hours vs other courses that range between half to two days training time.
Recovery of 1.5 hours of work time over five days may be easily achieved.
1.5 hours to deploy
Less cost to deploy, given minimal time taken out of the business for training participation.
Wage cost comparison for partner on $650,000.00 to attend course:
SPEAK
Other courses
$493
$1,233 (half day)
$4,935 (two days)
Wage cost comparison for partner on $650,000.00 to attend course:
SPEAK
Other courses
$92
$242 (half day)
$615 (two days)
Cost comparison does not include dollars lost from fee earning employees.
Minimal business impact to implement process
SPEAK’s goal is to triage quickly to professionals.
Mitigates excessive investment of time by participant and leader (referrer)
Practical corporate approach; avoids clinical focus on disorders
Difference
Description
Advantage
Framework considers psychological safety
Does NOT provide training on specific mental disorders.
The programme focus is about identifying Signs® an individual is experiencing a mental health concern and to facilitate prompt triage to professionals (where necessary).
Focus is on the Signs® an individual is experiencing a mental health concern not specific mental health disorders. This facilitates psychological safety by mitigating leader pathologizing self and colleagues.
Mitigates therapeutic conversations in the workplace.
Training on specific disorders may cause more harm than good.
Maintains programme focus of referral to professionals.
Less impact on business: less time spent thinking about and/or ascertaining disorders.
Non clinical focus
Process focused on ‘getting help’,rapid triage / referral.
SPEAK provides training that supports a referral process.
Leaders are equipped to navigate affected employees onto professional help.
The programme and language used teaches the leader and employees to facilitate a prompt referral process and not to act as a counsellor (conduct clinical conversations) and/ or to attempt clinical diagnosis.
Pre course considerations
Human resources to consider the impact of participating in the SPEAK Programme on participants with a background of mental health concerns and/or currently impacted by mental health concerns.
Considering privacy issues, impact of employee attendance to be discussed with the SPEAK® Facilitator.
Co facilitator assigned that is internal to organisation: Head of HR or Wellness Head to manage/ follow-up to ensure participants/ leaders are not adversely impacted by the programme.
Rigorous follow-up post programme to ensure participant psychological safety.
Responsibility on individual for their recovery.
The considered questioning process places the responsibility on the individual employee for their own recovery.
Creates buy-in and ownership
Difference
Description
Advantage
Demonstration of management’s commitment to the wellbeing of staff
SPEAK is customised for your firm/ organisation. Customisation includes:
– organisation’s name;
– relevant leader sponsorship;
– organisation’s values; and
– organsation’s colour palette
Creates buy-in and ownership, by whole of organisation.
COVID 19 customisation
Programme customised for virtual deployment given COVID-19 restrictions.
Can be delivered remotely.
Mitigates requirement to travel.
Supports and normalises psychological impacts of COVID-19.
Marketing with clients
That the organisation supports the health of their employees.
Creates client confidence that consultants are supported with respect to their mental wellbeing and are mentally healthy.
Market leverage.
Branding includes
SPEAK Programme Booklet
![](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/key-benefits-programme-booklet.png)
PowerPoint Presentation
![](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/key-benefits-powerpoint.png)
Train the Trainer Pack
![](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/key-benefits-train-the-trainer.png)
Powerful acronym that mitigates stigma
Difference
Description
Advantage
SPEAK Acronym®
Easy to remember.
Creates a culture shift: catalyst for culture change.
Facilitates a positive culture shift for ‘whole of organisation’ towards a high performing culture
Difference
Description
Advantage
Leader led orientation
Supports leaders to understand, initiate and role model effective mental health wellbeing practices.
Top-down approach for supporting mental wellbeing within the firm/organisation.
Framework provides leaders and employees with an easy to use support base.
Does not include training on specific mental health concerns
Focus on getting help (triage process) and identifying the Signs®, not on specific mental health disorders which may facilitate labelling.
Mitigates stigma.
Normalises the Signs® and that employees may feel stressed.
The quality of the conversations facilitated by SPEAK are about support and triage, not about diagnosis.
Corporate focus
Language and examples used applicable to the workplace.
Creates relevance and buy-in.
Trains groups within the organisation
Allows for the discussion of organisational systemic issues.
Identifies and reports on systemic issues.
Short training time
Easy to expand throughout the organisation.
Easily creates a cultural shift to reduce stigma and efficiently manage mental health concerns.
Scientific, evidence based with detailed referencing
Difference
Description
Advantage
Programme relevant for C Suite and senior leaders
SPEAK is a sophisticated, scientific programme that informs and supports high performing leaders.
Identifiable for high performers and senior leaders.
Programme content is clear, concise, and accessible allowing less impact on time executive allocates to the training.
Provides scientific information: highly referenced increasing programme credibility and thereby leader buy-in.
Succinct and to the point.
Empowers senior leaders to have a strategic eye on their employees.
Applicable to Australian and international leaders
References to local and international evidence-based research and data.
Programme can be deployed nationally and internationally, thereby provides a consistent approach across the organisation.
![SPEAK-logo-white SPEAK-logo-white](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SPEAK-logo-white-q4i4es17kub3taxunmlb589azhwv4i8gsyqanykkbg.png)
facilitates awareness for senior leaders to quickly assess and manage a situation
Does not leave management of concern to front line employees who have very little authority to support affected employee within the organisational context.
Staff feel supported and understood by senior leaders/ management: creating trust; the basis of a high performing culture.
One on one sessions support practical application
Difference
Description
Advantage
Specific coaching
Upon completing the SPEAK Programme, leaders may be allocated a coach to discuss specific workplace concerns.
The leader gains knowledge and support on mental health issues relevant to their specific workplace needs.
Reinforces learning and/or message.
Succinct and easily accessible information
Difference
Description
Advantage
![SPEAK-logo-white SPEAK-logo-white](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SPEAK-logo-white-q4i4es17kub3taxunmlb589azhwv4i8gsyqanykkbg.png)
Programme Booklet
SPEAK provides leaders and employees with easy to use guidelines, strategies and resources for understanding, identifying, responding to and managing individual mental health concerns, and supporting mental wellbeing across the organisation.
Comprises high quality, comprehensive information that is easily accessible.
Clear, easy to use strategies and guides.
Examples used relate specifically to managing mental health in the workplace.
Language
- Engaging;
- Succinct; and
- Up front.
As the focus is on triage, the end user does not need to concern themselves on the language around clinical issues or disorders.
Toolkit design. Easy to use tool kit
Provides clear step by step guidelines on:
- Managing conversations about mental health concerns;
- Managing/how to respond to a mental health crisis;
- Supporting an individual in the workplace experiencing a mental health concern;
- Selfcare; and
- Extensive referral resources, websites, apps and books that may support an individual’s wellbeing in the workplace.
Step-by-step guides in managing mental health conversations and engaging relevant support for self and others.
Works well with other mental health programmes
Difference
Description
Advantage
Focus on triage and referral
Concise information that quickly equips leaders with skills, understanding and language to manage mental health concerns in the workplace and support middle management, Human Resources and other employees.
Programme integrates with other, more intense, programmes.
Over 30 years’ experience
Difference
Description
Advantage
Facilitator competency
Facilitators include:
- Gnorizo Director and SPEAK Programme founder, Mina Candalepas (senior psychologist and corporate executive coach) and;
- SPEAK Facilitators who undergo a rigorous selection and training process and are industry executive coaching professionals with over 30 years’ experience in corporate and clinical settings. Facilitators are supported/ supervised by the programme founder.
Clinical expertise to respond to complex client needs.
Ability to expand across the organisation: national and global level
Difference
Description
Advantage
Train the trainer option available
Option available for organisation to be upskilled and to deploy SPEAK at a national and international level.
Significant decrease in cost to deploy.
Easy to expand across the organisation.
Evidence based research; peer reviewed with subject matter experts
Difference
Description
Advantage
Programme development
Programme developed by a psychologist with over 30 years’ experience in clinical practice and organisational settings. Psychologist has treated over 5,000 clients.
Programme development was in consultation with psychiatrists/ psychologists who are subject matter experts in relevant field and senior Human Resources managers.
Practical yet evidence based best practice approach to managing concerns relating to mental wellbeing in the workplace.
Peer reviewed
Rigorous peer review process by:
- Counselling psychologist;
- Clinical psychologist;
- Organisational psychologists;
- Executive coaches;
Suicide risk specialist (psychologist); and - Motivational interviewing specialist (psychologist).
End user review
Feedback received through evaluation and qualitative data analysis.
Finalist across the globe
Difference
Description
Advantage
Award winning programme
Achieved national and international finalist status as a part of mental wellbeing process for a large global law firm (40 countries and 11,371 employees)
In Australia, finalists in the:
- Australasian Law Awards 2020, Excellence in Employee Health and Wellbeing Category
- Lawyers Weekly Awards 2020, Wellness Initiative of the Year category
In the UK, shortlisted for:
- People in Law Awards (Recognising the very best people achievements across the industry in UK & Ireland: entered into ‘Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative (for firms 750+)
In Asia, finalist in the:
- Asia Employee Wellbeing Awards (Finalist for Emotional Wellbeing category out of 3,055 submissions)
Programme implemented nationally and internationally across four continents:
United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania
Continued successful uptake and international deployment
Created a culture change within whole of organisation
1.5 hours training time. Minimum impact on business in cost to deploy and implement
Difference
Minimal business impact: Training
Description
1.5-hour training time (no pre coursework required).
Minimal time investment required for the participant to master the programme.
1.5-hour personalised coaching support (where necessary).
Advantage
Significant difference in mitigating business impact.
Minimal time taken out of business for training participation. 1.5 hours vs other courses that range between half to two days training time.
Recovery of 1.5 hours of work time over five days may be easily achieved.
Difference
1.5 hours to deploy
Description
Less cost to deploy, given minimal time taken out of the business for training participation.
Advantage
Wage cost comparison for partner on $650,000.00 to attend course:
SPEAK
Other courses
$493
$1,233 (half day)
$4,935 (two days)
Wage cost comparison for partner on $650,000.00 to attend course:
SPEAK
Other courses
$92
$242 (half day)
$615 (two days)
Cost comparison does not include dollars lost from fee earning employees.
Difference
Minimal business impact to implement process
Description
SPEAK’s goal is to triage quickly to professionals.
Advantage
Mitigates excessive investment of time by participant and leader (referrer)
Practical corporate approach; avoids clinical focus on disorders
Difference
Framework considers psychological safety
Description
Does NOT provide training on specific mental disorders.
The programme focus is about identifying Signs® an individual is experiencing a mental health concern and to facilitate prompt triage to professionals (where necessary).
Advantage
Focus is on the Signs® an individual is experiencing a mental health concern not specific mental health disorders. This facilitates psychological safety by mitigating leader pathologizing self and colleagues.
Mitigates therapeutic conversations in the workplace.
Training on specific disorders may cause more harm than good.
Maintains programme focus of referral to professionals.
Less impact on business: less time spent thinking about and/or ascertaining disorders.
Description
Non clinical focus
Process focused on ‘getting help’, rapid triage / referral.
Advantage
SPEAK provides training that supports a referral process.
Leaders are equipped to navigate affected employees onto professional help.
The programme and language used teaches the leader and employees to facilitate a prompt referral process and not to act as a counsellor (conduct clinical conversations) and/ or to attempt clinical diagnosis.
Description
Pre course considerations
Advantage
Human resources to consider the impact of participating in the SPEAK Programme on participants with a background of mental health concerns and/or currently impacted by mental health concerns.
Considering privacy issues, impact of employee attendance to be discussed with the SPEAK® Facilitator.
Description
Co facilitator assigned that is internal to organisation: Head of HR or Wellness Head to manage/ follow-up to ensure participants/ leaders are not adversely impacted by the programme.
Advantage
Rigorous follow-up post programme to ensure participant psychological safety.
Description
Responsibility on individual for their recovery.
Advantage
The considered questioning process places the responsibility on the individual employee for their own recovery.
Creates buy-in and ownership
Difference
Demonstration of management’s commitment to the wellbeing of staff
Description
SPEAK is customised for your firm/ organisation. Customisation includes:
– organisation’s name;
– relevant leader sponsorship;
– organisation’s values; and
– organsation’s colour palette
Advantage
Creates buy-in and ownership, by whole of organisation.
Difference
COVID 19 customisation
Description
Programme customised for virtual deployment given COVID-19 restrictions.
Advantage
Can be delivered remotely.
Mitigates requirement to travel.
Supports and normalises psychological impacts of COVID-19.
Difference
Marketing with clients
Description
That the organisation supports the health of their employees.
Advantage
Creates client confidence that consultants are supported with respect to their mental wellbeing and are mentally healthy.
Market leverage.
Branding includes
SPEAK Programme Booklet
![](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/key-benefits-programme-booklet.png)
PowerPoint Presentation
![](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/key-benefits-powerpoint.png)
Train the Trainer Pack
![](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/key-benefits-train-the-trainer.png)
Powerful acronym that mitigates stigma
Difference
SPEAK Acronym®
Description
Easy to remember.
Advantage
Creates a culture shift: catalyst for culture change.
Facilitates a positive culture shift for ‘whole of organisation’ towards a high performing culture
Difference
Leader led orientation
Description
Supports leaders to understand, initiate and role model effective mental health wellbeing practices.
Advantage
Top-down approach for supporting mental wellbeing within the firm/organisation. Framework provides leaders and employees with an easy to use support base.
Difference
Does not include training on specific mental health concerns
Description
Focus on getting help (triage process) and identifying the Signs®, not on specific mental health disorders which may facilitate labelling.
Advantage
Mitigates stigma.
Normalises the Signs® and that employees may feel stressed.
The quality of the conversations facilitated by SPEAK are about support and triage, not about diagnosis.
Difference
Corporate focus
Description
Language and examples used applicable to the workplace.
Advantage
Creates relevance and buy-in.
Difference
Trains groups within the organisation
Description
Allows for the discussion of organisational systemic issues.
Advantage
Identifies and reports on systemic issues.
Difference
Short training time
Description
Easy to expand throughout the organisation.
Advantage
Easily creates a cultural shift to reduce stigma and efficiently manage mental health concerns.
Scientific, evidence based with detailed referencing
Difference
Programme relevant for C Suite and senior leaders
Description
SPEAK is a sophisticated, scientific programme that informs and supports high performing leaders.
Advantage
Identifiable for high performers and senior leaders.
Programme content is clear, concise, and accessible allowing less impact on time executive allocates to the training.
Provides scientific information: highly referenced increasing programme credibility and thereby leader buy-in.
Succinct and to the point.
Empowers senior leaders to have a strategic eye on their employees.
Difference
Applicable to Australian and international leaders
Description
References to local and international evidence-based research and data.
Advantage
Programme can be deployed nationally and internationally, thereby provides a consistent approach across the organisation.
Difference
![SPEAK-logo-white SPEAK-logo-white](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SPEAK-logo-white-q4i4es17c2jxl0ryn25kffnmusrdnbzk5awtu9s438.png)
facilitates awareness for senior leaders to quickly assess and manage a situation
Description
Does not leave management of concern to front line employees who have very little authority to support affected employee within the organisational context.
Advantage
Staff feel supported and understood by senior leaders/ management: creating trust; the basis of a high performing culture.
One on one sessions support practical application
Difference
Specific coaching
Description
Upon completing the SPEAK Programme, leaders may be allocated a coach to discuss specific workplace concerns.
Advantage
The leader gains knowledge and support on mental health issues relevant to their specific workplace needs.
Reinforces learning and/or message.
Succinct and easily accessible information
Difference
![SPEAK-logo-white SPEAK-logo-white](https://speak.au/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SPEAK-logo-white-q4i4es17c2jxl0ryn25kffnmusrdnbzk5awtu9s438.png)
Programme Booklet
Description
SPEAK provides leaders and employees with easy to use guidelines, strategies and resources for understanding, identifying, responding to and managing individual mental health concerns, and supporting mental wellbeing across the organisation.
Comprises high quality, comprehensive information that is easily accessible.
Advantage
Clear, easy to use strategies and guides. Examples used relate specifically to managing mental health in the workplace.
Difference
Language
Description
- Engaging;
- Succinct; and
- Upfront.
Advantage
As the focus is on triage, the end user does not need to concern themselves on the language around clinical issues or disorders.
Difference
Toolkit design. Easy to use tool kit
Description
Provides clear step by step guidelines on:
- Managing conversations about mental health concerns;
- Managing/how to respond to a mental health crisis;
- Supporting an individual in the workplace experiencing a mental health concern;
- Selfcare; and
- Extensive referral resources, websites, apps and books that may support an individual’s wellbeing in the workplace.
Advantage
Step-by-step guides in managing mental health conversations and engaging relevant support for self and others.
Works well with other mental health programmes
Difference
Focus on triage and referral
Description
Concise information that quickly equips leaders with skills, understanding and language to manage mental health concerns in the workplace and support middle management, Human Resources and other employees.
Advantage
Programme integrates with other, more intense, programmes.
Over 30 years’ experience
Difference
Facilitator competency
Description
Facilitators include:
- Gnorizo Director and SPEAK Programme founder, Mina Candalepas (senior psychologist and corporate executive coach) and;
- SPEAK Facilitators who undergo a rigorous selection and training process and are industry executive coaching professionals with over 30 years’ experience in corporate and clinical settings. Facilitators are supported/ supervised by the programme founder.
Advantage
Clinical expertise to respond to complex client needs.
Ability to expand across the organisation: national and global level
Difference
Train the trainer option available
Description
Option available for organisation to be upskilled and to deploy SPEAK at a national and international level.
Advantage
Significant decrease in cost to deploy.
Easy to expand across the organisation.
Evidence based research; peer reviewed with subject matter experts
Difference
Programme development
Description
Programme developed by a psychologist with over 30 years’ experience in clinical practice and organisational settings. Psychologist has treated over 5,000 clients.
Programme development was in consultation with psychiatrists/ psychologists who are subject matter experts in relevant field and senior Human Resources managers.
Advantage
Practical yet evidence based best practice approach to managing concerns relating to mental wellbeing in the workplace.
Difference
Peer reviewed
Description
Rigorous peer review process by:
- Counselling psychologist;
- Clinical psychologist;
- Organisational psychologists;
- Executive coaches;
- Suicide risk specialist (psychologist); and
- Motivational interviewing specialist (psychologist).
Difference
End user review
Description
Feedback received through evaluation and qualitative data analysis.
Finalist across the globe
Difference
Award winning programme
Description
Achieved national and international finalist status as a part of mental wellbeing process for a large global law firm (40 countries and 11,371 employees)
In Australia, finalists in the:
- Australasian Law Awards 2020, Excellence in Employee Health and Wellbeing Category
- Lawyers Weekly Awards 2020, Wellness Initiative of the Year category
In the UK, shortlisted for:
- People in Law Awards (Recognising the very best people achievements across the industry in UK & Ireland: entered into ‘Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative (for firms 750+)
In Asia, finalist in the:
- Asia Employee Wellbeing Awards (Finalist for Emotional Wellbeing category out of 3,055 submissions)
Advantage
Programme implemented nationally and internationally across four continents:
United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania
Continued successful uptake and international deployment
Created a culture change within whole of organisation
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Points of Difference Brochure
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