February SCWCC Business Luncheon

Program Topic: Mental Health in the Workplace: Supporting Employees and Yourself

This month's Business Luncheon will focus on practical strategies for fostering a healthier workplace. Key points will include understanding the stress process and creating organizational supports, tips for initiating conversations about mental health with colleagues, and tools for creating your own personalized mental health toolbox.

Three takeaways:
- How to increase organizational supports to promote positive mental health in your employees
- Sentence starters on how to talk about mental health with your colleagues
- Resources to build out your Personal Coping Toolbox

Speakers: Casey Torbet & Madison Goering

Casey Torbet is the Training and Events Coordinator for the Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE). She works on the Center's continuing education courses and projects and assists with the Center's in person and virtual trainings. She is dedicated to helping others expand their knowledge to continue their professional growth. Prior to joining the Center for Health, Work & Environment, Casey worked at Special Olympics Colorado as the Health and Wellness Manager where she focused in athlete leadership and health and wellness skill development. Casey received her MPH from the Colorado School of Public Health in 2021.

Madison Goering (she/her/ella) is a Sr. Professional Research Assistant at the Centers for Health, Work & Environment. She holds a diverse background in community development, from running a referral hotline for survivors of human trafficking to supporting non-profits in Bolivia. Most recently, she helped Colorado entrepreneurs and Latino business owners' access 0% interest capital, and through the Centers she is training those groups on Total Worker Health®. Madison also supports the Centers with their International Total Worker Health projects. Madison received her MSW from University of Denver and her MPH from the Colorado School of Public Health in 2023.

Approximate program timeframe:
11:00 am - Registration & open networking
11:30 am - Lunch is served
12:00 pm - Program begins
1:00 pm - Event concludes

Thank you to our Luncheon and Investor Sponsors: Garden of the Gods Resort and Club, HealthYou, Stratawell, Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest, North Magazine, and Pinnacle Advanced Primary Care