From checking in on team members' mental health to increasing flexibility and focusing on well-being, there are a variety of strategies CPA firms and corporations can take to address wellness.
Learning Opportunities
- Recorded webinar: Creating a Mentally Healthy Work Culture
- Recorded webinar: The Art and Science of Mindful Leadership
- Recorded webinar: CPA Perspective Panel: Wellness, Stress, and Looking Forward
VSCPA Mental Health Toolkit
News & Articles
- Protect Staff's Mental Health with True Time Off Journal of Accountancy
- Five Ways Managers Can Discuss Mental Health Without Overstepping CNBC
- 6 Tips for Managing Technostress CPA Practice Advisor
- How CPAs and Employers Can Support Mental Health Journal of Accountancy
- How to Get Employers to (Actually) Participate in Well-being Programs Harvard Business Review
- It’s a New Era for Mental Health at Work Harvard Business Review
- Mind Share Partners' 2021 Mental Health at Work Report Mind Share
- How Companies Are Proactively Dealing With Burnout CNBC
- Why Mental Health Days Matter -- And How to Implement Them AssociationsNOW
- What Does It Take to Keep Your Employees From Leaving? 5 Strategies Centered on Mental Health Inc.
- Employers Need to Take Burnout Seriously ABC News
- Returning To Work: Prioritizing Mental Health Journal of Accountancy
- How Organizations Can Embrace Workplace Wellness INSIGHT magazine
- 4 Steps Showcasing How Organizations Can Make Mental Health Efforts More Equitable Ragan
- 7 Tools to Foster Mental Wellness in the Workplace Forbes
- Case study: A holistic approach to employee wellness Virginia Society of CPAs
Checklists, Whitepapers & Other Resources
- How to Identify and Address Employee Burnout Syracuse University
- 15-Item Guide and Checklist for Wellness ROI Ragan
- Stress and Mental Health Playbook National Safety Council
- Resources for Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing National Safety Council
- 2020 Compendium: Resetting the World With Wellness Global Wellness Institute (registration required for download)
Podcasts
- Signs You or Your Colleague Could Use Mental Health Support June 21, 2021, Journal of Accountancy podcast
- Uncovering Your 'Buried Life' and Other Mental Health Tips Journal of Accountancy Podcast
Other Links
How can we help? We are listening to the needs of our members, firms and leaders and developing CPE courses, webinars, resources and articles to meet your needs related to mental health and well-being. Have suggestions? Reach out to VSCPA Chief Operating Officer Maureen Dingus.