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Description

Psychosocial Risks: Spotting the Signals, Taking Action and Structuring Prevention

Moving beyond case-by-case handling to build a shared approach between management and employee representatives

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • All levels
  • Up to 6 participants

Situations of workplace distress are rarely reported in time. A sick leave that drags on, an alert raised by an employee representative, a team that is quietly falling apart: everyone then reacts under pressure. Management and employee representatives read the situation differently, and the discussion drifts towards personalities rather than towards the way work is organised.

Two days to establish a common language around psychosocial risks and to equip prevention: work-related factors, handling an alert, assessment methodology and the design of an action plan monitored over time.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish psychosocial risks from individual stress and interpersonal conflict
  • Identify risk factors linked to the organisation of work
  • Gather an alert and qualify the level of urgency
  • Select monitoring indicators suited to your organisation
  • Conduct a collective assessment and integrate it into the risk register
  • Build a prevention action plan and ensure its follow-up

What makes this programme different

Management and employee representatives work on the same situations and compare their readings
An alert interview guide is tested and then refined in pairs
The action plan is drafted on a situation brought by the participants

Programme

1Understanding Psychosocial Risks

Naming what we are seeking to prevent

  • Difference between individual experience and organisational factors
  • Families of risk factors within the organisation of work
  • Observable effects on health and on the team
  • Respective roles of management, employee representatives and occupational health services

2Identifying and Handling an Alert

Responding without making the situation worse

  • Weak signals and reporting channels
  • Conducting a fact-gathering interview without interpretation
  • Qualifying urgency and applying interim measures
  • Traceability and confidentiality of the information collected

3Assessing Psychosocial Risks

Gathering objective evidence before deciding

  • Choosing the method according to organisation size and context
  • Designing a questionnaire and running group interviews
  • Analysing the operational indicators available
  • Integrating the results into the risk register

4Building and Monitoring the Action Plan

Moving from analysis to decisions

  • Prioritising actions according to their level of prevention
  • Formulating actions that address the organisation of work
  • Allocating responsibilities and setting the timeline
  • Communicating with teams and following up over time

Who is it for

Human resources managers and officers, employee representatives, members of health and safety committees and prevention focal points dealing with situations of workplace distress.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.