Providing local counselling and support to individuals and organisations
BSS Psychology is an Australian owned and operated mental health provider delivering counselling, critical incident response, training, and fitness for work services. Specialising in support for the resource and heavy industry sectors for over 25 years.
Our team of Psychologists are available for face to face, phone and video counselling sessions, which can be delivered in office-based and on-site locations.
Common Questions About Our Employee Assistance Program
The question of counselling comes up frequently in EAP services. When leaders and other senior people have concerns about the mental well-being or emotional state of one of their team members, it’s often important to refer this person for appropriate professional assistance, rather than attempt to persevere with a situation where things run the risk of getting worse.
BSS provides a Supervisor/Leader and Manager support service, which offers assistance to boost the confidence of supervisory staff dealing with interpersonal problems.
A Critical Incident is a sudden, unexpected event which has the potential to cause disruption to routines and functioning and create a significant degree of stress for those involved.
Fit for work means that an individual is in a state (physically, mentally, and emotionally) that allows them to perform their assigned duties effectively and does not threaten their own or others’ safety or health.
BSS provides a Supervisor/Leader and Manager support service, which offers assistance to boost the confidence of supervisory staff dealing with interpersonal and work-related problems.
The Wellness Support Program is an initiative designed to ‘check in’ with individuals who may have recently experienced an increase of stress or distress as a result of an event or general occurrence.
Increase your understanding of suicidal behaviour and provide the basic tools you need to potentially help someone in your workplace who may be at risk of suicide.
The Alcohol and Other Drugs education program provides employees with an understanding of “fitness for work” and its importance in creating a safe workplace.
The BSS Resilience training helps individuals to cope with challenging situations, bounce back from difficult circumstances and perform effectively under pressure.
BSS has developed a process to assist an organisation to assess the level of mental health issues in its workforce and employees’ perceptions on the key risk and protective factors in their workplace.
Many organisations have a large number of employees working in locations where there is limited access to specialist mental health support and facilities.
Online Learning modules are a type of training developed in conjunction with the client and designed for employees or contractors to complete in order for them be in compliance with the organisation’s best practice.
When people are in conflict, emotions run high, trust disappears, judgment becomes clouded and one or both parties feel intimidated by the other. In such situations a skilled third party can assist each person to clearly specify their concerns and identify what may assist in reducing or resolving the conflict.
Mental Health At Work training provides individuals with an understanding of mental health and ill-health, and teaches strategies to maintain their mental health.
The Respect At Work Program aims to contribute to a better understanding of the importance of respect at work and encourage participants to promptly and constructively address any disrespectful behaviour that they encounter.
The Shiftwork Sleep and Safety Program has been designed specifically for shiftworkers with the aim to help improve the quality of their lives at work and home.
Supervisor Fitness For Work training equips Supervisors and Leaders with skills to manage their team in the areas of fatigue or other concerns that may impact their work performance.
While all physical health indicators have been steadily improving over the last 50 years, mental health appears to have been getting worse, especially in developed, English speaking countries such as Australia. Much of this is attributed to a reduction in personal support due to greater mobility and reduced participation in organised activities (religion, organised sport etc.) and the growth of a “culture of victimhood”. All this has led to declining levels of personal resilience.
BSS and all its employees are required to abide by the legal, ethical and professional requirements that are mandated for any psychology practice in Australia.
BSS Psychology is a Western Australian owned and operated mental health provider specialising in customised counselling, employee assistance and fitness for work services for the global resource and heavy industries for over 25 years. Our expert Psychology team deliver services including: