Dr. Bill Howatt
Keynote Address: Mastering Mental Health Through Resiliency and Coping Skills
“Learning to Control your Emotional Switch” Article
“An easy 3 minute Plan for Learning to Meditate” Article
“How Genetics can Influence your Mental Fitness” Article
Why are some people happier than others? Life is filled with challenges. How we cope with the stress of those challenges has a direct and profound effect on our happiness and mental health, particularly in the workplace. Every day, half-a-million Canadians miss work due to mental health issues. The effects of poor mental health at work seep into their overall quality of life, both at home and at work. Gaining insight on how daily micro decisions impact resiliency and how coping skills can be used in all aspects of life helps not only employees but also the overall organization.
BIOGRAPHY – Dr. Bill Howatt
Chief of Research, Workforce Productivity for The Conference Board of Canada, Dr. Bill Howatt, is the former chief research and development officer for workforce productivity, Morneau Shepell, and founder of Howatt HR Consulting. He has over 25 years’ experience in mental health and addictions, and leadership.
Bill created the Quality of Work Life (QWL) tool that has been converted into the Morneau Shepell Total Health Index, and was the co-creator of The Globe and Mail and Morneau Shepell’s Employee Recommended Workplace Award. He is also co-creator of The Globe and Mail “Your Life at Work Initiative” that touched more 14,000 Canadians.
In the field of higher education, Bill created the online Certificate in Management Essentials (CME) program, offered through the University of New Brunswick. He is also the creator of Pathway to Coping, an online course at the same university that is grounded in the cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) approach.
Dr. Howatt is a member of the International Research Advisory Council (IRAC) at Pacific Coast University of Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS). He is also Chair of CSA Standard 21008: Management of Substance Related Impairment in the Workplace.
Bill has published numerous books and articles, such as The Coping Crisis, Pathway to Coping, the Wiley Series on addictions, The Human Services Counseling Toolbox, and The Addiction Counselor’s Desk Reference. He is a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail 9 to 5 and Leadership Lab columns and The Chronicle Herald.
Bill Howatt, holds a Ph.D., Ed.D., Post Doctorate Behavioral Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.