Task 4

Demonstrate the following task:

Task 4
Research informal and formal wellbeing resources.
BENCHMARKS
 find formal wellbeing resources through your workplace by:
o contacting HR
o searching on the Internet
o calling a helpline
o contacting a doctor or medical practitioner
o source health and wellbeing magazines and newsletters
o call an EAP
 find an informal wellbeing resource by:
o speaking to friends or family
o attending a local club activity
 analyse the resources for reliability, validity and currency
 document the resources and methods for finding them in a journal or document online

Submission requirements:

1x table: Create a table outlining formal and informal wellbeing resources that you have researched
and document how you found them. Please list WHAT the resources is, WHERE it is (a link, or
details of its location if not online), HOW you found it, if the resource is FORMAL or INFORMAL
and ANALYSE the resource for reliability, validity, and currency.

Reliability: refers to the consistency – can the results be produced again?

Validity: refers to the accuracy – is the information accurate or is it a personal opinion?
Currency: is the information current or out of date?

Example:

WHAT IS THE WHERE CAN THE RESOURCE HOW IS IT ANALYS

RESOURCE BE FOUND THE AN IS
RESOU INFOR
RCE MAL
WAS OR
FOUND FORMA
L
RESOU
RCE
EAP – Employee https://quescreen.com/eap/ Provided Formal This
Assistance Program as part of resource
a work is reliable,
support valid and
program current.
Talking to Mum At home Family Informal Whilst
talking to
Mum is a
very
 important
resource
her
opinion
may not
be valid
or current.
Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the- Provided Formal This
facts/what-is-mental-health as part of resource
a work is reliable,
support valid and
program current.
Fair Work https://www.fairwork.gov.au/ Provided Formal This
Ombudsman website-information/related-sites as part of resource
work is reliable,
induction valid and
current.
HealthDirect https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/ Provided Formal This
Talking to Your talking-to-your-employer-about- as part of resource
Employer About illness a work is reliable,
Illness support valid and
program current.
Everymind, Understan https://everymind.org.au/mental- Provided Formal This
ding Mental Health health as part of resource
and Wellbeing a work is reliable,
support valid and
program current.
Talking to close At a local café Friends Informal It is
friends important
but this
resource
might not
be valid
or current.
Google search Internet www.google.com.au Internet Informal Google
have lots
of
informatio
n but its
difficult
to
determine
which
informatio
n is
current or
valid.