Table 1 Step 1: summary of needs assessment
Focus group discussions |
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Supervisor needs to support Stay at work (SAW) |
 - Facilitation (given time to spend on intervention) from own organization (higher management, HR) |
 - Conversational skills training on mental health and work |
 - Safe working climate and openness to discuss mental health with employee without interference or effect on performance assessments or contracts |
 - Information about rules and regulation on prevention of sick leave and on roles and responsibilities of themselves, OHP and employees and information about boundaries where to hand over to OHP or another expert |
 - Knowledge and skills on interventions to offer (internal and/or external), in order to support SAW |
Preferences in an intervention |
 - Addresses employee’s needs (self-control in work, sense of responsibility to address problems, matching and evaluating work, freedom to create opportunities for active coping, tailored work accommodations and interventions.) |
 - Easy access and strong collaboration with OHP, by receiving advice/consultation on a case or a coach |
 - Autonomy as supervisor for a tailored approach or exceptions |
 - Coaching to increase knowledge and positive attitudes of supervisors towards diversity and mental health |
 - Guidelines with practical tools and actions (tips & tricks) |