Page 5576 - Week 14 - Thursday, 30 November 2017
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Provider |
Number of staff attended | |
|
2016-17 |
2017-18 | |
|
Accidental Counsellor |
14 |
* |
|
Adapting to Change |
35 |
11 |
|
Awareness and Links Enable Resilient Teams |
22 |
* |
|
Conversations for Life |
23 |
9 |
|
Compassion Fatigue |
118 |
69 |
|
How to beat fatigue |
36 |
7 |
|
Managing Psychological Illness in the Workplace |
74 |
* |
|
Pillars of Resilience |
12 |
33 |
|
Resilience in the Workplace |
20 |
* |
|
Work Life Balance |
46 |
8 |
*These programs will be scheduled in 2018.
4. ACT Health’s representative (the MyHealth Manager) sits on the Whole of Government Health and Wellbeing Coordinators Network, and shares information and ideas on current staff health and wellbeing programs and the benefits to staff. This includes a focus on mental health first aid.
5. ACT Health is not in a position to comment on what other directorates are doing in this space. The response from ACT Health staff to the training programs has been very positive. Evaluations are conducted on each program with the scores of all programs sitting between very good and excellent.
6. a. The direct benefits to staff are as follows. Research also shows that these types of programs contribute to higher levels of wellbeing:
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Program |
Benefits |
|
Accidental Counsellor: |
• Identifying signs of individuals in need of crisis support |
|
• Active listening skills | |
|
• Crisis support skills | |
|
• Setting boundaries | |
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• Self-care and self-reflection | |
|
Adapting to Change |
• Explore thoughts that hinder our ability to successfully adapt to change and cope with transitions |
|
• Learn to change or modify our thinking in a more productive way | |
|
Awareness and Links Enable Resilient Teams |
• Be informed of risk and protective factors for anxiety and depression |
|
• Be aware of factors that may contribute to someone having thoughts of suicide in their community | |
|
Conversations for Life |
• Understand suicide risk factors |
|
• Have skills in planning and initiating conversations on difficult mental health topics | |
|
• Have knowledge of body language and appropriate language | |
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• Be able to identify the steps needed to respond when crisis is identified | |
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• Be ready, willing and able to have the conversation |
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