Reflection<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n
- \r\n \t
- How do you prefer to receive feedback? (verbal, written, ahead of time, prefer not knowing in advance) <\/li>\r\n \t
- When do you have the most energy to perform work tasks? (morning, afternoon, evening, overnight) <\/li>\r\n \t
- What parts of your job do you find energizing? Draining? <\/li>\r\n \t
- How important are routines and structure in my work life? <\/li>\r\n \t
- What part of your job requires the most routine\/structure for you? <\/li>\r\n \t
- How do you adapt to change in your workplace? (quickly, moderately, slowly)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[footnote]Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, 2013[\/footnote][footnote]Baynton, n.d., & Arnold & Arnold, n.d.[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nBased on consultations with health care organizations, the MHCC and HealthCareCAN developed two additional factors especially relevant to health care[footnote]Grady et al., 2022[\/footnote][footnote]Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2021[\/footnote]:\r\n
- \r\n \t
- Protection from moral distress: staff can work with a sense of integrity while being supported by their profession, employer, and peers<\/li>\r\n \t
- Support for psychological self-care: staff are encouraged to care for their own psychological health and safety<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"
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<\/p>\n[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n
It is important to protect and promote the Psychological Health & Safety (PH&S) of health-care workers. In doing so, health-care organizations can:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Reduce absenteeism and turnover<\/li>\n
- Boost productivity<\/li>\n
- Reduce errors<\/li>\n
- Reduce health-care costs<\/li>\n
- Improve patient\/service user satisfaction<\/li>\n
- Enhance organization\u2019s reputation<\/li>\n
- Improve recruitment and retention<\/li>\n
- Improve morale, relationships, and sense of purpose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Every health care worker in Canada deserves to be employed in an organization that prioritizes PH&S.\u00a0PH&S well-being and mental health of health care workers can make a tremendous difference in the quality of care they (and their organizations) can provide[2]<\/sup><\/a>[3]<\/sup><\/a>[4]<\/sup><\/a>[5]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n\n Reflection<\/p>\n<\/header>\n
\nUse the following prompts to reflect on how your colleagues could help you feel more psychologically safe at school\/work.<\/p>\n
- \n
- How do you prefer to receive feedback? (verbal, written, ahead of time, prefer not knowing in advance) <\/li>\n
- When do you have the most energy to perform work tasks? (morning, afternoon, evening, overnight) <\/li>\n
- What parts of your job do you find energizing? Draining? <\/li>\n
- How important are routines and structure in my work life? <\/li>\n
- What part of your job requires the most routine\/structure for you? <\/li>\n
- How do you adapt to change in your workplace? (quickly, moderately, slowly)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
[6]<\/sup><\/a>[7]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n
Based on consultations with health care organizations, the MHCC and HealthCareCAN developed two additional factors especially relevant to health care[8]<\/sup><\/a>[9]<\/sup><\/a>:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Protection from moral distress: staff can work with a sense of integrity while being supported by their profession, employer, and peers<\/li>\n
- Support for psychological self-care: staff are encouraged to care for their own psychological health and safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- (Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, 2013 ↵<\/a><\/li>
- O'donovan & Mcauliffe, 2020 ↵<\/a><\/li>
- Houbby et al., 2021 ↵<\/a><\/li>
- Luther & Flattes, 2022 ↵<\/a><\/li>
- Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2013 ↵<\/a><\/li>
- Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, 2013 ↵<\/a><\/li>
- Baynton, n.d., & Arnold & Arnold, n.d. ↵<\/a><\/li>
- Grady et al., 2022 ↵<\/a><\/li>
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- O'donovan & Mcauliffe, 2020 ↵<\/a><\/li>
- (Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, 2013 ↵<\/a><\/li>