if things go wrong….. looking after yourself healthy working lives (nhs) high challenge, low...
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If things go wrong….
Looking after yourself
Healthy Working Lives (NHS)http://www.abdn.ac.uk/healthyworkinglives/
“High challenge, low support” environment
Stresshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr9DI3YLOTA
You
Your choices
Your situation
YouPsychology / neurology
Society / culture / meaning
Physical, mental, and social capacities
Self-conception
Your situationWork –•Tasks•Resources•Colleagues/managers
Home and finances
Family and relationships
Your choicesDo you know what your objectives are?
Do you have relevant choices?
Can you predict the outcomes of your choices?
Shame
• Self-blame
• Denial
• Suppression of evidence
• Reluctance to seek help
• Reduced capacity to cope …
• Quality of supervision and direction• Resources
─ Workspace─ Facilities─ Finance
• Workload─ Classes─ Research─ Teaching
• Behaviour of colleagues and collaborators• ‘External’ circumstances – home, health,
finance
Workplace stressors (1)
Is the job/programme what I thought it would be?
Is academic life what I thought it would be?
Am I valued and treated with respect?
Workplace stressors (2)
University has a ‘duty of care’ towards staff and students
Health and Safety Executive
The Rules
Talk to someoneA friend or trusted colleagueA CounsellorA Trade Union Representative
Document/record/evidence your circumstances
Take practical and realistic action – don’t just ‘tough it out’
What to do
Investors in Peoplehttp://www.abdn.ac.uk/hr/training/investors/
Trade Unions and HR
Staff Satisfaction Survey
PhD supervision
Student Association
Institutional Issues
Recoursehttp://recourse.org.uk/
UCU (Local Branch)http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ucu/
Online Resources
The union for education professionals