HEALTH CARE WORKERS
Care to Speak-Peer support services for BC health care workers
1-866-802-7337 (PEER)
Online Chat on website
Mobile Response Team
1-888-686-3022 or Email: MRT@phsa.ca
Burn Out
Now that the initial crisis/rapid change phase is moving into a longer term and slower maintenance phase, low energy and low mood can creep in.
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Canadian nurses burnout struggles.
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Podcast and info about Health Care burnout from Washington University.
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Detailed research article on burnout in health care providers (on physicians but generalizable)
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Strategies
Self care, seeking support, and taking breaks are critical. Here are some useful articles:
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APA article for health care providers.
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Center of Study for Traumatic Stress. Practical strategies for sustaining healthcare workers wellbeing. Several helpful pdf's
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Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare. Caring for yourself and others during the COVID19 Pandemic: Managing Health Care Workers Stress. Webinar:
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National Center for PTSD, Managing Health care workers' stress associated with COVID19
Online Support Group
Care for health providers. Sponsored by CAMH
Fridays 11-12 PST
Registration required. FREE
Compassion Fatigue
Dealing directly with anxious, irritable, and sad clients can sometimes be exhausting.
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Tools for mental health providers:
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Self Assessment Tool for Compassion Fatigue.
Apa Self Care Suggestions for mental health providers
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Caring for yourself while caring for others. YouTube Video from Disaster Relief.
Protecting Practitioners at Risk of Professional
Trauma and Fatigue. Multiple handouts, trainings, etc!
Dec 2020: McGill research found that while counselling services were available to 50-66% of physicians and nurses, only 10-13% actually used them.