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.
Canadian nurses burnout struggles.
Podcast and info about Health Care burnout from Washington University.
Detailed research article on burnout in health care providers (on physicians but generalizable)
Strategies
Self care, seeking support, and taking breaks are critical. Here are some useful articles:
APA article for health care providers.
Center of Study for Traumatic Stress. Practical strategies for sustaining healthcare workers wellbeing. Several helpful pdf's
Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare. Caring for yourself and others during the COVID19 Pandemic: Managing Health Care Workers Stress. Webinar:
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.
Tools for mental health providers:
Self Assessment Tool for Compassion Fatigue.
Apa Self Care Suggestions for mental health providers
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.