Annette Bulling MindMatters South Australia Coordinator
[email protected]
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Supporting children to re-experience relationships differently
is the key to trauma recovery and change. Making Space for
Learning, Australian Childhood Foundation, 2010
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StaffMatters Key Messages 1.Work is important for mental health
and wellbeing 2.Student and staff mental health and wellbeing are
connected 3.Staff have a responsibility to participate in
construction of their own and the schools mental health and
wellbeing 4.Schools can positively affect staff mental health
5.Sites have a responsibility to enable staff participation and
support staff mental health
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Beliefs Values Language World views Informal connection
Belonging Inclusion The nature of our work Work role Satisfaction
Performance Knowledge Systems, structures, policies Relationships
with community Participation Marketing *
Positive Emotion Engagement Relationships Meaning & Purpose
Accomplishment Martin Seligman, Flourishing, 2010 Positive
Psychology
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1.Gratitude 2.Social connection 3.Living in the present
4.Committing to your goals 5.Taking care of your body and your soul
Sonja Lyubomirsky : The How of Happiness, a practical guide to
getting the Life you want. 2007
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StaffMatters Journal Organise thoughts and feelings Identify
triggers Recognise helpful and unhelpful patterns of behaviour
Monitor physical and emotional health
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Health and Wellbeing at Work Model *
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Interpersonal coping strategies Debriefing Agreed protocols to
talk through a difficult situation Mentoring Working with and
learning from a more experienced individual Individual Education
Plan Support Team Collaborative practice to share information and
seek ideas, acknowledgement and support