This course will help institutions and individuals better manage the mental health challenges of being a healthcare worker. Healthcare providers such as the University Health Network (UHN) address the mental health needs of their staff through several initiatives intended to help build resilience and to provide respite from the demands of their work. This was critical during the pandemic but, of course, healthcare workers encounter high levels of stress even without a pandemic. The primary purpose of this course was to document and explain lessons learned with the hopes of informing healthcare institutions and healthcare workers about effective strategies and why they work. Dr. Heather Gordon will highlight strategies she has employed within the UHN during the pandemic, and Professor Steve Joordens will discuss the psychology underlying these interventions.
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Mental Health and Resilience for Healthcare Workers
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Reviewed on Aug 5, 2021
Thank you - It was good to hear someone officially explain the things we should do. Now I know these hints and strategies will work. Practice now and use them.
Reviewed on Jul 30, 2022
one of the best courses i have ever enrolled on it helped me so much thanks to the great professors
Reviewed on Nov 15, 2021
Excellent information, as care givers we need to hear this over and over again, so it was a great reminder to practice these steps to avoid burn out!
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