Managing Stress & Work Life Balance
Teaching
Starling Minds (BC) (NWT) (ON) (QC) ($)
Starling Minds is a digital mental health platform that reduces absence and disability costs by delivering immediate, unlimited, and personalized digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) selected Starling Minds to deliver personalized mental health programs for more than 160,000 Ontario-based educators.
Rethink administrative work that does not have student learning at its core. Workload volume is the highest source of stress, so action to reduce and change this is urgently needed.
The four-day school week has received mixed reviews in the literature (“A shortened workweek is not a ‘magic pill’ to solve the problem. If we don’t improve working conditions and compensate educators properly, the length of the workweek will not matter”).
Strategies to address the psychological safety of healthcare workers using peer to peer support programs.
Cultivating Awareness And Resilience (NYC) (VIRTUAL) ($)
CARE is a unique professional development program that helps teacher handle their stress and rediscover the joys of teaching. They offer a four day retreat at the Garrison Institute (NYC), a series of weekend sessions or a three day model with follow-up.
Bounceback (ON)
Free guided self-help life-skills program that participants work with to develop coping techniques so they can overcome challenges.
“Teachers who work extra hours and love their job should not wear that extra time as a badge of honor”
Dentistry
yogadentist.ca offers some tips on meditation and resources for those who plan to meditate in a high-tech way.
A resource available to dentists who want to have an edge in their life and their practice. Whether you want to learn to say “no” to your limited time schedule, clean out the clutter out in your life, reconnect with what’s most important to you, find meaning in your work, or more balance in your life, a personal coach can help you do it.
There is a need for the establishment of student mentors and counsellors combined with a faculty advising system, in addition to student-oriented programmes. Signs and symptoms of stress should be detected early to refer for proper intervention. (p.648)
Group of female dentists gathered together to chat about an array of issues relevant to women in dental profession (clinical aspects, social and family life).
Management policies and procedures that support work-life balance (e.g. voluntary reduced hours, voluntary part-time work, phased in retirement, telecommuting, job sharing, paid and unpaid leaves, dependent care initiatives, etc.).(p.43)
A University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry module designed to address stress management and suicide prevention. The pedagogies include standardized patients, invited guest lectures, in-class activities, video presentation, and self-reflections.
CE Courses and Virtual Sessions on Stress and Work-Life Balance at National Dental Conferences
At national conferences (e.g., Pacific Dental Conference) there are CE courses and virtual sessions on work life balance, stress in dentistry and other topics related to dentists’ mental health