Annette Bulling MindMatters South Australia Coordinator

Supporting children to re-experience relationships differently is the key to trauma recovery and change. Making Space for Learning, Australian Childhood Foundation, 2010

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 school’s 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

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 *

Empathy Erosion Empathy Presence Empathy Explosion LowHigh Empathy Continuum Behaviour: Kindness Behaviour: Intrusive Behaviour: Cruelty MindMatters Reachout Webinar, 2012

Positive Emotion Engagement Relationships Meaning & Purpose Accomplishment Martin Seligman, Flourishing, 2010 Positive Psychology

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

StaffMatters Journal Organise thoughts and feelings Identify triggers Recognise helpful and unhelpful patterns of behaviour Monitor physical and emotional health

Health and Wellbeing at Work Model *

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

Health and Wellbeing at Work Model *

Csikszentmihalyi 2002