1. If things go wrong….

2. Looking after yourself Healthy Working Lives (NHS) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/healthyworkinglives/ High challenge, low support environment

3. Stress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr9DI3YLOTA

4. You Your choices Your situation

5. You Psychology / neurology Society / culture / meaning Physical, mental, and social capacities Self-conception

6. Your situation Work – Tasks Resources Colleagues/managers Home and finances Family and relationships

7. Your choices Do you know what your objectives are? Do you have relevant choices? Can you predict the outcomes of your choices?

8. Shame

9. Self-blame Denial Suppression of evidence Reluctance to seek help Reduced capacity to cope …

10. Quality of supervision and direction Resources Workspace Facilities Finance Workload Classes Research Teaching Behaviour of colleagues and collaborators External circumstances – home, health, finance Workplace stressors (1)

11. Is the job/programme what I thought it would be? Is academic life what I thought it would be? Am I valued and treated with respect? Workplace stressors (2)

12. University has a duty of care towards staff and students Health and Safety Executive The Rules

13. Talk to someone A friend or trusted colleague A Counsellor A Trade Union Representative Document/record/evidence your circumstances Take practical and realistic action – dont just tough it out What to do

14. Investors in People http://www.abdn.ac.uk/hr/training/investors/ Trade Unions and HR Staff Satisfaction Survey PhD supervision Student Association Institutional Issues

15. Recourse http://recourse.org.uk/ UCU (Local Branch) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ucu/ Online Resources

16. The union for education professionals