This engaging experiential and didactic presentation focuses on providing an understanding of resiliency and holistic well-being as it relates to the psychosocial stressors of working across Pediatric Dentistry. The presentation seeks to explore stress reduction and coping tools for both in the workplace and at home. Establishing understanding of response to stressful situations while focusing on eight dimensions of well-being, this presentation also identifies when coping is healthy versus unhealthy, and when additional help is necessary. The presentation includes steps to assess and alleviate your own stress in the moment, as well as ways to support colleagues. Learn why wellness should be included under the umbrella of safety, and what the benefits are of seeing it as a strategic priority. Discover how you can get involved and begin to transform the psychological safety culture of your workplace by starting from within, and understand how to be an advocate for change.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the crucial link between workforce wellness, quality, patient safety, and sustained well-being both personally and professionally
Deploy the Helping Healers Heal (H3) framework to develop a holistic workforce wellness culture for you and your team
Apply learning about the current challenges and climate that impacts workforce wellness and how to leverage the 8 dimensions of wellness to foster a supportive approach and work environment