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If things go wrong….

If things go wrong…. Looking after yourself. Healthy Working Lives (NHS) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/healthyworkinglives/ “High challenge, low support” environment. Stress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr9DI3YLOTA. You. Your situation. Your choices. You. Psychology / neurology

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If things go wrong….

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  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 situation Your choices

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

  11. Workplace stressors (2) 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?

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

  13. What to do Talk to someone A friend or trusted colleague A Counsellor A Trade Union Representative Document/record/evidence your circumstances Take practical and realistic action – don’t just ‘tough it out’

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

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

  16. The union for education professionals

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