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Developing Mental Toughness as an SAS Doctor in a Changing NHS

Discover the importance of mental toughness in navigating challenges and change as an SAS doctor in the evolving healthcare landscape. Learn about the 4 Cs of mental toughness, origins, and practical strategies for resilience and control.

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Developing Mental Toughness as an SAS Doctor in a Changing NHS

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  1. Mental ToughnessDeveloping resilienceDeveloping as an SAS Doctor in a changing NHSJudith Krichefski

  2. Mental Toughness Circles of Concern, Influence & Control The challenge is to stretch yourself to widen your circle of control. Can’t control, influence or change, Can influence & change - but you can’t control Can control ... Your behaviour and your thoughts

  3. What is Mental Toughness? • “The quality which determines how people deal with challenges, stressors and pressure irrespective of prevailing circumstances”

  4. The 4 Cs of Mental ToughnessChallenge, Confidence, Commitment, Control

  5. Origins of Mental Toughness Health Psychologists Resilience - Commitment, control – a passive concept Business Psychologists 1970’s Hardiness - Commitment, control, challenge – becoming proactive Sports Psychology - Mental Toughness Dienstbier & Jim Loehr 1982 Dr Peter Clough @ The University of Hull 2004 – MTQ48

  6. Is Mental Toughness Important in times of change? Mental Toughness is directly related to: • Performance 25% variation • Resilience • Behaviour • Health and Wellbeing • Aspirations

  7. Control: emotional & life control self worth and efficacylife control: A measure of self worth. Indicates the extent to which we believe we shape what happens to us ... or the other way around

  8. Confidence!Confidence in abilities: the extent to which you feel worthwhileInterpersonal confidence: ready to deal with challenge and ridicule

  9. Commitment: stickabilityMeasures how we respond to working towards specific goals and targets.

  10. Challenge and changeDo we perceive it as an opportunity ... even exciting. Or do we see it as a threat?

  11. Sports visualisationJavier Sotomayor

  12. Developing Mental Toughness • Seeing the challenge and not the threat • Positive thinking • Goal setting • Visualisation • Increasing resistance to stressors • Anxiety control • Attentional control • MTQ48 and good feedback

  13. Questions

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