At last month’s Employee Wellbeing Forum, we heard presentations from guest speakers from Be Well, Smoke-Free and Fitness Passport about vicarious trauma, initiatives to reduce smoking and vaping at Monash Health and the launch of Fitness Passport. If you missed it, here’s what you can expect and how you can catch-up:
Vicarious Trauma presented by Be Well – Psychological Wellbeing Program for Employees
Kirsten Yates, Senior Clinical Psychologist from our Be Well program joined us to further explore vicarious trauma, a popular presentation from our previous Employee Wellbeing Forum held in April.
Kirsten discussed how vicarious trauma can overlap with compassion fatigue, burnout and collective trauma, and shared some practical advice and processes for managing vicarious trauma. If you missed it, you can watch the recording of Kirsten’s vicarious trauma presentation here.
If your team could benefit from free and confidential service to support employee and team wellbeing, facilitated by Monash Health’s psychologists, please check out the Be Well Program, today.
Smoke-Free Project
Sharyn Donald, General Manager, Public Health and Infectious Diseases and Chair of Smoke-Free Committee shared an update about the Smoke-Free Project. Sharyn was also joined by fellow committee members:
- Christopher Sharp – Clinical Pharmacist, Dandenong, Smoke-Free Clinical Project Lead
- JulieAnne Coyle – Speech Pathologist, Dandenong
- Katrina Stevenson – Health Promotion Practitioner and Smoke-free Project Lead, Public Health and Community.
The team shared the work to:
- Create and embed a smoke-free environment
- Reduce employee smoking rates
- Support patients to cease smoking
Sharyn, Christopher, Julie and Katrina talked further about their insights, deliverables in the project and World No Tobacco Day, observed on 31 May.
For more information, check out the recording of this presentation here.
You can also join our free Empowering Parents and Professionals to Tackle Vaping on Tuesday 6 June at 7:00 PM, by registering here.
Fitness Passport
Mia Haynes, Key Account Manager, Fitness Passport, provided an update since launching Fitness Passport for our employees. Mia also answered questions from the floor and shared an insight into what we can see next for the program. For more information, check out the recording of this presentation here.
More information and support programs
If you would like to access the resources shared at the Employee Wellbeing Forum, check out the links below:
- View the recording of our Employee Wellbeing Forum on Vicarious Trauma, Smoke-Free and Fitness Passport
- Download Kirsten Yates’ Vicarious Trauma presented by Be Well slide deck
- Download Smoke-Free Project slide deck
Our Employee Wellbeing Forums are held monthly and cover a range of topics to support employees to prioritise their health and wellbeing.
The Forums provide practical discussions, resources, and information to empower employees to access support services and learn wellbeing strategies to implement into their daily routines.
For details about upcoming Employee Wellbeing Forums, access the Health & Wellbeing category in Upcoming events.
To watch past Employee Wellbeing Forums, visit the Past events page and search ‘health and wellbeing’.
If you are seeking more information about improving your mental health, check out the resources from our Employee Wellbeing Programs, including our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by Converge International. The EAP aims to assist you in meeting any challenges or demands you may be facing in your work or personal life. For short-term counselling and consultation, book a consultation here.
Employees can also access webinars and resources for free on the Converge International portal, including their monthly online magazine, Flourish. In June’s edition of Flourish, you can read about burnout and sleep, and good reasons to exercise this winter.
Approved by Chris McLoughlin, Executive Director, People and Culture