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The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
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In long-term care it is increasingly apparent that who is on shift is just as important as how many staff are on shift. Quality care is difficult to achieve when we do not routinely engage with one another in a positive, or civil, manner.
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Leading from the Inside Out
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Leading from the Inside Out provides a safe space for leaders in continuing care to share their challenges and learn self-care practices.
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The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum is recognized as best-practice in violence prevention training for health care workers.
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The Province has introduced a new masking policy for all healthcare workers who provide direct care effective immediately. Staff Requirements Visitor Guidance With an increase in viral respiratory illnesses (VRI) across the province, the Ministry of Health has introduced new masking measures to help control the spread of these illnesses. It's important to remember that […]
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Staff Requirements Visitor Guidance With an increase in viral respiratory illnesses (VRI) across the province, the Ministry of Health has introduced new masking measures to help control the spread of these illnesses. It's important to remember that masking is just one part of a comprehensive infection prevention and control (IPAC) strategy. To enhance your efforts, […]
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Safety Huddle

Bullying and Harassment Policy

This safety huddle will help you develop a Bullying and harassment policy for your organization.

Instructions

  • Before the huddle, review your organization’s bullying and harassment policy statement. If your organization does not have a bullying and harassment policy statement, or it needs to be updated, refer to Developing a Policy Statement: Workplace Bullying and Harassment to guide you through the process.
  • During the huddle, use the guiding questions to facilitate a discussion about bullying and harassment policies and how to create a respectful work environment.

After this huddle Staff should know how to

  • Recognize workplace bullying and harassment.
  • Contribute to a respectful workplace.

Notes to the huddle leader

  • It is the law for all workplaces to have a bullying and harassment policy.
  • If you feel the discussion is taking a negative tone, try redirecting the discussion to what helps create a positive and respectful workplace where people feel appreciated.
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Safety Huddle Guide and Attendance Sheet
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Develop a policy statement for Workplace bullying and harassment
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Bullying and Harassment Policy

Additional Resources

Bullying and incivility are significant problems in workplaces, homes, schools, and online. SafeCare BC and its members can play a role in creating safe, healthy, and civil workplaces.
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Learn about what bullying and harassment is and when to report it.
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More Safety Huddles

People living with dementia can experience changes in how they understand and process language, which can affect how they communicate.
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Learn to follow proper hand washing procedures.
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Working with clients or residents and their families is not always easy. You may not be able to control how others act, but you can control how you respond.
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Learn why visitors may experience different emotions as restrictions are lifted and be able to respond appropriately if confronted.
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Learn about the importance of respecting your own and coworkers' right to medical privacy and how to welcome a colleague back to work with kindness and respect.
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Learn to identify potentially violent situations, apply de-escalation techniques and report violence or near misses.
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Learn how dementia affects behaviour and be able to apply strategies to responsive behaviours.
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WorkSafeBC's resource page for bullying and harassment.
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Having safe, healthy, and inclusive workplaces should be a basic goal for all employers. However, many workers view their workplace as being very unhealthy or even toxic. So why is there a disconnect between this basic goal and reality? In this session, Dr. Day will explore the key elements of a safe and respectful workplace […]
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This website is an online platform of free online mental health resources and webinars designed for healthcare workers. Created in a partnership by SafeCare BC, the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division, and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
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The bullying and harassment resource tool kit helps employers and workers to understand their legal duties, and to prevent and address bullying and harassment in the workplace.
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