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WorkSafeBC’s healthcare and social services planned inspection initiative focuses on high-risk activities in the workplace that lead to serious injuries and time-loss claims.
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WorkSafeBC is releasing a discussion paper with proposed amendments to the Current Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual that guide wage rate decisions related to short-term and long-term disability compensation. Recommended amendments include: These changes may affect your claims costs. Click here to view the proposed changes and offer feedback to WorkSafeBC – The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
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Bullying and incivility is a major problem in workplaces, homes, schools, and online. SafeCare BC and its members can play a role in creating safe, healthy, and civil workplaces. Below you will find some resources that will help you, your co-workers, and staff.
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Here is a pocket card leaders can use to remind you of different ways to recognize and reward your team.
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This resource, from the BC Public Service Agency shares information on how to do a performance review, look at values and talk to an employee using a strengths-based approach. Feedback can be a great way to recognize someone and reward them using metrics.
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This resource from the BC Public Service Agency talks about the different types of recognition and reward and examples of how to demonstrate them.
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This webinar will provide you with a strategy for making it easier to participate in difficult conversations and respond to the difficult questions that often arise in healthcare settings. Exploring the VERS method (VERS: validate, explore, respond and share)
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One in five Canadians lives with mental health challenges. The hardest hit are employed Canadians in their early and prime working years.
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Assessment tools uniquely designed to help the health-care sector assess and mitigate psychological risk (includes a staff survey and organizational review).
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A toolkit that shows how other health-care organizations have addressed psychological health and safety in their environments (includes links to practical tools and templates used in the sector).
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A public pledge from health organizations to show that they value the psychological health and safety of their staff and are committed to taking action on improving their work environments.
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SafeCare BC's outreach services are crucial in helping our members in the health sector create psychologically healthy and safe workplaces. It follows a systematic process, aligns with the national standard, and provides customized solutions for your organization's unique needs. This proactive approach is essential for promoting employee well-being, preventing psychological harm, and ultimately enhancing productivity […]
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Psychological health and safety, often called workplace mental health, encompasses principles and practices to foster a supportive, respectful, and psychologically safe work environment.
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Organizational cultures, in general, are basic assumptions held by a particular group.
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 A healthcare workplace where staff are encouraged to care for their psychological health and safety.
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Workplace psychological safety is demonstrated when employees feel able to put themselves on the line, ask questions, seek feedback, report mistakes and problems, or propose a new idea without fearing negative consequences to themselves, their job or their career.
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Workplace psychological safety is demonstrated when employees feel able to put themselves on the line, ask questions, seek feedback, report mistakes and problems, or propose a new idea without fearing negative consequences to themselves, their job or their career.
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A healthcare work environment where staff can do their work with integrity while being supported by their profession, employer, and peers.
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A workplace where employees receive encouragement and support in the development of their interpersonal, emotional and job skills.
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Work-life balance is a state of well-being where individuals can effectively manage their work, home, and community responsibilities.
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Achieving a good job fit means aligning employees' interpersonal and emotional competencies, technical skills, and knowledge with their designated roles.
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A workplace where there is appropriate acknowledgement and appreciation of employees' efforts in a fair and timely manner.
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A workplace where there is effective leadership and support that helps employees know what they need to do, how their work contributes to the organization and whether there are impending changes.
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Employees enjoy and feel connected to their work and where they feel motivated to do their job well.
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Civility and respect are based on showing esteem, care and consideration for others, and acknowledging their dignity.
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Protection of physical safety in the workplace, a key factor outlined by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) in the national standard, focuses on safeguarding employees from physical harm.
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In the healthcare industry, teamwork is essential for providing quality patient care. However, promoting teamwork can be a challenge, the infographic bellow will share some tips on how to promote teamwork.
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CREW is Civility, Respect and Engagement in the Workplace. CREW was created to increase job satisfaction by addressing civility in the workplace after receiving negative employee satisfaction survey results.
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We explored the nature and severity of workplace bullying amongst care aides working in long-term care homes. Explore the infographic to see what we learned.
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Consider using the following kindness card templates to print and distribute around your workplace. They can be used to introduce the idea that kindness is contagious, to let team members know how much their work is appreciated, and/or to wish team members a great day. The cards are designed to be printed in a business […]
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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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The standard is a document that outlines a systematic approach to develop and sustain a psychologically healthy and safe workplace. It focuses on mental illness prevention and mental health promotion. The Standard is intended for everyone, whether or not they have a mental illness. The National Standard of Canada
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Resources and templates provided by WorkSafe BC to help employers and employees identify, address, and prevent bullying and harassment in the workplace. Resources include policy statement templates, FAQs, posters, and fact sheets.
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Language is not always intended to exclude a person or a group, but it may unintentionally have that effect.
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In Health Care incivility among coworkers/different shifts/departments can cause workers a great deal of stress and hostility in the workplace. There is a culture in healthcare that is a ‘sink or swim’ mentality rather than a working together and helping each other out. I have worked in healthcare for 27 years as a care aide.
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Enhance your psychological health
February 25, 2020
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With LEARNING [SPACE], SafeCare BC aims to build a catalogue of courses that will help keep you healthy and safe – both physically and mentally. Today, we are pleased to announce the latest addition to our course catalogue, Enhancing Psychological Health, Wellness and Resilience. Developed by SafeCare BC and Dr. Joti Samra, R.Psych., CEO and founder of MyWorkplaceHealth, […]
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Home to more than 700 seniors, Abbotsford’s Menno Place offers a full range of housing and long-term care options—from independent living to residential complex care.
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Psychological social support
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Workload management
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Work-life balance is a state of well-being where individuals can effectively manage their work, home, and community responsibilities.
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