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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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Staying Emotionally Healthy in the Workplace

Although the words stress, burnout, and trauma are spoken about more than ever, what exactly do they mean, and what do we do about them?

In this 45-minute presentation, Dr Hillary McBride, Registered Psychologist, will provide helpful and accessible information about the nature of stress, burnout, and trauma, including how they are distinguished from each other, and what to do to manage and prevent them while supporting your overall mental health.  

Learning Outcomes:

  • Define stress, burnout, and trauma and distinguish their unique characteristics.
  • Differentiate between stress, burnout, and trauma in practical terms, enhancing recognition in personal and professional settings.
  • Explore effective strategies for managing and mitigating the impact of stress, burnout, and trauma on mental health.

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Dr. Hillary McBride is a registered psychologist, a researcher, and podcastor, with expertise that includes working with trauma and trauma therapies, embodiment, at the intersection of spirituality and mental health. Her first book, Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are, was published in 2017; she was the senior editor of the textbook Embodiment and Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, Prevention, and Treatment, which was published in 2018. Her bestselling book The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding wholeness, healing and connection through embodied living came out in the fall of 2021, and in January she released Practices for Embodied Living. Her next book Holy Hurt: understanding and healing from spiritual trauma, comes out spring 2025. She has been recognized by the American Psychological Association, and the Canadian Psychological Association for her research and clinical work. In addition to being a teaching faculty at the University of British Columbia, she is an ambassador for Sanctuary Mental Health, and the host of CBC’s award winning podcast Other People’s Problems. Hillary makes her home in the pacific northwest in British Columbia, Canada, and can usually be found near the ocean with a cup of chai.

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Self-care is an attainable way, over which we have full control, to single-handedly better our own self and the experiences we have with the world around us.
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"There's something very liberating about a fresh start," says social psychologist Omid Fotuhi, emphasizing how New Year's resolutions give us a chance to redefine ourselves and our goals (2024, par. 5).   As the clock strikes midnight this year, we take a moment to reflect on the past year, celebrate its accomplishments, and think about how […]
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Join Vikki for an insightful webinar that delves into the nuances of vicarious trauma and burnout, exploring how the spiritual and ethical challenges of our work impact our well-being and our ability to uphold dignity and social justice for our clients. We’ll differentiate Collective Care from traditional self-care, emphasizing the importance of community support in […]
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