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Check yourself before you wreck yourself
- 1. Alberta Harm Reduction Conference Check Yourself before you Wreck Yourself Greg Riehl RN June 1 st , 2011
- 2. Key Messages Hopefully my journey and story will give you an idea or two on how to manage stress and look after yourself (and the people around you) while working in Harm Reduction
- 6. Hero, Victim, Villain? Hero Villain Victim
Editor's Notes
- This is an email that I sent out to some of my colleagues to get input while I was developing the presentation. We all work in stressful environments and our emotions affect us, and our colleagues and clients, and our workplace overall. Identifying and dealing with our own emotions, pain, and stress can help us to help ourselves and be better leaders within our organizations. Checking yourself is a first step in caring for yourself and ensuring you do not burn out - so you can do your job better in the tough arena of Harm Reduction.  My plan in the session is to work with the participants, and if time allows, to develop the self assessment tool so they, and others, can check themselves before they wreck themselves.  I feel that developing the tool at the conference is most excellent, and it will give the participants a chance to work on something, then be able to use it at work, to help support one another, and ultimately be better care providers, whether at work or at home.  What I need from you is one question or thought that you use to help maintain your competence, mental health, physical health, etc. that I can include as a launching point, and in case my plan totally bombsâŚ.. I do not think we will have time to quantify the questionnaire, but I think it may be a good launching point for people to reflect on their own lives and level of stress. I will also ask the participants to share coping mechanisms, resources, and how they manage to work in what are sometimes stressful working environments. Thanks for sharing any tips
- Tough to give our best to clients and our co-workers when we need to look after ourselves first.
- Donât try too hard to convince friends and family about Harm Reduction, this may be an exhausting exercise, focus on key people at work and at home.
- http://www.joyofconflict.com/editor_articles/ConflictDrama-VictimVillainHero.htm Often we can move around the triangle and the people and clients we work with may actually have a different perspective of where they think we, or they, are.
- Whenever I hear the phrase âthose peopleâ âthat group of peopleâ etc, I know I have found a teachable moment. I used to get called âyou peopleâ when I worked in areas where I was a minority or where I was different from the population I was working with.
- One of the most valuable tools that I have to share is the Statement of commitment to Co- workers. I include it here in the next couple of slides. http://www.chcm.com/docs/Commitment_to_My_Co-Worker_E-News_11-10.pdf It is good if all workplaces could develop a similar Statement, and even have your co-workers sign it, and post if for your clients to see. This will help you be accountable to each other, and ultimately look after yourself in the long run.
- Listening is the number one skill that works for most of us. If we take the time to listen and stop trying to fix things that we think need fixing, well, it will help and make our jobs easier in the long run.
- MLK Martin Luther King
- Sample response from colleagues
- Sample response from colleagues
- Sample response from colleagues
- Self care thoughts from a colleague Self care may not solve all of your stress, but it is important to look after yourself, and the people around you.
- The sample scale can be quantified, it can also be used as a discussion launching point, or as a means to reflect on current feelings that may indicate you are a burned out or maybe just a bit too crispy.
- Sample questions for self evaluation tool