HealthCareStressWorkshop-StateofMichigan.pptVIP

Organizational Change Intervention Ensure that workload in line with workers’ capabilities and resources Clearly define workers’ roles and responsibilities Give workers opportunities to participate in decisions and actions affecting their jobs Improve communication Reduce uncertainty about career development and future employment prospects Provide opportunities for social interaction among workers * Common Characteristics of Successful Organizational Interventions Involving workers at all stages of the intervention Providing workers with the authority to develop, implement, and evaluate the intervention Significant commitment from top management and buy-in from middle management An organizational culture that supports stress interventions Periodic evaluations of the stress intervention * Worker-focused interventions may include one or more of the following: Training in coping strategies Progressive relaxation Biofeedback Cognitive-behavioral techniques Time management Interpersonal skills Stress Management Intervention * * Also… Another type of intervention that has shown promise for reducing stress among health care workers is innovative coping, or the development and application by workers of strategies like changes in work methods or skill development to reduce excessive demands. * * STRESS COMPASSION FATIGUE BURNOUT Health Care Stress WorkshopMarch 30, 2010 * Task 1 Create a consensus definition of “burnout” in health care professionals working with residents who have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias? Work with the people around you and be prepared to present your definition to other participants in the workshop. * Task 2 Compare the definition that you created with those of other participants and with the definition described by the workshop leader. * Burnout A syndrome linked to the emotional strains experienced at work. The most widely accepted conceptualization originates from the work of Maslach and Jackson (1986). An ongoing em