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You can / should look after yourself (and each other)

You can / should look after yourself (and each other). Module 6. Learning objectives. D escribe signs of stress in palliative care workers E xplain ways of preventing burn-out. Looking after ourselves. and each other!!!! why is it important personal journey how to recognise ‘stress’

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You can / should look after yourself (and each other)

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  1. You can / should look after yourself (and each other) Module 6

  2. Learning objectives • Describe signs of stress in palliative care workers • Explain ways of preventing burn-out

  3. Looking after ourselves and each other!!!! • why is it important • personal journey • how to recognise ‘stress’ • how to support self • developing a culture of nurturing

  4. Looking after ourselves • self nurturing • holistic care • self awareness • essential • challenging

  5. Why? • giving and receiving • demanding work • accompanying those who suffer • accompanying those who grieve • maintaining hope • sustain the joy and passion and soul

  6. Looking after ourselves • regular time off • regular time to discuss patients and problems • know how to get help • ongoing training and supervision • take time to reflect • recognise that multiple losses are inevitably stressful • make time to relax together

  7. Looking after each other • culture of nurturing • recognition of difference • appreciation of difference • non-judgemental attitudes • holistic care for each other as well as those we seek to work alongside

  8. When is stress too much?

  9. How manage stress / take care?

  10. Action plan • A time for everything under the sun • To cry and to laugh • To mourn and to dance • To be quiet and to speak……. Ecclesiastes • Write a prescription!!

  11. Reflections • Why motivated you to come into palliative care? • What motivates you now? • Think of a patient who inspired you / challenged you early in your career / experience • Tell him/her what you have accomplished as a caregiver • What would his/her reply be?

  12. These resources are developed as part of the THET multi-country project whose goal is to strengthen and integrate palliative care into national health systems through a public health primary care approach • Acknowledgement given to Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust and MPCU for their preparation and adaptation • part of the teaching materials for the Palliative Care Toolkit training with modules as per the Training Manual • can be used as basic PC presentations when facilitators are encouraged to adapt and make contextual

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