Q&A Forum Event - Business not as usual, what needs to change beyond C-19?
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last modified: Thursday, August 6, 2020Q&A Forum Event : Strengths Based & Personalised Support during C-19
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By: Marcus , Policy and Comms Officer
Good Afternoon and welcome to the C-19 Frontline Worker Forum!
Today we have Tasha and Amanda from the Frontline Network team here to discuss Frontline Worker Wellbeing during C-19.
We will be responding to your comments and posts throughout the session, and will collate the key resources you share in your comments at the top of the thread (Key Resources).
Please remember that this Forum Event is an open conversation, and we need to hear from you!
Please do share your knowledge of Frontline Worker Wellbeing Support on this thread, either by posting a comment, or responding to a query someone may post.
If aren't able to post a comment, please do use the like button, so that other Frontline Workers can see which comments are most helpful.
We look forward to hearing from you all and hope you enjoy this session.
Many thanks,
Marcus
By: Tasha Peter , VRF/Wellbeing
Hello everyone,
Welcome to our Wellbeing Q&A! We appreciate that there's quite a lot which can be covered, but hopefully we'll be able to cover as much as possible today.
I'm Tasha, and I work on the VRF along with developing the internal wellbeing policy hear at St Martin's Charity. I'll be answering questions along with Amanda, who works on the Frontline Network.
We're really looking forward to hearing from you all today. Nat and Marcus are working hard behind the scenes, so we're in good hands.
To start things off, we thought we'd ask the question: What does wellbeing mean to you?
By: Ru , Housing first worker
This platform is a collective of Coaches, supporting key workers with free 50-minute sessions (with the option to rebook) https://www.morehappi.com/heroes
By: Amanda , Frontline Network
Having a good work/ life balance. Being able to take time back for me to do the things I love like travel, doing photography, swimming, seeing friends and loved ones. It's the little things that feel so important at the moment- like getting outside and having a walk early in the morning, or listening to upbeat music.
By: Amanda , Frontline Network
Think productive facilitated at our 2018 conference on ‘ideas to implement small day to day changes to support staff wellbeing’. They produced some helpful tips that you can refer to and reminded us that the first thing we need to always consider, is looking after ourselves before we can look after other people. Working long hours and not switching off is not sustainable and can lead to burnout. See here for further details https://venngage.net/ps/MwCyeWfSNQ/wellbeing-for-frontline-workers
By: Marcus - Frontline Network , Policy and Comms Officer
Thank you for the comments so far! Tasha and Amanda are working their way through each one as quickly as possible.
We believe that through starting conversations with other frontline workers on this Forum, it is possible to break down the silos that we all too often find ourselves working in.
So please do share your knowledge on this thread, either by posting a comment, a question, or responding to any of the queries posted!
By: Tasha Peter , VRF/Wellbeing
Our next question is: why is looking after our wellbeing important?
By: Gregory Gordon , Caseworker from St Mungos
I would have to agree with what Amanda said, that Well Being is about balance and knowing it's ok to take time to yourself, your family, your friends.
By: Gregory Gordon , Caseworker from St Mungos
It is important to look after your well being so you do not get burnt out and you are still able to provide a good service to the clients that you support.
By: Daniel Thompson , Floating Support Worker
A good company to work for can really make the difference.
We can all try and change the way we work, and look at ways we can help ourselves, but is also helpful to work for an organisation who understands the pressures of being a frontline worker.
By: Amanda , Frontline Network
Our next question is- what have you found helpful to support yourself during this uncertain time?
By: Amanda , Frontline
Steve Freeman, a solution focused practitioner at Voices of Stoke, ran a session at our 2019 conference on supervision and self-care and how we can debrief to avoid taking work home with us. As a lot of us are working from home at the moment, having opportunities and tools to enable us to debrief from our workdays and separate our work and home life is really important. The practical tools he discusses can be used across different settings and support our self-care. https://frontlinenetwork.org.uk/media/1652/presentation.pdf He also has produced a solution-focused aide memoir. https://frontlinenetwork.org.uk/media/1651/aide-memoire.pdf
By: Gregory Gordon , Caseworker from St Mungos
I had found it helpful talking to colleagues about any concerns I might have and found reflective practice to be a good tool with colleagues as a good way to support myself during this time.
By: Marcus - Frontline Network
That’s all folks!
Thank you very much for taking part in today’s Forum event. Your input was crucial in making sure the conversation was a valuable one, to share key learning on Frontline Worker Wellbeing Support.
A big thank you also to Tasha and Amanda from the Frontline Network for providing their expert knowledge on this subject, and for answering many of the great questions raised during this event.
Please note that you can continue this conversation by adding to this thread. You can also check out the latest threads on the C-19 Frontline Worker Forum.
Please note we will be running C-19 Q&A Forum events on a weekly basis. You can keep updated on the upcoming events by checking our What’s On.
As this is the third time facilitating an event of this nature, we would welcome any feedback you have on the formatting of this event, by emailing us at frontline@stmartinscharity.org.uk.
Have a great weekend!
Thanks,
Marcus