DCS Wellbeing Corner

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  Announcements

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    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our daily lives, it is important to be mindful of our mental health and put in place positive strategies to support our wellbeing and those around us.
    

    The department's partnership with the SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre has been a key component of our staff wellbeing strategy. We are working closely with the Centre during this time to ensure our staff continue to be supported.

    The Centre has developed a range of new mental health and wellbeing resources to help you and your families to stay well during this challenging time. 

    This LMS Wellbeing Corner includes:

    • Articles of interest with useful information and tips on mental health and wellbeing,
    • A free confidential Mental Health and Wellbeing Check via SAHMRI's new online survey platform,
    • SAHMRI's Be Well Plan training to help you develop your own personalised wellbeing plan, and
    • Links to SAHMRI live facilitated public training sessions.

    
    

    These offerings do not replace the current Wellbeing and Resilience training programs but are supplementary and able to be delivered online to support staff while face to face training is put on hold.

    
    

    Feedback & Support:

    Should you have any feedback or need support, please email us using the contacts below:

      Wellbeing Corner Feedback or Support: DCSWellbeingandResilience@sa.gov.au
      Employee Assistance Program (EAP): DCS.EAPCoordinator@sa.gov.au
      DCSLMS Technical Support: DCSLMSSupport@sa.gov.au

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  Interactive Resources

  • Wellbeing Check by SAHMRI Page

    The SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre is offering a Free Mental Health and Wellbeing Check via their online survey platform. Your results are completely confidential. You will immediately get a personalised report outlining the areas you are doing well in, can improve on or take action with. The platform also includes many tools, tips and articles you can access to continue to support your wellbeing.  Click image below to find out more about this free Mental Health and Wellbeing Check.

  • Be Well Plan by SAHMRI Page

    SAHMRI has partnered with Flinders University’s Órama Institute right here in South Australia to deliver you a new program called Be Well Plan; a program that helps you craft a unique evidence-based strategy matched to your needs and your unique circumstances, so you can stay feeling well and grounded. Click the image below to find out more about the Be Well Plan. SAHMRI have made the Be Well Plan available to the community free of charge during the COVID-19 crisis. You can provide the link (https://www.bewellplan.com/) to your family and friends and encourage then to participate in the Be Well Plan to support their mental health and wellbeing during this time.

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  Articles & Resources

  • Build Mental Resilience During Uncertain Times Page

    Image: SAHMRI Wellbeing & Resilience Centre.

    Build Mental Resilience During Uncertain Times By Kim Seow, Business Development and Training Lead, Wellbeing and Resilience Centre With the rising fear surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to boost our mental resilience is stronger than ever. It is important for all of us to recognise and acknowledge the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and be vigilant in our day-to-day behaviour so as to contain the spread of the virus... Click here to continue to read...

  • Open Your World by Wellbeing SA URL

    
    

  • Concerned for your team? Page

    Image: LinkedIn.

    Concerned for your team? Rebekah Smith (Psychology educator | TEDx speaker | Wellbeing advisor | Fitness leader) Many Australians are out of work, some for the first time in their lives. Other Australians are still working amidst a different kind of uncertainty and stress. Some worry that their position will disappear soon. Some are concerned that their role puts them and their families at risk of illness. Some are experiencing "survivor guilt" because they still have a job where others don't... Click here to continue to read...

  • Preparing to return to life beyond COVID-19 Page

    Image: Órama Institute for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Neuroscience, at Flinders University.

    Preparing to return to life beyond COVID-19 By Professor Mike Kyrios, Acting Director, Órama Institute for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Neuroscience, at Flinders University We all have been exercising health restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ranging from self-isolation to being in quarantine or continuing to provide essential services while exercising health protocols. There have been challenges to our mental health and wellbeing during this period. As restrictions start to lift, it’s time to start turning our attention to the challenges we must face in this post-isolation world.... Click here to continue to read...

  • Mental health advice amid COVID-19 concerns Page

    Image: Pixabay.

    Mental health advice amid COVID-19 concerns By Professor Mike Kyrios, Director, Órama Institute for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Neuroscience, at Flinders University. As we have seen over the past week or so, Australia is beginning to experience the implications of the coronavirus crisis. The issue is not just a health or economic issue, but it’s also a mental health and wellbeing crisis... Click here to continue to read...

  • ISO and Mental Health Survival Page

    Image: SAHMRI Wellbeing & Resilience Centre.

    ISO and Mental Health Survival By Mike Musker, Senior Research Fellow, Wellbeing and Resilience Centre Evidence has shown that the impact of lockdown in Wuhan, China, helped to reduce the spread of the COVID 19 virus, but not knowing how long this period of isolation will last can be anxiety provoking. Social lockdown is going to have common effects on families and individuals that will challenge all of our mental resolve... Click here to continue to read...

  • REIGNITED Episode 1 - The pendulum of wellness with Rebekah Smith Page

    Bel interviews interesting people in her new podcast REIGNITED. Welcome to episode 1 with Rebekah Smith - The pendulum of wellness. Have you ever got one part of your life sorted only to find that you are not satisfied and there is something missing and it  still feels all out of whack?Life challenges as well as professional career in psychology, physiotherapy and fitness, Bek has developed a mental fitness model where it is not just about building fitness in the gym but nine key areas to consciously develop strength, endurance and flexibility.