SAHMRIWellbeingandResilienceCentre

NameofPresenter:

ResilienceaspreventativeapproachtoMentalHealthGabrielleKelly– DirectoroftheWellbeing&ResilienceCentreSAHMRI

Whatisnormallyavailableinorganisations?OccupationalHealthandSafetyEmployeeAssistancePrograms(EAP)

Thereisclearevidencetoshowthelinkbetweenwellbeingandresilienceandamoreproductive,innovativeandengagedworkforce,whichisstrongandabletoworkcollaborativelytoachieveresults.PwCcommissionedbybeyondblueandtheNationalMentalHealthCommission.

Cameron(2008)suggeststhatleadershipismosteffectiveandmostlikelytoenableextraordinaryperformancewhenindividualsaccentuatewhatisright,whatisinspiring,andwhatisgoodinorganisations.

CameronandSpreitzer.TheOxfordHandbookofPositiveOrganizationalScholarship(2012).Chapter60.

RecentresearchconductedbyPwCcommissionedbyBeyondBlue andtheNationalMentalHealthCommission,highlights:

• atanygiventime1in5employees arelikelytobeexperiencingamental healthcondition

• theimpactofmentalhealthconditionsisestimatedtobeapproximately$10.9billionperyear.Thiscomprises$4.7billioninabsenteeism,$6.1billioninpresenteeism,beingpresentbutunproductive,and$145.9millionincompensationclaims

• everydollarspentoneffectiveworkplacementalhealthactionsmaygenerate$2.30inbenefitstoanorganisation.

TheCHALLENGE:ProfessorMartin

SeligmanResidency

1in5Australians

suffersfromamentalillness

1in4youngAustralianssufferfromamentalIllness

LifeexpectancyofAustralianswithmentalillnessis68

CostofmentalhealthinAustraliais$192b/year(12%GDP)

SCALEPopulationApproach- movethecurve

FeliciaHuppert,UniversityofCambridge

MartinSeligman• ThinkersinResidence2012/13

• FounderofPositivePsychology

• 14,000peopleinvolved

Andwhatelsearewestrivingforifit’snotforthewellbeingofallofourcitizens

JayWeatherill,PremierofSouthAustralia

SouthAustraliaaprototypefora“StateofWellbeing”PositivementalhealthandwellbeingforaresilientsocietySouthAustraliaaleaderinwellbeingresearchglobally

Buildanewwellbeingandresilienceindustry

PositionAustraliaastheStateofWellbeing

MeasurethewellbeingofallAustralians

Publishresearchonhowtobuild

wellbeing acrossthewholepopulation

Teach,buildandembedwellbeingscienceinAustralia

LEAD MEASURE BUILD RESEARCH

• Banks• Manufacturers• Schools• LocalGovernment• Corrections• TAFESA• StateandNationalGovernment

Whatdoesaworkforceprojectlooklike?

Mentalhealth:astateofwell-beingWHO UpdatedAugust2014

“Mentalhealthisdefinedasastateofwell-beinginwhicheveryindividualrealizeshisorherownpotential,cancopewiththenormalstressesoflife,canworkproductivelyandfruitfully,andisabletomakeacontributiontoherorhiscommunity”

"Healthisastateofcompletephysical,mentalandsocialwell-beingandnotmerelytheabsenceofdiseaseorinfirmity." WHO,updatedAugust2014

Resilience

• Resilienceistheabilitytogrowandthriveinthefaceofchallengesandbouncebackformadversity

•Peoplewhoareresilient(confidentintheirabilitytowithstandadversity)arealsomorelikelytotakeadvantageofopportunities

Genes50%

LifeCircumstances10%

IntentionalActivities40%

Pp.20-22 *Studiesshowthat50%ofindividualdifferencesinhappinessaredeterminedbygenes,10%bylifecircumstances,and40%byourintentionalactivities.

– FindingsfromDrLyubomirsky’s Lab

Positive Workplace Program Framework

Increased individual and collective wellbeing and resilienceIncreased productivity, engagement and performance

Reduced impact of mental stress claims, absenteeism and key talent attrition

Lead:CommenceCulturalchange

3-6months

Measure:BaselineandEvaluate1-3monthsrepeatin

year2&3

Build:Deliverskillstraining6-12

months

Embed:SustainchangeYears2

and3Research

PositiveEmotionEngagementRelationshipsMeaningAccomplishment

OptimismPhysicalActivityNutritionSleep

Howtomeasurewellbeing?

PERMA+

Undotheeffectsofnegativeemotions- Garland,Fredrickson,Kring,Johnson&Meyer

2010

IncreaseCreativity

- Fredrickson2003

Predictalongerlife-span

- Xu&Roberts2010

Helppreventandspeed-uprecovery fromillness,includingthecommoncold,stressandheartdiseases- Cohen,Doyle,Turner,Alper &Skoner 2003,Fredrickson&Levenson 1998

Buildphysical,intellectual,socialand

psychologicalresources

- Fredrickson2003

Broadenpeople’sattentionandtheirabilitytothinkandact- Fredrickson&Branigan 2005

Promoteresilience- Tugade &

Fredrickson2004

PositiveEmotionscan:

Lowerlevelsofstress

- Cohen&Wills1985

Lowerlevelsofobesity

-Christakis&Fowler2007

PositiveRelationshipsarelinkedto:

Greaterlongevity- Berkman &Syme

1994

Fasterrecoveryfrom

illness- Cohen2007

Betterhearthealth

- Brummett et.Al2001

Protectagainstcognitivedeclinein

olderage- Seeman,Lusignolo,Albert

&Berkman

Astrongsenseofmeaningcan

Helptofacilitatepost-traumatic

growth- Boniwell,2008

Increaselongevityandlife

satisfaction- Kashdan &McKnight,

2009

Helpwithemployee

engagement- Baumeister &Leary,

1995

IncreaselevelsofinterestatworkWrzesniewski etal.,

1997

US Army Large Scale Intervention

• BrigadierGeneral(ret.)RhondaCornum ledtheComprehensiveSoldierFitnessinitiativeintheUSArmy2006-2012

• PhysicallyFit,MentallyTough,EmotionallyStrong

• CSFisasystematicapproachtobuildresilienceandreducementalillnessintheUSArmyusingpositivepsychologyinterventions

• Involvesbaselinemeasurementofallsoldiers,train-the-trainerapproachdeliveredbysergeants,onlinemodules,andevaluation

ComprehensiveSoldierFitnessInitiative

Williamsetal.,2004

AfterResilienceTraining

ParticipantsoftheComprehensiveSoldierFitnessresiliencetrainingmeasuredimprovedlevels(comparedtocontrols)of:• Organisationaltrust• Friendship• Optimism• Adaptability• Catastrophicthinking• Positivecoping• Socialfitness• Emotionalfitness• Characterstrengths• Lowerlevelsofdepression,anxiety,PTSD,andsubstanceabuseissues

AgedCare14%

Automotive6%

Community7%

Council15%

Health15%

Defence2%

Education16%

Private15%

Public6%

Youth4%

581PARTICIPANTSTRAINEDINRESILIENCESKILLS

BuildingResilienceintheAuto-manufacturingindustry

Earlyresultsvaryaccordingtocohortandinclude:• A12%increaseinwellbeingaftera14weekcourseinamanufacturingenvironment,deliveredbyin-housetrainers

• LargereductioninHR“misdemeanours”• LargereductioninAbsenteeism• Largereductioninworkplaceinjury• Increaseproductivityandquality

MindBodyBrainwillexplorethescienceandapplicationofPositivePsychologythroughthefollowingstrands:

• PositiveAgeing• PositiveCommunities• PositiveEducation• PositiveOrganisations• PositivePublicPolicy• Neuroscience&Health

KeynoteSpeakers

REGISTRATIONSNOWOPEN:www.positivepsychologyandwellbeing.com

GlobalAcademicLeaders|Full3-DayProgram|Science&Application

Prof Kim CameronPositive Organisations

ProfFeliciaHuppertPositivePublicPolicyPositiveEducation

ProfLeaWatersPositiveEducation

PositiveCommunities

DrAlexandreKalachePositiveAgeing

5TH AUSTRALIANPOSITIVEPSYCHOLOGYANDWELLBEINGCONFERENCE22– 24September2016

DrIlonaBoniwellPositiveEducation

PositiveCommunities

ProfJulioLicinioNeuroscience&Health

SAHMRI/TechWerks:5-dayTrain-the–trainerResilienceSkillsTraining2-dayIndividualResilienceSkillsTrainingAustraliaandAsia2017

TheSAHMRIWellbeingandResilienceCentrehaspartneredwithTechWerks toofferResilienceTraininginAustraliaandAsiatobuildlocalcapacitytodeliveryskillsinPERMA+,whichserveasbuildingblocksforwellbeing.

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