Resilience and Self-care
Understand the actions and activities that will enhance overall health and well-being to enable continued practice as a professional in the sector
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Professional Practice
Levels
Respond calmly to stress and seek guidance and support from one’s supervisor on dealing with stress
Respond calmly to stressful situations
Demonstrate awareness of one’s overall health and well-being
Seek guidance and support from one’s supervisor on dealing with stress
Apply defensive techniques as required
Apply stress reduction techniques to manage one’s stress
Apply stress management techniques
Reflect on one’s personal effectiveness and adjust one’s behaviours and emotions in work activities
Identify undue emotional attachments or stress indicators during professional practice
Apply principles of self- care and undertake practical action steps to maintain health and well- being
Proactively seek additional consultation from peers or supervisors
Develop and improve on one’s self-care plans and manage one’s stress
Identify individual strengths, weaknesses and vulnerabilities and recognise limitations in professional practice and competence
Assess overall health and well-being and identify personal and occupational risks and stress indicators
Exercise proactive self- care and consultations with peers or supervisors
Apply prescribed assessments and procedures to develop and review individual self-care plans
Apply coping strategies to reduce or regulate stress
Reframe negative experiences to reduce or regulate the level of stress
Provide support to staff in managing their stress and emotions
Advise colleagues on the balance between duty of self-care and duty to perform
Remain objective and professional in emotionally challenging situations
Advise staff in practising effective self-care
Model effective self-care practices
Monitor staff for signs of burnout
Facilitate self-care activities for staff and teams
Anticipate disruptions or identify recurring issues that affect the health and well-being of teams and professionals
Facilitate self-care activities to help professionals and teams build resilience and overcome barriers to effective management of health and well-being
Influence others in the organisation to practise effective self-care
Coach professionals in managing their stress
Counsel professionals who are in distress
Take appropriate actions to help professionals avoid burnout
Implement holistic frameworks for self-care
Develop holistic frameworks for self-care
Inculcate a supportive culture in the organisation for managing stress
Establish systems and processes to build and sustain resilience and self-care in professionals across the organisation