Psychoemotional Strength Sessions
Reflective Practice For Educators and School Staff
What are Psychoemotional Strength Sessions?
They are regular and consistent, non-judgmental, collaborative and confidential sessions where education practitioners are supported to reflect on their practice, relationships, the emotional demands of their work and the impact of these on their psychological wellbeing.
It is dynamic, innovative and personalised professional learning which strengthens the psychoemotional preparedness of school staff, supporting them to regularly refresh and reset for positive long-term growth.
They are governed by educators’ priorities and offer a reflective, insightful and skilled lens to strengthen workplace wellbeing, hence strengthening relationships with students and colleagues.
Educators are exposed to
secondary trauma on a regular basis.
Psychoemotional Strength Sessions focus on supporting educators' mental fitness and preventing vicarious trauma and burnout, rather than acting as a post crisis response.
While it seems like an obvious and crucial response to supporting and improving the wellbeing of staff in education, this is not a regular occurrence in Australia. This is despite the acknowledgement of the cumulative impact of secondary traumatic stress and the direct impact of this on teachers’ psychological wellbeing.
Without access to these confidential reflective practice sessions, educators are at dire risk of the cumulative effects of rumination, mental health disorders and leaving the profession.
The facts
The National Teacher Survey conducted by the Black Dog Institute in February 2023 found that relative to the general population*, teachers reported elevated levels of stress, anxiety and depression.
*(Crawford & Henry, 2003)
More than three quarters of surveyed teachers (75.6%) indicated that they felt ‘burned out from my work’ either ‘often’ or ‘all the time’.
41.9% of teachers reported feeling ‘like I’m at the end of my rope’, 41.9% either ‘often’ or ‘all the time’.
Prioritise your professional growth and psychological wellbeing for a sustainable career in education.
Provides a safe space to process emotional labour and secondary traumatic stress.
Reflection is the process that transforms information and knowledge into wisdom and self-awareness!
Helps prevent the cumulative impact of vicarious trauma that can regularly occur in your demanding role.
Helps shift cognitive and emotional overload, strengthening mental fitness and psychological resilience.
Helps reduce the risk of burnout and build your capacity to continue to do the job you love.
These 45 minute sessions occur on school campus or online and relate to the AITSL Standards: 4.1, 4.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4.
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Connect with me to find out more about how the Psychoemotional Strength Program can help you to thrive.
FAQs
Why are Psychoemotional Strength Sessions unique ?
There are many group wellbeing programs currently in practice in schools. Psychoemetional Strength Sessions are unique in that they provide school staff with a personal opportunity to take part in sessions that focus on them.
They respond directly to the secondary trauma that educators and school staff experience, supporting mental fitness and preventing vicarious trauma and burnout.
Strengthening their personal resilience and sustainability in the profession, guided by their own experiences and current psychological priorities, is the promise.
What are Psychoemotional Strength Sessions
modelled on?
Psychoemotional Strength Sessions are modelled on ‘Supervision’; a world-renowned supportive practice, regularly and consistently offered to and accessed by therapists.
These sessions are specifically designed to address theunique challenges educators and school staff face, supporting mental fitness and preventing vicarious trauma and burnout. Through dialogue, expressive therapies and the use of an integrated model of supervision, new pathways for action can be formed, contributing to best practice, effective relationships, and enhanced wellbeing.
It is considered personal and professional development and relates to the AITSL standards for educators.
How often do these sessions take place?
Developing a trusting mutual relationship is a critical component of the success of the PSP.
As an experienced teacher, PACFA registered clinical counsellor and clinical supervisor, I intimately understand schools and the emotional labour school staff carry on a daily basis.
Staff are encouraged to tap into this one-on-one support, once a month, for approximately 45 minutes.
Remember, the focus is on prevention of vicarious trauma and psychological overload - it is not a crisis response.
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