Dublin Jerome
Morale and Wellness Improvement Workshop
Staff Meeting 2/1/23
How is our current morale?
I am confident and enthusiastic at work everyday.
I am losing interest and am not happy with my job.
1
5
Do you feel you get recognition for your work?
We recognize hard work all the time!
We do not recognize hard work enough.
1
5
Is stress in at school affecting your life outside of school?
I am constantly thinking about other things I need to do!
I am never stressed about school outside of these four walls.
1
5
Do you think your opinion matters to your department?
I am always thinking of and sharing ways we can improve.
My department has never asked for my ideas.
1
5
For new employees…
How was your onboarding process?
I know this school like I went here for 4 years!
I did not learn anything about this school before day one.
1
5
Why is morale important in a teaching staff?
Teachers spend the most time directly with students
Directly connected to student achievement
Working toward common goal
Community Health Status
(Community Health Needs Assessment, 2022)
Priority 1: Basic Needs —
specific indicators include
(a) housing security (decreased homelessness, increased affordability),
(b) financial stability,
(c) neighborhood safety (reduced crime),
(d) food security,
(e) increased access to nutritious foods.
Priority 2: Racial Equity
Priority 2a: Racial Equity — specific indicators include
(a) effects on economic and housing stability,
(b) effects on quality healthcare, mental health, and feelings of safety, and
(c) effects on maternal and infant health outcomes
Priority 3: Behavioral Health —
specific indicators include
(a) access to mental health care resources,
(b) screening for mental health issues,
(c) decreased unintentional drug and alcohol deaths, and
(d) youth mental health supports (clinical, social)
Goals:
Purpose:
We are going to spend the next 20 minutes in teams.
These teams are not going to make major decisions and changes within these 20 minutes, but they are going to come up with some ideas and strategies to improve the given situation.
Team 1: Work-Life Separation
“LEARN TO SAY NO. This might be to extra calls or adding an additional patient. TAKE TIME OFF. Don’t just plan those days and then forgo them. CONSIDER REDUCING WORK HOURS. REACH OUT FOR EXTRA SUPPORT. This may be through career guidance, supervision/mentorship, or administrative support and scribes when/as needed” (Iyer, A., 2022).
Team 2: Employee Recognition
“Morale refers to the degree to which members of a group can continue to believe in the organization or purpose of the group, especially in the face of adversity or criticism. People with high levels of morale are happier and feel that they are contributing to the organization’s goals, while those with low levels of morale are unhappy and often lack interest. High morale usually leads to increased output in the workplace and lower turnover; thus, morale is of interest to workers, business owners, and management” (Campbell, J., 2020)
Team 3: Whole Person Approach, Work with Stressors, Incorporate Health
“Workplace yoga found to be a useful, cost-effective and feasible intervention in improving stress, musculoskeletal pain, fatigues and quality of life among employees of the diamond industry. Yoga may be implemented in the workplace as a wellness program at the workplace” (Biman, S., Maharana, S., Metri, K. G., & Nagaratna, R., 2021)
YOUR TASK
TEAM ONE
TEAM TWO
TEAM THREE
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
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