Thrilled to share “Secondary Traumatic Stress of School Staff Following Student Suicide or Suicidal Behaviour” will be published in the Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools! Thank you to the Australian staff who shared with me.
#traumaawarestaffwellbeing #secondarytraumaticstress

Grateful to be sharing my research on the secondary traumatic stress experienced by Australian school staff following fatal/non-fatal student suicidal behaviour & related protective factors associated with lower STS as outlined by Figley #safeandwellteachers #traumaawareschools #compassionateschools

Thrilled to share I’m now an endorsed organisational psychologist! Combining 20 years in schools and school systems with the discipline of organisational psychology lets me unpack what's happening with a school leader for themselves or their school, and plan a way forward to support wellbeing.

"Hurry sickness" was a term coined by cardiologists, which shows the experience of burnout is nothing new! Wiens suggests extending ourselves some grace if we need to [re]learn how to manage our sense of urgency, with other useful strategies shared too. #compassionateschools
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First ocean swim for 2025 this morning, goodness I felt it but great to be a part of it! What can you do for to care for yourself today? It might be easy, it might be hard, but it is good to be intentional about how we spend [some of] our moments. #wellbeing #selfcare #compassionateschools

Here is open access supplement of our "Future Healthy Countdown 2030: participating for health and wellbeing of Australia’s children and young people" published in the Medical Journal of Australia. www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...

At Compassionate Schools, we’re sharpening our focus on trauma-aware teacher wellbeing in 2025. Schools approach us for this work regularly, and we help shine a light forward as we work on wellbeing plans together.

#traumaawareteacherwellbeing #compassionateschools link.springer.com/article/10.1...