Mindfulness Based Resilience at Work

1 January 2015ProgrammesBy Ko Awatea

Brief Overview

Reduce burnout and stress and increase your focus and enjoyment at work

Mindfulness is deﬁ ned by pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn as “paying focused attention, on purpose, without judgment, to the experience of the present moment”. Mindfulness Based Resilience at Work (MBRW) has been adapted from Kabat-Zinn’s internationally successful and well researched Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course. MBRW helps start to develop techniques for focusing attention through meditation tools and responding “mindfully” to situations rather than reacting automatically. Mindfulness is associated with emotional intelligence and evidence for its beneﬁ ts in leadership is growing.

When and Where

CMH Staff

Please click here to email programme coordinator for more information on current scheduled sessions or visit SouthNet (CM Health intranet).

External Participants

Please contact programme coordinator to discuss your requirements.

Email: buildingcapability@cmdhb.org.nz
Call: 0800 DEVELOPMENT (0800 338 356)

Facilitators

Jo Soldan

Clinical Psychologist and Mindfulness Teacher

Jan Haworth

Mindfulness Teacher

Dianne May

Counsellor and Mindfulness Teacher

Debbie

Mindfulness Teacher

Learning Outcomes

Increased resilience and improved ability to handle stress – learn how to manage stressful situations better and become more resilient
Develop techniques to focus attention and be present
Skills to reduce burn out
Learn how to listen and engage more effectively and empathetically with others

Who Should Attend

You should come to the Mindfulness Based Resilience at Work course if you want to focus your attention, invest in your wellbeing at work, reduce your stress levels, and increase your resilience.

Recent stats:

95% of respondents felt it had made positive change to their reactivity at work

97% of respondents felt there had been some or great positive change in their ability to handle stressful situations

“I’m back to singing and humming as I go about my work”

“Greater ability to stay focused and calm which helps one to think through situations and de-escalate.”

“Able to handle things differently, confident, better at making decisions, cope with stress better”

Why choose MBR@W?

MBR@W is an adaptation of MBSR – the gold standard mindfulness course on which most outcome research is based
MBR@W is one of the few courses which has been scientiﬁ cally evaluated – staff show signiﬁ cant reductions in stress, burnout and increases in resilience in 4 weeks
MBR@W is more than a taster session. It is a real launch pad for staff to learn about and integrate mindfulness. 96% staff who did MBR@W report still beneﬁ tting and 76% still practicing – up to two years later.
MBR@W was a ﬁnalist in the HRNZ awards 2016