This course will help institutions and individuals better manage the mental health challenges of being a healthcare worker. Healthcare providers such as the University Health Network (UHN) address the mental health needs of their staff through several initiatives intended to help build resilience and to provide respite from the demands of their work. This was critical during the pandemic but, of course, healthcare workers encounter high levels of stress even without a pandemic. The primary purpose of this course was to document and explain lessons learned with the hopes of informing healthcare institutions and healthcare workers about effective strategies and why they work. Dr. Heather Gordon will highlight strategies she has employed within the UHN during the pandemic, and Professor Steve Joordens will discuss the psychology underlying these interventions.
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1 video1 assignment
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1 video•Total 6 minutes
Welcome to Our Course!•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 4 minutes
Welcome Quiz•4 minutes
Understanding and Managing Anxiety - Introduction
Module 2•1 hour to complete
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3 videos3 assignments
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3 videos•Total 41 minutes
Refresh from Stress - Dr. Gordon•15 minutes
Understanding Anxiety - Prof Joordens•13 minutes
Music and the News - Prof Joordens•13 minutes
3 assignments•Total 24 minutes
Refresh from Stress Quiz•8 minutes
Understanding Anxiety Quiz•8 minutes
Music and the News Quiz•8 minutes
Using the Environment to Support Mental Wellbeing
Module 3•1 hour to complete
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3 videos3 assignments
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3 videos•Total 37 minutes
Laughter Yoga - Dr. Gordon•13 minutes
Put On A Happy Face•10 minutes
Take the Wheel•14 minutes
3 assignments•Total 24 minutes
Laughter Yoga Quiz•8 minutes
Put On A Happy Face Quiz•8 minutes
Take the Wheel Quiz•8 minutes
The Power of Gratitude
Module 4•1 hour to complete
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3 videos3 assignments
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3 videos•Total 36 minutes
Gratitude•9 minutes
With a Little Help From My Friends•19 minutes
Everything is Relative•8 minutes
3 assignments•Total 24 minutes
Gratitude Quiz•8 minutes
Help from my Friends Quiz•8 minutes
Everything is Relative Quiz•8 minutes
Building Resilience
Module 5•1 hour to complete
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3 videos3 assignments
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3 videos•Total 50 minutes
The Power of Resilience•16 minutes
The Foundations of Mental Health•12 minutes
Just Relax•22 minutes
3 assignments•Total 24 minutes
Resilience Quiz•8 minutes
Foundations Quiz•8 minutes
Just Relax Quiz•8 minutes
Burnout
Module 6•1 hour to complete
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2 videos2 assignments
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2 videos•Total 34 minutes
Burnout•14 minutes
Perspective•20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 16 minutes
Burnout Quiz•8 minutes
Perspective Quiz•8 minutes
Good bye and thank you!
Module 7•2 minutes to complete
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1 video•Total 2 minutes
Good Bye!•2 minutes
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Reviewed on Mar 6, 2023
This was great! I'm a new healthcare worker, I will definitely be using these skills and knowledge for my mental health. This was both practical and psychological. Thanks a lot.
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Reviewed on Sep 1, 2023
Its really a wonderful course. I learnt a lot especially create schedule for mental health well being. thank you so much both experts.
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Reviewed on Mar 16, 2025
I learnt alot, know people mental health and how to care for them.
what to do to make them happy and forget about the problem.
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