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CAPC Palliative Care Discussion Forum
Leadership and Team Dynamics
PC Team WellnessAuthor: Akroos
Date: Aug 13, 2009 10:25 am
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This is a timely question as CAPC is sponsoring an audioconference today, August 13 at 1:30 EST on self care for palliative care teams.
The content will include practical ideas of how to make self care a part of your team and team members' practice.
Hope you can join us--if not, the CD of the audioconference will be available through CAPC.
Lyn Ceronsky
Director, Palliative Care
Fairview Palliative Care Leadership Center
Congratulations on being proactice on this important area for palliative care clinicians!
Here are a few ideas to incorporate self-care and team wellness as you develop policies for your program.
Strategic planning: make self care a focus and involve the team in identifying strategies and outcome measures related to self care activities.
Individual performance reviews: ask each team member to write a measurable goal for him/herself about self care and include in annual review.
Use the interdisciplinary team: chaplains and social workers bring their professional skills in facilitating groups, teaching relaxation techniques, providing support; make support of colleagues part of the palliative care chaplain/social worker's job description
Comunicate expectations for balancing work load ( leave early after a long day, take lunch hour even when busy) as part of a team charter or team commitment statement
Hospital resources: Suggest Employee Assistance Programs if available
Team self care begins with individual self care; each individual must assume responsibility for his/her own self care, and the work team and environment must actively support good self care practices.
Lyn Ceronsky
Director, Palliative Care
Fairview Health Services
A CAPC Palliative Care Leadership Center
For the P.C team members self care, I make it a point to reinforce the importance of self care during working hours, at our weekly interdisciplinary rounds.
Dr P.C