The HWHP Project

10/19/2020

Check out our latest blog on resources for return-to-work communication. These resources help communicator stay up to date on ppe, social distancing, and other expert advice. Get there before your employees do (or keep up with them!)

return to work communication for agencies and organizations

06/15/2020

This week's wellness suggestion is to "Share support and responsibilities so one employee can have a break and other employees can understand the stressors of that role." Thank you to the Alberta helping professional who suggested that excellent strategy. Indeed, finding ways to empathize with fellow employees, not to mention clients, is what helping professionals are most proud of. It's a passion thing. It is also a great approach to because it focuses everyone's attention on job requirements.

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06/07/2020

In this week's blog we look at human services software. We examine the definition of human services software, and then at considerations for evaluating software, and at some examples. Finally, we look at the broader conversation about human services software tools and an example of a blog on technology in human services. This week's wellness suggestion is to "Provide staff with tools to support clients, aka computers/tablets/increased mobility or less paperwork" Thank you to the Alberta helping professional who suggested that excellent strategy. [ 1,088 more word ]

This week’s wellness suggestion is to “Share support and responsibilities so one employee can have a break and other employees can understand the stressors of that role.” Thank y…

05/25/2020

We all need a break from the steady, grinding reality of the COVID crisis, and so the advice for today is to “take a step back: respond vs react.”
Helping professionals with the skills to respond instead of react can “flip” stressful situations. It also reminds us that chaotic events don’t have to dominate our thinking, we have to step out of the clutter, and focus on what we are doing, thinking, and feeling in the moment.”
A good example of this is to count to ten, take a breath, walk around, relax your muscles, or collect your thoughts before continuing in a stressful situation.
Instead of reacting–with anger, fear, frustration, impatience, annoyance, guilt, or depression–you respond by “stepping out” and waiting for a response.

A reminder to be mindful is something that we can all use during these times.

05/19/2020

Task organization, is how helping professionals handle clients and casework amid an intricate meeting-web of kids, government ministers, lawyers, and teachers. Task organization is a great way to think about the people who need you during crisis times. Task organization is also a great approach to because it can mitigate the harmful effect of role ambiguity and isolation brought on by social and work distancing.
What tasks have you been prioritizing during this time of stress? Comment below.

05/11/2020

The current pandemic is showing us ways we can stimulate practice innovations in your agency. There is no substitute for face to face, but a creative approach to virtual might also work, and streamline agency processes to boot.
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What are some ways that you have practiced innovation in your workplace during social distancing? Comment below.
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05/04/2020

This week's wellness suggestion is to "Promote self-sufficiency and provide support." The self-sufficiency part is what community helping professionals like and do best. It is also a great approach to because agencies need to anticipate and train employees in new ways after social distancing, during social distancing.
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04/27/2020

A strong work team, with a respected and trusted manager, can meet client needs and stay safe.
In a crisis the team has to come together to accomplish new, crisis-related tasks.
They look like usual tasks, but they have to be coordinated under bizarre circumstances: from your phone in your car, or over an online meeting.
Here are some tips to support your team during a crisis:
1.Identify each team members' contribution
2.Share leadership and responsibilities
3.Clearly communicate objectives
4.Build trust when times get tough
5.Rally around shared values
Keeping your team together, and bringing their strengths into one mighty stream can be the key to survival during crisis time.

04/15/2020

During this unprecedented time, it is now more important than ever to look after your own well-being and the well-being of those you support at work and beyond. Read on to learn about online training, webinars, articles, tools, books, and resources to help you out.

04/14/2020

The threat of COVID-19 is occurring in our society today both locally and globally. It is a stressful time for all of us and can easily be a stress trigger. If an incurable, often deadly, and easily transmissible disease isn't enough to trigger a headache, what is?
Deadlines, health threats, too much coffee, too little coffee, along with age, weather, and other mysterious factors are what we call triggers.
Understanding stress triggers can help professionals know what sets off stress responses: a self-protection thing. During a time of public health threat, stress triggers often come fast and furious.
On the other hand we can also find triggers for happiness, comment below: what are some things that trigger happiness for you during the covid-19 pandemic?

04/08/2020

Policy communication doesn’t go away during a crisis, such as the Coronavirus pandemic. In the hands of savvy leaders, it can become a key component in your strategy to strengthen your employee engagement, build communication team work, reassure clients and stakeholders, and reinforce community partnerships. -
Try out the following tips for how to lead and communicate during the covid-19 situation. -
Leadership in times of distress in the workplace:
- >Be present. Be calm. It’s very important to be visible.
>Do not put yourself at risk.
>Tell employees what you do know. >Tell them what you don’t know. SHare what you are doing to find out. >Share what you are doing about the situation. >Tell employees how to take care of themselves.
>Assure people you are on top of the situation. .