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University of Birmingham

Protecting Wellbeing When Exposed to Distressing Topics or Content

University of Birmingham via FutureLearn

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Build your personalised wellbeing toolkit for a workplace with demanding topics

When working with distressing topics or content it’s important to understand and manage the emotional demands and explore strategies to protect wellbeing for yourself and your team.

Develop new skills to empower yourself and your team with this flexible online course.

Understand what DToC means and who it affects

Explore what counts as “distressing” or “emotionally demanding” work, the types of roles exposed, and how individual experiences differ.

You’ll discover the motivations that lead people to work in these challenging areas and how the effects of exposure can change over time. Gaining insights into both direct and indirect experiences of DToC.

Learn about impacts and support strategies

Identify how DToC can affect individuals, teams, and organisations. Including how stress, burnout, and shifting team dynamics.

Learn practical wellbeing strategies, from exercise and sleep hygiene to mindfulness and building healthy workplace relationships.

Discover how environments and practices can be shaped to reduce harm.

Develop reflective and personalised wellbeing practices

Gain an understanding of the role of reflective practice in improving self-awareness and team support. You’ll learn to create a personalised wellbeing toolkit.

Learners will practise strategies for resilience both in the workplace and outside, with guidance from expert contributors.

You’ll walk away with a tailored plan to support your own wellbeing and share insights with your colleagues.

This course is ideal for anyone exposed to distressing topics and content through work or studies, as well as those responsible for supporting staff wellbeing.

No specific software needed, just internet access and a means to watch the video material and audio clips. You will need access to Word or similar software in order to use the downloadable templates.

Taught by

Jessica Woodhams

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