Wellness

Wellness is part of a healthy lifestyle that encompasses all aspects including work, learning, leisure and transitions. A well person is in a better position to deal with the ups and downs of all aspects of life. This month take time to incorporate some new wellness habits into your routine.

Suggested Wellness Activities:

This is far from a comprehensive list and is meant to provide ideas for activities in which to engage. Please note, some resources may offer a paid subscription, as an organization we are not advocating the purchases but rather providing information for the reader.

Refocus to a positive mindset. To help with this activity, the following articles are provided:
- A Rose, A Thorn and a Bud
- Self-Care Wheel - print this and pin it up as a reminder.
Engage in grounding exercises to settle one's mind and bring attention to a quieter and more reflective part of one's psyche:
- 18 Grounding Techniques to Help Relieve Anxiety
- 30 Grounding Techniques to Quiet Distressing Thoughts
- Deep Breathing Strategies for Adults (podcast on YouTube; also available on Spotify, ApplePlay and wherever podcasts are listened)
Find ways to meditate and be mindful throughout your day:
- What is Mindfulness?
- Find a Guided Meditation on YouTube
Read for 20 to 30 minutes a day or every other day.
Map your support network - who is really there for you? Write it down on paper or create a digital version for yourself.
Understand what one can control vs cannot control

Resources for further exploration of Wellness

Education about personal wellness for practitioners and clients alike help to equip practitioners to:

improve delivery of career development services
broaden one's view of client concerns to include well-being outcomes as part of a holistic approach to career planning
strengthen collaboration with healthcare service providers.

Please feel free to bookmark this page and further explore topics of interest throughout the year.

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

The Canadian Mental health Association (CMHA) has expanded on the United Nations' seventeen global indicators for sustainable development, and the World Health Organization's work, by identifying factors related to education and employability.

In the document linked here, please pay special attention to SDG4 that states:

SDG 4 seeks to deliver inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, including by increasing the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship (Target 4.4).

Trauma Informed Care

In the healthcare field it is recognized that doctors, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, technicians, health care aides, ward clerks, custodial staff, etc. are dealing with patients who have encountered situations in their life that have created trauma and mental health challenges. Career Development Practitioners who work with their clients in the non-profit sector are consistently encountering people who are underemployed or unemployed.

The trauma of losing your job and the challenges created by the inability to provide for the basic requirements of life including money for rent, utilities and food creates a negative spiral for clients.

The downloadable document from the Crisis Prevention Institution does an excellent job of explaining Trauma informed Care. Using this document will help you better understand the basic terminology of trauma informed care as you look to create/recreate a positive mindset for your clients. Always be very careful of the boundaries of practice and refer to licensed professionals accordingly.

Wellness

Suggested Wellness Activities:

Resources for further exploration of Wellness

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Trauma Informed Care

Land Acknowledgement

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