Integrating Staff Wellness into Agency Culture: A Win, Win, Win

• By: Liza Szpylka, LCSW Putnam Family and Community Services
• January 1st, 2016
• behavioral health workforce, employee engagement, employee wellness, health promotion, organizational culture, self-care, wellness initiatives, workplace stress
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According to Officevibe.com, 78 percent of Americans describe their jobs as stressful. In discussing this with colleagues, the feeling was that this figure was a bit high. However, as we moved on to discuss an informal contest of who had the most webinars to watch for the week, it was quickly...

Employee Wellness: Meeting the Challenge of the Workplace

• By: Marshall Ellis MHA-NYC
• January 1st, 2016
• behavioral health workforce, burnout, compassion fatigue, employee wellness, organizational culture, self-care, workforce well-being, workplace stress
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Today’s behavioral health agencies are under more pressure than ever to measure and improve outcomes, reduce costs, adapt to changing market and regulatory conditions. As a result of these sometimes competing pressures, burnout and compassion fatigue are ever present concerns in today’s...