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Role resilience and workforce development

As part of a holistic approach to the evolution and sustainability of effective resilience practices, we recognise the lynchpin role of these within cycles of employment. Strong practices established in these environments will percolate through large sectors of society and the evidence of best practice allows impactful measures to be advised upon and taken.

Projects based on our research help develop the resilience of practitioners and leaders who further promote environmental resilience. This work supports individuals, sustainable service provision, professional education and creates social success in areas of deprivation.

Resilience research has begun to apply resilience-focused concepts to supporting professionals in various fields including education, social work, nursing and midwifery, medicine and across professional groups. Our work follows an ecological-based approach to identify protective mechanisms that enable practitioners to thrive in the face of workplace adversity.

Numerous contextual factors have been found to influence practitioner resilience, and as the methods and outreach develop, we work with practitioners and learners on professional programmes, applying ecologically-based resilience approaches.

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What stands out for me from my resilience map is that I have several layers of support from the personal to the public…it was important for me to be organised and preserve the supportive relationships in my team. We work in a challenging environment and so our support for each other had to be maintained…The resilience timeline was very helpful for me to identify and acknowledge both the pressures I was under and the support available – both internal and external. It has certainly helped me to develop a more focused and reflective style with learners. There are many transferable skills that I can apply to my team leader role and also with families when I consider how to build resilience’ 

Rachel Field – Practice Teacher/Health Visitor Team Leader

Example projects in role resilience and workforce development

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Practitioner resilience

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Building resilience in practice through the supervisory relationship

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