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SI MPL E SUPPORT DE PART ME NT OF BE HAVIOURAL ST RAT E GI E S ME DICI NE , F OR HE AL T H WORK E RS UNIVE RSI T Y OF DURI NG COVI D-19 K WAZUL U-NAT AL

 Ge t ONL Y the info rma tio n yo u ne e d  By no w yo u pro b a b ly ha ve wha t is ne e de d  T ry to a vo id o b se ssive info se a rc he s ACCE SSI NG  Avo id info rma tio n o ve r-lo a d  Se e k & trust o nly le g itima te me dia I NF ORMAT I ON, T HE so urc e s ME DI A AND SOCI AL  E .g . WHO, NIH, Ma yo Clinic , e tc .  ME DI A RE SOURCE S L imit so c ia l me dia – a t time s the se c a n b e unhe lpful a nd de struc tive  Pro vide info rma tio n (witho ut c lo se c o nta c t) to tho se le ss info rme d  E nsure yo ur do me stic he lpe r ha s the re le va nt info rma tio n

I NF ORMI NG OT HE RS L E SS F ORT UNAT E T HAT YOU Pr ovide infor mation (without E nsur e your dome stic He lp he r / him to for mulate Pr ovide simple infor mation c ontac t) to those le ss he lpe r has the r e le vant ways to infor m de pe nde nts: on infor me d infor mation Child re n Pre ve ntio n E ld e rly Ste p s if infe c tio n susp e c te d

Co ug h/ sne e ze So c ia l d ista nc ing Ha nd wa shing e tiq ue tte E NSURE T HAT YOU T E ACH T HE Re me mb e r pro vid ing to o muc h info rma tio n Disinfe c ting surfa c e s is a b a d id e s a s it: BASI C Avo id to uc hing fa c e a t ho me •Co nfuse s •Cre a te s unne c e ssa ry pa nic PRE VE NT I ON ME ASURE S He lp e na b le the Co ro na virus Ho tline 0600123456 numb e r o n the ir pho ne s

Altruism is mo st e ffe c tive in time s like this T he pra c tic e ha s b e e n fo und to b e he lpful to b o th pa rtie s AL T RUI SM I N T I ME S OF CRI SI S A se nse o f c o mfo rt & sa tisfa c tio n OR DI SAST E R Pa rt o f the c itize nry T ho se pro viding he lp fe e l Pa rt o f the so lutio n Use ful a nd ne e d e d Be ing c a re d a b o ut T ho se re c e iving he lp fe e l Re sto re s fa ith in fe llo w c itize ns a se nse o f c o mmunity F e e ls p a rt o f the c o mmunity

HE AL T H CARE WORK E RS Ple a se re me mb e r tha t:  Yo u a re no t immune to the virus o r to c o nc e rn a b o ut it  It’ s no rmal to b e c o nc e rne d a b o ut yo urse lf, yo ur fa mily, yo ur pa tie nts Remind yourself that concern ≠ over -c o nc e rn / o b se ssio n   Dra w a n ima g ina ry line to e nsure yo u do n’ t c ro ss tha t thre sho ld  Alwa ys re mind yo urse lf wha t yo u le a rne d e a rly in yo ur tra ining  In time s o f c risis – do the b a sic s rig ht  By do ing the b a sic s rig ht – yo u will b e a n e ffic ie nt he a lth wo rke r  Do the b e st yo u c a n – yo u c a nno t do mo re tha n tha t

T HE ANXI E T Y OF T HE T I ME S Re me mb e r tha t the se In unusua l time s So – its o ka y to fe e l a a re e xtra o rd ina ry a nxie ty is no rma tive little a nxio us time s Re mind yo urse lf tha t T his is a ne w situa tio n Re mind yo urse lf tha t e ve ryo ne a ro und yo u fo r a ll o f us in this no b o d y ha s a ll the is fe e ling a nxio us g e ne ra tio n a nswe rs a t this time A little a nxie ty is g o o d It a lso he lps us b e a to g e t us g o ing (like b it mo re c a re ful a nd whe n writing e xa ms) a tte ntive

 If the a nxie ty g e ts a b it muc h  T a ke so me time o ut to ma na g e it  T a ke a sho rt b re a k fro m the situa tio n, wo rk e tc .  T a ke so me time to fo c us o n so me thing e lse , e .g . te nd to yo ur WHE N T HE ANXI E T Y po t pla nt, e tc .  T a lk to a c o lle a g ue GE T S T OO MUCH  T a ke a c o ffe e / te a b re a k  Distra c tio n / time a wa y he lps re - e ne rg ise , impro ve fo c us a s we ll  Co nside r a rra ng ing to c o nsult a me nta l he a lth c o lle a g ue

 If yo u ha ve a n e ffe c tive ro utine to ma na g e a nxie ty use tha t, o the rwise  Co nside r sta rting a ne w a ppro a c h suc h a s:  Bre a thing & re la xa tio n e xe rc ise s – se ve ra l simple te c hniq ue s a re a va ila b le o n the we b MANAGI NG  Me dita tio n – se ve ra l simple te c hniq ue s a re a va ila b le o n the we b ANXI OUS F E E L I NGS  Yo g a – se ve ra l simple te c hniq ue s a re a va ila ble o n the we b  T e nding to yo ur ho b b ie s  Mindfulne ss  Any te c hniq ue tha t wo rks fo r yo u in a c o nstruc tive wa y

 Avo id g e tting into the c o mplic a te d stuff a t this sta g e  Use simple stra te g ie s tha t a re kno w to wo rk  Ve ry simila r in pro c e ss to me dita tio n  F o c us o n b re a thing & fe e l e a c h b re a th  Invo lve s fo c using o n the pre se nt (b re a thing )  Avo iding fe e ling judg me nta l a b o ut tho ug hts tha t ma y intrude MI NDF UL NE SS  K e e p fo c us o n the pre se nt  So me use ful we b site s:  https:/ / www.ma yo c linic .o rg / he a lthy- life style / c o nsume r-he a lth/ in- de pth/ mindfulne ss-e xe rc ise s/ a rt-20046356  https:/ / ne ws.ha rva rd.e du/ g a ze tte / sto ry/ 201 8/ 04/ le ss-stre ss-c le a re r-tho ug hts-with- mindfulne ss-me dita tio n/

L E T ’ S MANAGE T HE COVI D-19 SI T UAT I ON I N A WAY T HAT  I s mo st e ffe c tive  Cre a te s le a st pa nic  I s b a se d o n sc ie ntific e vide nc e  I s g e a re d to wa rds the we llb e ing o f a ll  Sho ws yo ur c o mmitme nt to e vide nc e -b a se d c a re :  If yo u a re unsure a b o ut pla ns o f a c tio n, c o nsult o the rs  Do n’ t fe e l the ne e d to g ive imme d ia te a nswe rs  Ask o the rs, e spe c ia lly se nio r c o lle a g ue  Give a d vic e tha t is e vid e nc e -b a se d & c o mpa ssio na te

 Avo id fo c using o n the virus numb e rs a c ro ss the pla ne t  Yo u c a nno t c o ntro l tha t, e ve n tho ug h it sa d d e ns us RE ME MBE R, PANI C  F o c us o n yo ur sma ll a re a o f wo rk  F o c us o n yo ur pa tie nt’ s ne e d s T HRI VE S ON F E E L I NG  F o c us o n ho w yo ur pa tie nt fe e ls & A L OSS OF e xpre sse s he r/ his d isc o mfo rt  F o c us o n yo ur fa mily CONT ROL , SO:  Yo u ha ve so me c o ntro l o ve r tho se a re a s  L o o k a t wha t yo u c a n d o to ke e p tho se a re a s wo rking & sa fe

 Give a s muc h info a s the y c a n a ssimila te  Pro te c t & ke e p the m sa fe – b ut do n’ t o ve rpro te c t  Avo id unde r-info rming o r o ve r-info rming c hildre n  Sho w yo ur c o nc e rn a b o ut the virus situa tio n – tha t will he lp the m ta ke it se rio usly  But a vo id e xhib iting pa nic – this c re a te s WHAT ABOUT OUR inse c urity in c hildre n  In the e ve nt o f ho me c o nfine me nt: c re a te CHI L DRE N? struc ture , no rma lise within the c o nstra ints o f pre ve ntio n, ke e p the m o c c upie d  Use ful lite ra ture :  https:/ / www.the la nc e t.c o m/ a c tio n/ sho wPd f? pii=S0140-6736%2820%2930547-X

 Ro utine s a re he lpful fo r a ll o f us  Ro utine s ke e p us fe e ling g ro und e d & mo re se c ure  Ro utine s a re c ruc ia l fo r c hild re n’ s fe e ling s o f se c urity DE VE L OPI NG AND  Ha ve a se t pla n o f thing s to d o , whe the r a t ho me o r a t wo rk MAI NT AI NI NG A  De ve lo p a struc ture fo r c hild re n, e spe c ia lly if no t a t sc ho o l ROUT I NE  Pla n ho me wo rk ro utine s  Pla n pla y time s  Use lo c kd o wn pe rio d s to inc re a se fa mily to g e the rne ss

MOST I MPORT ANT L Y …. T a ke the le a d fro m o ur Do n’ t b e like o ne o f Be me a sure d in yo ur na tio n’ s Pre side nt who wo rld le a de rs who g ive s re spo nse , a dvic e a nd thinks c a re fully, c o nsults, inc o rre c t, po ssib ly o pinio ns a nd the n a c ts da ng e ro us a dvic e I f in do ub t, sa y “I do n’ t Re me mb e r we do n’ t kno w – I ’ ll find o ut fro m kno w e ve rything c o lle a g ue s”