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SI MPL E SUPPORT ST RAT E GI E S F OR HE AL T H WORK E RS DURI NG COVI D-19

DE PART ME NT OF BE HAVIOURAL ME DICI NE , UNIVE RSI T Y OF K WAZUL U-NAT AL

ACCE SSI NG I NF ORMAT I ON, T HE ME DI A AND SOCI AL ME DI A RE SOURCE S

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Ge t ONL Y the info rma tio n yo u ne e d

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By no w yo u pro b a b ly ha ve wha t is ne e de d

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T ry to a vo id o b se ssive info se a rc he s

 Avo id info rma tio n o ve r-lo a d 

Se e k & trust o nly le g itima te me dia so urc e s

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.g . WHO, NIH, Ma yo Clinic , e tc .

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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

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Pro vide info rma tio n (witho ut c lo se c o nta c t) to tho se le ss info rme d

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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

• vide infor

mation (without c ontac t) to those le ss infor me d E nsur e your dome stic he lpe r has the r e le vant infor mation He lp he r / him to for mulate ways to infor m de pe nde nts:

Child re n E ld e rly

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• vide simple infor

mation

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Pre ve ntio n Ste p s if infe c tio n susp e c te d

E NSURE T HAT YOU T E ACH T HE BASI C PRE VE NT I ON ME ASURE S

So c ia l d ista nc ing Co ug h/ sne e ze e tiq ue tte Ha nd wa shing Disinfe c ting surfa c e s a t ho me Avo id to uc hing fa c e Re me mb e r pro vid ing to o muc h info rma tio n is a b a d id e s a s it:

• Co nfuse s
• Cre a te s unne c e ssa ry pa nic

He lp e na b le the Co ro na virus Ho tline 0600123456 numb e r

• n the ir pho ne s

AL T RUI SM I N T I ME S OF CRI SI S OR DI SAST E R

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 T ho se pro viding he lp fe e l

A se nse o f c o mfo rt & sa tisfa c tio n Pa rt o f the c itize nry Pa rt o f the so lutio n Use ful a nd ne e d e d

T ho se re c e iving he lp fe e l a se nse o f c o mmunity

Be ing c a re d a b o ut Re sto re s fa ith in fe llo w c itize ns 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:

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Yo u a re no t immune to the virus o r to c o nc e rn a b o ut it

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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

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Remind yourself that concern ≠ over-c o nc e rn / o b se ssio n

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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

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Alwa ys re mind yo urse lf wha t yo u le a rne d e a rly in yo ur tra ining

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In time s o f c risis – do the b a sic s rig ht

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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

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

WHE N T HE ANXI E T Y GE T S T OO MUCH

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If the a nxie ty g e ts a b it muc h

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a ke so me time o ut to ma na g e it

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a ke a sho rt b re a k fro m the situa tio n, wo rk e tc .

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a ke so me time to fo c us o n so me thing e lse , e .g . te nd to yo ur po t pla nt, e tc .

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a lk to a c o lle a g ue

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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

MANAGI NG ANXI OUS F E E L I NGS

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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

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Co nside r sta rting a ne w a ppro a c h suc h a s:

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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

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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

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Yo g a – se ve ra l simple te c hniq ue s a re a va ila ble o n the we b

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T e nding to yo ur ho b b ie s

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Mindfulne ss

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Any te c hniq ue tha t wo rks fo r yo u in a c o nstruc tive wa y

MI NDF UL NE SS

 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

• 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  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

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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

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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 :

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If yo u a re unsure a b o ut pla ns o f a c tio n, c o nsult o the rs

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Do n’ t fe e l the ne e d to g ive imme d ia te a nswe rs

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Ask o the rs, e spe c ia lly se nio r c o lle a g ue

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Give a d vic e tha t is e vid e nc e -b a se d & c o mpa ssio na te

RE ME MBE R, PANI C T HRI VE S ON F E E L I NG A L OSS OF CONT ROL , SO:

 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

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• c us o n yo ur sma ll a re a o f wo rk

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• c us o n yo ur pa tie nt’ s ne e d s

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• c us o n ho w yo ur pa tie nt fe e ls &

e xpre sse s he r/ his d isc o mfo rt

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• c us o n yo ur fa mily

 Yo u ha ve so me c o ntro l o ve r tho se

a re a s

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• 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

WHAT ABOUT OUR CHI L DRE N?

 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

• 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 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 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

DE VE L OPI NG AND MAI NT AI NI NG A ROUT I NE

 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

 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

 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

 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 ….

Be me a sure d in yo ur re spo nse , a dvic e a nd

• pinio ns

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