This helps to create a more inclusive and equitable culture that celebrates differences and empowers individuals.
To support this year's Neurodiversity Celebration Week the JUCD Wellbeing team is sharing the latest support provided for colleagues with neurodiversity and/or long-term health conditions, disabilities, and hidden disabilities.
- Neurodiverse café - a friendly space for colleagues who identify as neurodivergent to connect, chat, share advice and support each other. Monday 18 March 2024 from 2pm to 3pm
- Working with a health condition support café - a safe space for colleagues living with a chronic health condition, hidden illness, or disability. Build connections with peers, share experiences, and find out about the support available. Tuesday 26 March 2024 from 10.30am to 11.30am.
- Resilience - a different perspective for social care managers - a training session for registered managers of care settings, by clinical psychologists and with other managers to reflect, share experiences, and learn how to support teams to be more resilient. Wednesday 13 March 2024 from 9:30am to midday.
- Supporting your team with a health condition or disability - A group for managers and leaders. Learn and share ideas on supporting members of staff. Thursday 21 March 2024 from 11am to 11:45am.
- Returning to work following ill health - a relaxed and supportive group to promote health and wellbeing when returning to work following sickness or absence. Thursdays, weekly, from 10am to 10:45am
- React mental health conversation training - learn how to have helpful and supportive conversations with colleagues about their mental health and find out how to confidently signpost colleagues to the wide range of services available. Friday 22 March 2024 from 10:30am to midday.
- Long COVID facilitated peer support - an opportunity to meet other people with long covid symptoms, facilitated by a clinical psychologist. Videos to support the psychological aspects of long COVID are available on demand. Monday 25 March 2024 from 10am to 11am.
- Emotional freedom technique - tapping - easily learn this evidence-based stress reduction technique, which involves tapping on specific points on your body, helping to ease a range of emotions such as stress, anxiety, anger, frustration, worries and self-doubt. Thursday 28 March 2024 from midday to 12:30pm
The wellbeing team has also added a series of webinars and workshops to 'Your Wellbeing Timetable' which may also prove helpful for neurodivergent people and/or colleagues living with health conditions or disabilities. Sessions include:
Bookings can be made using the team's easy to use online booking platform where you will also find a wide range of other sessions and activities available to book. Find out more about the team's comprehensive range of wellbeing support.