Mental Health of School Personnel Amidst a Pandemic/COVID-19
Cherri Lindquist, Clinical Nurse Manager at Company Nurse and Paula Allen, Global Leader, Research and Total Wellbeing and SVP at Morneau Shepell, describe the unique experience of School Personnel and how the repercussions of the pandemic have impacted their professional and personal lives. School Personnel face a multi-faceted situation - each department faces a different experience in keeping students and colleagues safe while upholding new protocols.
For employees starting out in their career, they were lacking in-person support, help and learning while working in a team when working from home. Top concerns for more experienced employees, being prone to higher risk or living with high risk individuals and having to learn very foreign technology and programs. In addition to their personal stressors, the age group of students they work, brings unique challenges specific to their developmental needs.
Shere and Paula explain the many reasons why Employee Assistant Programs are invaluable for School Personnel and how to implement them successfully and effective support for School Personnel during the crisis of COVID-19.
