Tag Archives: aid workers’ mental health
Aid work is not a survival contest
In a recent article published by People in Aid, Scott Breslin argues that grit, and not just resilience, is a key component for aid workers. Grit is defined “as perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and … Continue reading
Why Self-Care is not Enough
I’ve been a strong advocate of self-care over the years, and now that the trend is slowly catching up (even) in the nonprofit sector, I’d like to say why self-care is simply not enough. First a disclaimer: self-care matters. Any nurturing activity … Continue reading
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Moving away from Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
I have been keeping this post in the pipeline for a few weeks, before the earthquake in Japan, and before the revolution in Libya kicked off. It’s been sitting in my head for a long time, probably since my time … Continue reading
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Staff Care: Economic? Legal? Ethical?
Impressions from the People in Aid 2012 HHR Conference June 15, 2012 Following 8 months in Palestine and an intense and very interesting Humanitarian HR Conference in Amsterdam, I’m now back in Oxford. Everything is so quiet here. I understand … Continue reading
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Think Different: On post-traumatic growth
How trauma and difficulties can sometimes be the springboard to greater well-being *** I see it as part of my job to encourage the possibility of transformation that can arise from suffering, rather than pathologising life’s adversities. Though I originally … Continue reading
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