Public Lecture: Health and Wellbeing Survey Results and How to Deal with Stress and Burnout
| Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Grand Ballroom 2 |
Overview
Public lecture - Phil Riley
Presenter
A/Prof Philip Riley
Australian Catholic University
Public Lecture: Health and Wellbeing Survey Results and How to Deal with Stress and Burnout
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMAbstract
This session will present the latest research on principal stress from the 2018 report. Following this, the focus shifts to looking for signs of overload in yourself and others, what to do when you find it, and how to prevent it. Methods for reducing individuals’ cortisol levels (“the stress hormone”) during the working day will be introduced.
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:
• Identify the difference between stress and burnout in oneself and colleagues
• Identify and understand stress correlates and consequences from the scientific evidence
• Understanding the research into stress reduction, burnout prevention and remediation
• Understand the role of emotional labour and relationships in stress and burnout
• Understand the difference between obsessive and harmonious passion
• Understand individual responses to stress
• Individual stress reduction for busy people: 1-minute mindfulness
• Understand the importance of gratitude, forgiveness and humour in sustaining a career
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:
• Identify the difference between stress and burnout in oneself and colleagues
• Identify and understand stress correlates and consequences from the scientific evidence
• Understanding the research into stress reduction, burnout prevention and remediation
• Understand the role of emotional labour and relationships in stress and burnout
• Understand the difference between obsessive and harmonious passion
• Understand individual responses to stress
• Individual stress reduction for busy people: 1-minute mindfulness
• Understand the importance of gratitude, forgiveness and humour in sustaining a career
Biography
Phil Riley, a former school principal, spent 16 years in schools before moving to the tertiary sector. He researches the overlapping space of psychology, education and leadership, producing >200 publications and peer reviewed conference presentations. He has been awarded ~$8 million in research funding including 3 prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants. In 2010 Phil’s research was recognised with an inaugural Monash Researcher Accelerator award. This award funded the first two years of The Australian Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey, the first independent research project into principals’ occupational health and wellbeing. He has since won the Dean’s award for Excellence by an Early Career Researcher, and the award for Excellence in Innovation and External Collaboration, at Monash in 2011. In 2015, Phil won the International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching Award for Most Outstanding Article of 2014. In 2017 Phil won the ACEL Victoria Research Award. He has presented international Keynote addresses (Germany, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, France, Hungary and New Zealand) and numerous Keynote addresses to industry groups in all states and territories of Australia. The Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey is now conducted in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.
Session Chairs
Sally Cashman
Chair - Conference committee
Student Volunteers
Kim Rosevear
Monash University
