The Be Well program is designed to nurture your wellbeing, strengthen resilience, and develop positive mental health and wellbeing leadership strategies. You’ll learn about the importance of cultivating a positive leadership mindset to support you and your team to thrive in your current and future roles.
A very practical professional development to support improved wellbeing for myself personally but also to promote improved wellbeing at our school.
Leanne Opperman, Principal, Laura Primary School
Program overview
This learning in this program is underpinned by the latest mental health research and aligned with the department’s commitment to empowered leadership. Through reflective tools and practical strategies, you’ll explore 6 key domains of mental health and receive personal insights to assess your own wellbeing which will guide and support your engagement in the program.
You’ll also design a personalised Be Well Plan that aligns your individual and team wellbeing with broader organisational goals, contributing to sustainable leadership practice in education settings.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this program you’ll be able to:
- develop a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between leadership, team culture, and wellbeing, using reflective tools and feedback mechanisms
- understand your role and responsibility as a leader in safeguarding your own wellbeing and the wellbeing of your staff
- enhance your mental health and wellbeing literacy and build skills to support leadership capability
- experience and implement evidence-based strategies to enhance personal wellbeing across key domains, including resilience, stress, anxiety, mood, health, and overall wellbeing
- build resilience to change and difficult situations by applying practical tools and techniques introduced in the program and apply them to a personal wellbeing plan
- facilitate wellbeing-focused conversations with staff using the Be Well framework and insights from mental health research to foster a supportive and positive workplace culture.
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Facilitators
Dr Joep Van Agteren
CEO, Be Well Co and wellbeing researcher
Katrina Webb OAM
Wellbeing consultant and certified Be Well Plan facilitator
Program costs
Orbis pays for:
- program fees and material costs
- catered lunch, tea and coffee on program days
- travel and accommodation for regional participants.
Schools and preschools arrange and pay for TRTs to cover participants on program days if required.
How to enrol
Check availability and enrol in Be Well – School & Preschool Leaders via plink.