Why should we integrate wellbeing into our work?
Wellbeing is not just something that happens when you’re off the clock. It’s essential to your overall work and life experience and helps you be a better colleague and a stronger resource for the students you serve. In Student Affairs, our staff often spend their energy supporting students’ wellbeing. You deserve to take the time to fill your own cup!
Wellness Wednesdays: A Quarterly Wellbeing Series
Staff Coaching and Professional Development holds a quarterly wellbeing workshop or event. Events might include activities like crafts at the craft center, Lego Serious Play, nature walks, strengths-based activities, and recreational activities like bowling or tours of the UC Davis coffee center. The themes will change each quarter and will draw upon requests and feedback offered by staff.
- When: Wellness Wednesdays happen once a quarter, every quarter. Follow the link below to sign up for this quarter's Wellbeing Wednesday!
- Where: In-person at rotating locations on the UC Davis campus.
- Eligibility: All professional staff in Student Affairs.
Learn More and Sign up for Wellness Wednesday
Strengths & Resilience
Strengths and Resilience is a strengths-based workshop that helps staff to build resilience in the face of adversity and challenge, ultimately improving wellbeing and mitigating burnout. During this two-part workshop, participants utilize CliftonStrengths frameworks to assess recovery and identify unhelpful work/life patterns.
Learn More and Sign up for Strengths & Resilience
From Burnout To Wellbeing
This program utilizes coaching techniques and reflection to prevent and respond to burnout in the workplace. Identifying root causes of burnout and exploring self-care practices are just a couple of ways that this coaching-based program helps staff identify and develop strategies to manage and move beyond burnout.
There are two main Burnout to Wellbeing Programs:
Burnout to Wellbeing Coaching - Work with a professional coach for six one-on-one sessions to prevent or address burnout and form well-being strategies. You can request burnout coaching any time throughout the year. Note: This program is now available for all levels of Student Affairs professional staff.
Burnout to Wellbeing Group Coaching Program - This is a 6-month cohort-based program where participants work with a professional coach and support each other on paths to well-being through community and discussion.
LEGO Serious Play
These “out-of-the-box” workshops use hands-on activities and creative thinking to build metaphors, tap into subconscious ideas, and spark fresh perspectives—all while connecting with colleagues and taking a break from screens. Anyone can sign up, and topics may include goal setting, career exploration, and navigating challenges.
Check the Program Calendar for the Next LEGO Serious Play Event
Self-Care Series: From Surviving to Thriving
This brand new workshop uses group coaching, discussion, and journaling to create tangible and practical self-care strategies and plans that help employees to balance work with life while connecting with supportive colleagues. In this workshop, self-care is not just an idea but a habit and a way of life that helps participants move from surviving to thriving.
- Launch for this series is TBD
Share Your Wellbeing Ideas!
Do you have your own ideas or requests for how staff in Student Affairs can engage in wellbeing? Share your ideas by filling out the form below. We love getting input from staff that we can incorporate into future workshops and events!
Submit a Well-being Program Idea or Suggestion