The pandemic has underscored the importance of fully supporting the emotional welfare of students, faculty, and staff as everyone navigates the new terrain. This is a time of burgeoning research and collective reflection on our emotional needs and the qualities that make for a good life. In support of the University’s Year of Emotional Well-Being, the Faculty and Staff Development Program offers workshops to explore and encourage restoration of our emotional well-being.
Better Balance: Leveling the Work-Life Scale
Presenter: Laura Ainsley, Learning and Development Specialist
Organization Development, Office of Human Resources
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Time: 1–3 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Who Should Attend: All faculty and staff
We all seek it: work-life balance. For many of us, the conditions of the past year have made this quest even more critical. This workshop offers insights and best practices while guiding participants in self-reflection and planning exercises designed to put wisdom into practice for a calmer and more functional schedule.
Empathy at Work
Presenter: Laura Ainsley, Learning and Development Specialist
Organization Development, Office of Human Resources
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Time: 1–3 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Who Should Attend: All faculty and staff
As employees encounter a range of stressors at work, at home, and in the world, empathy can serve as a critical element in our interactions with our team and other colleagues. This session explores the value of empathy for both others and ourselves, offers practical discussion on the role of it in our work, and highlights the importance of balancing empathy with accountability.
(New) Increasing Student Well-Being and Promoting Flourishing
Presenter: Ahmed Ghuman, Executive Director
University Counseling Center
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022
Time: 1–2:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Who Should Attend: All faculty and staff
Enhanced understanding of student well-being is a shared campus responsibility. This workshop is designed to provide faculty and staff with the knowledge and awareness to support students with the building blocks that enable human flourishing and well-being.
(New) Self-Care S.O.S.
Presenter: Alicia Fairman
Life Solutions
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Who Should Attend: All faculty and staff
Learn how practicing self-compassion, self-expression, and some simple calming techniques can help in challenging times.
(New) The Three S’s of Stress Management: Signs, Symptoms, and Strategies
Presenter: Erin Commendatore
Life Solutions
Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Who Should Attend: All faculty and staff
Explore the ins and outs of stress, its signs and symptoms, and ways you can improve your ability to cope.
(New) Emotional Well-Being via LinkedIn Learning
Pitt Information Technology is pleased to make online technology learning available to all students, faculty, and staff through a partnership with LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning at Pitt provides unlimited access to thousands of online educational videos.
To get started, log in to my.pitt.edu using your University username and password and search for "LinkedIn Learning", or navigate to LinkedIn Learning at Pitt. Once on LinkedIn Learning, search for the following emotional well-being courses:
- One-Minute Habits for Resilience
- Overcome Overthinking
- How to Manage Feeling Overwhelmed
- Three Steps of Mental Well Being at Work
- How to Support Your Employees’ Well Being