The seven modules

Each module explores one theme in depth, from personal and professional perspectives. Exercises have been carefully sequenced to offer incremental/progressive insight, so that participants can build on their own learning and experiences. The themes covered include:

1. Values
are the bedrock of everything we do and say in our work and life as health professionals. If we lose touch with them, we may begin to suffer low morale and poor self esteem. With the fast pace of modern life it is easy to forget what our values are and, like a plant without moisture, we can begin to wither and lose vitality. Rediscovering and strengthening our values gives us a renewed sense of purpose and revitalises confidence in our judgement. Values remind us of the reasons we were drawn to work in a caring profession in the first place.

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2. Peace
is introduced as our natural state, and that within all of us there is an innate core of calm and tranquillity. The programme uses simple yet powerful methods to rediscover this inner peace. By practising peacefulness, and listening with peace, participants can access their positive qualities, which help to build self-respect and contentment. Peacefulness is the medicine for ‘stress’.

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3. Positivity
is about having the choice and power to determine the way we think. Healthcare professionals can often think critically or even negatively out of habit, whereas positive thoughts make people feel good. The programme helps participants recognise unhelpful patterns of thinking and change them to more positive ones by learning to observe their thoughts. Their resulting optimism brings benefits not only to themselves, but also to colleagues and patients.

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4. Compassion
brings humanity to health care. It is the expression of our innate qualities of patience, generosity and kindness, yet there are often personal barriers to its expression – anger, anxiety and guilt. The programme helps participants to acknowledge and tackle these barriers and to view compassion as a value they can consciously express through their practice.

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5. Co-operation
is concerned with working together successfully, as individuals and teams. The programme helps participants gain an understanding of the thoughts, attitudes, feelings and behaviours that enable successful co-operation. It enables them to build team spirit in non-competitive ways, so that tasks become enjoyable and creative.

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6. Valuing Yourself
is concerned with working together successfully, as individuals and teams. The programme helps participants gain an understanding of the thoughts, attitudes, feelings and behaviours that enable successful co-operation. It enables them to build team spirit in non-competitive ways, so that tasks become enjoyable and creative.

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7. Spirituality in Healthcare
is a vital concept in furthering the ideals of holistic health and in meeting the spiritual needs of patients and practitioners alike. The programme involves participants in clarifying concepts of health and healing, spirit and spirituality, in order to further develop their values-based practice.

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Each of the seven one-day modules can also be run as two half-day workshops, incorporated into wider development programmes, or run in sequence as a Values in Healthcare programme.