Becoming More Resilient
Welcome to BJC’s Resiliency Website! This site provides resources from across the system to help you learn more about building and strengthening resiliency. You will find activities, articles, videos, and other resources surrounding Meaning, Self-Care, Relationships, Self-Awareness, and Optimism.
RESILIENCY CHAMPIONS
RESILIENCY CHAMPION OVERVIEW
BUTTERFLY EFFECT
If you have a butterfly card and see someone being resilient, hand them your card and let them know what they did! The person will then follow the directions on the back of the card.
Click here to view additional information
Click here for a Users's Guide
Click here for a "Congratulations!" card to give someone who was resilient
LEADING WITH RESILIENCY
Join the Resiliency Community
View the Question of the Month Discussion
RESILIENCY IN WORKPLACE
RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYEES
BJC Total Rewards
The Wellness page on the 
BJC Total Rewards website includes a section on Help for Your Health initiatives.
BJC EAP
The Employee Assistance Program provides counseling and referral services for work/life issues, including emotional/mental health, legal, financial, childcare, etc.
BJC WellAware
Employee fitness centers are offered onsite at Barnes-Jewish Hospital campus and at Boone Hospital.
BJC WellAware Worksite Recess Videos
Wellness Seminars are available by request.
WeCare Program
WeCare teams provide care and support to staff “in the moment” when adverse events occur. Contact the WeCare team at WeCareTeam@bjc.org for more information. Training classes are available to become part of the existing WeCare Team or to start a new team.
Compassion Fatigue
In this class, participants learn about the symptoms and the factors which contribute to compassion fatigue within the healthcare setting, how to maintain their health, and to avoid burn-out and compassion fatigue.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Feeling stressed? The American Psychological Association Stress Website updates regularly with articles and resources on identifying and managing your stress.
The University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Resource Center provides a wide variety of resources for research and information on positive psychology.
Shine is a texting service that provides free daily motivational text messages. Shine is also available for Facebook Messenger and iPhone as an app.
WHAT IS RESILIENCY?
Resiliency is the ability to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity and stress. It allows us to “bounce back” from difficult circumstances.RESILIENCY AT BJC
We’ve organized our resiliency tools around a five petal, or segment, model:
Each month we feature a different petal to highlight resources that grow your resiliency. Click the links at the top of the page to see additional tools and resources for these topics.
BJC Institute for Learning and Development Classes
RESILIENCY
This course focuses on five core components of resiliency: meaning, self-care, relationships, self-awareness, and optimism. Participants will learn skills and techniques for building and strengthening resiliency.
Click here to view available class times.
RESILIENCY CHAMPION TRAINING
Training for employees to become advocates for positive personal and cultural change at all levels of the organization. Open to all employees willing to be resiliency champions for their department. Approval from manager required.
Click here to view available class times.
Click here to access the Resiliency Champion Online training.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Participants are provided with an overview of emotional and social intelligence as well as techniques for improvement.
Click here to view available class times.
THIS MONTH'S FEATURE:
Optimism
Optimism is intentionally looking at the positive aspects of life and any given situation and having hope for successful outcomes. It involves looking at situations realistically, appreciating things we may take for granted, and having confidence in our ability to get through any situation.
FEATURED CONTENT
Look for the on this month's page to view featured content.
ACTIVITY: Celebrating your Successesl
ARTICLE: 11 Surprising Reasons You Should Smile Every Day
Articles
Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience
