Acceptance and Commitment in the Workplace: Feasibility Trial for Australian Healthcare Workers

Brief name: ‘ACT in the Workplace’ Program Burnout and poor wellbeing are commonly experienced by healthcare workers. Patient safety may be affected by healthcare workers' level of burnout and wellbeing. The ‘ACT in the Workplace’ program is based on an evidence-based workplace intervention (Flaxman , Bond & Livheim, 2013). The ‘ACT in the Workplace’ program is a group training for healthcare workers, involving three weekly 2-hour meetings and a follow-up 2-hour meeting scheduled 1 week after the last meeting. Over the three training sessions workers are engaged in learning skills in present moment awareness, active acceptance and taking actions based on personal values. Workers are encouraged to use the skills in their day to day lives, both at work and in their personal lives. The program is delivered online or in person by at minimum 2 trained facilitators (typically registered or provisionally registered psychologists), one of whom is experienced in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Facilitators use this trainer manual: Flaxman, P.E., McIntosh, R., & Oliver, J. (2019). Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) for Workplace Settings: Trainer Manual. City, University London (February 2019). The trainer manual includes participant handouts and scripts for audio-recordings. The intervention is not planned to be personalised. Fidelity to the program will be logged by facilitators. Reference: Flaxman, PE., Bond, PE., & Livheim, F. (2013). The Mindful and Effective Employee: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training Manual for Improving Well-Being and Performance. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.