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Developing Soft Skills

Exploring the Feasibility of an Australian Well-Being Program for Health Managers and Leaders in Timor-Leste

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ID16913770
AuthorsKomla Tsey (0000-0001-8576-9588, James Cook University, corresponding author), Siu Man Lui (James Cook University), Marion Heyeres (0000-0002-0587-8862, James Cook University), Josephine Pryce (0000-0001-7211-0995, James Cook University), Yan Li (0000-0001-6650-7726, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology), Li Yan (0000-0002-5258-8649), Sharee Bauld (James Cook University)
Year2018
Volume8
Issue4
Publication date2018-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2158244018811404
OpenAlexW2899311270
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited36

The article aims to describe the Family Wellbeing Program (FWB), a program that sets out to facilitate the enhancement of soft skills and to explore the relevance and acceptability of the FWB in the context of health managers and leaders in Timor-Leste. This article presents the fundamental principles of the FWB approach to facilitating soft skills in the context of trauma-informed training for managers and leaders. It describes how a participatory social learning approach advances deep, transformative, and long-lasting impacts. An exploratory mixed-methods design was adopted. Qualitative data were gathered from workshop participants through an evaluation form with open-ended questions allowing participants to provide comments on the program and how it could be enhanced. In addition, attendees participated in an online survey, which sought to capture data relating to demographics, soft skills for managers/leaders, personal well-being, and program satisfaction. Overall, the results show that the FWB program is both relevant and acceptable. The findings indicate that participants’ understanding of concepts of management and well-being, particularly as it is applied to the workplace, was improved. This outcome is important because it highlights how the FWB program can contribute to the development of more accomplished managers and leaders in the future. The results of this exploratory study will be useful in informing future management and leadership training for the Timorese health workforce

Medical education · Outreach · Participatory evaluation · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Sociology · Soft skills · Workforce · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health

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