{"id":418,"date":"2023-10-27T15:47:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T20:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/?p=418"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:44:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:44:19","slug":"occupational-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/2023\/10\/27\/occupational-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By: Kuldeep Derola, Francis College of Engineering Well-being Leader&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about nurturing&nbsp;occupational&nbsp;wellness for&nbsp;student&nbsp;health&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;well-being&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;short blog post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Realistic Goals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important for students to set realistic short-term and long-term career goals. These goals can provide motivation and a sense of achievement when reached, enhancing overall wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Self-Care:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as with physical health, taking breaks, practicing relaxation techniques, and ensuring proper sleep is vital for occupational wellness. Overworking and neglecting self-care can lead to burnout and negatively impact one&#8217;s health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work-Life Balance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students should strive for a healthy work-life balance, allocating time for hobbies, relationships, and leisure activities. Maintaining this balance is essential for avoiding stress and burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupational wellness is not just about securing a job or earning a paycheck. It&#8217;s about finding meaning and fulfillment in one&#8217;s work, which directly contributes to a student&#8217;s overall health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit me at my office hours&nbsp;to discuss this further:&nbsp;<strong>Southwick Hall-250<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(Deans\u2019 Office)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Monday 2pm-3pm<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Wednesday 2pm-3pm<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Thursday 9am-11am<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannes Zacher and Antje Schmitt. &#8221;&nbsp;Work Characteristics and Occupational Well-Being: The Role of Age.&#8221; Natural library of Medicine, 2016&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zhang F. et al. &#8221;&nbsp;Editorial: Occupational health psychology: From burnout to well-being at work&#8221; Frontiers in Psychology, 14 November 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharon Clarke. &#8221;&nbsp;Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.&#8221; American psychological Association, 1998<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Kuldeep Derola, Francis College of Engineering Well-being Leader&nbsp; Read about nurturing&nbsp;occupational&nbsp;wellness for&nbsp;student&nbsp;health&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;well-being&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;short blog post: Realistic Goals: It&#8217;s important for students to set realistic short-term and long-term career goals. These goals can provide motivation and a sense of achievement when &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/2023\/10\/27\/occupational-wellness\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":420,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions\/420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}