Belong and Grow (BAG) week

BAG week 2020 – events accessed during the week

Many of our live BAG week events are now fully booked. However, we have lots of webinars and blogs that can be viewed any time during the week. L&OD are also updating the rolling blog every day, so look out for any new activities.

Activities you can access:

Facebook live given by the Uni Boob Team on behalf of CoppaFeel!

Working from Home blog by Carin Tunaker.

Microsoft Teams Training from our IT Team.

Age related issues, with Covid 19 in mind blog by Sarah Vickerstaff.

Staying Strong webinar for UNISON members.

BAME Staff Network, meet the Co-Chairs blog.

BAME Staff Network video

Online inclusion – make the virtual accessible to all, a blog by Natalia Crisanti.

Free online physiotherapy consultations with Kent Sport.

Kent Sport are offering free 20 minute online or telephone consultations with Vicky Annis, lead physiotherapist at the Kent Sport Physiotherapy Clinic. Consultations are open to all staff. To book a consultation, please email physio@kent.ac.uk. These sessions are available until 27 May 2020 and there are limited spaces.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Supporting your Wellbeing during Covid-19.

Webinars from Sodexo and Care First – our EAP Providers. Please click on our Supporting your wellbeing story.

Preparing to come out of lockdown – you can access a fact sheet on preparing to come out of lockdown, and register for a webinar on Monday afternoon, 11 May at 14:00.

The available webinars cover all aspects of living under lockdown and the Covid-19 crisis, on the home page of the EAP website, (login: uokent and password: university).

Also available to view:

Top tips to boost your Immunity with Care first

Social Media use during isolation

Keeping children occupied at home

Care first – Management Support

Tips to keep control of your finances

Easy ways to keep active from home

Sleep & Anxiety: Tips to getting a good night’s sleep

Bereavement

Information for Mental Health First Aiders – Supporting people remotely

Support & Information around COVID-19 & Care first guidance

Care first isolation & loneliness support

Care first – emotional support

Domestic Abuse during COVID-19 & how Care First can offer support

Understanding Furlough

Social Media, Technology & Young People

Understanding COVID-19 & how Care First can support you

Mental Health Awareness in line with COVID-19

Tips for working from home & support from Care First

 

Hopefully with the live sessions and all of the above we have something for everyone – “it’s your BAG”!