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Published Research

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Learning self-compassion through social connection at work: The experiences of healthcare professionals in a 6-week intervention

Phoebe Long Franco, The Center for Resiliency at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

Marissa C Knox, Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, USA

Lauren E Gulbas, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, Austin, TX, USA

Krista Gregory, The Center for Resiliency at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

Acceptability and feasibility of an online version of the Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities program

Marissa C Knox, Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, USA

Phoebe Long Franco, The Center for Resiliency at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

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Effectiveness of a One Day Self-Compassion Training for Pediatric Nurses’ Resilience

Phoebe Long Franco, The Center for Resiliency at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

LeeAnn M. Christie, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

Caring for others without losing yourself: An adaptation of the Mindful Self‐Compassion Program for Healthcare Communities

Kristin D Neff, Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, USA

Marissa C Knox, Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, USA

Phoebe Long, The Center for Resiliency at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

Krista Gregory, The Center for Resiliency at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

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Exploration of Techno-Stress Among Hospital Employees

This study identified how techno-stress impedes work in healthcare and provided recommendations on how to transform the use of ICTs (information communication technologies) to improve employees happiness and health. 

Millie Harrison, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Maintaining Joy in Orthopaedic Practice

Allen Deutsch, MD, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 

Anthony Johnson, MD, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 

Catherine Sargent, MD, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 

Krista Gregory, MDiv, The Center for Resiliency, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX

David Ring, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 

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"Developing and maintaining resiliency for workplace stress and burnout among healthcare workers"

In collaboration with Justin Benzer, PhD, at UT Dell Medical School, we are conducting a Cain Foundation grant funded project in 2022-2023 to determine the long-term effect of Resiliency Training on healthcare professionals. 

 

"Evaluation of a 6-hour Resiliency Training for healthcare professionals"

Survey data was collected from 2020-2022 on over 165 healthcare workers who attended a 1-Day or 6-week Resiliency Training. Preliminary analyses suggest participants experienced significant improvement in resiliency skills and significant decreases in burnout and stress. A manuscript is in progress.

 

"Self-Compassion for Parents of Children with Chronic Illness"

In collaboration with Lauren Gulbas, PhD, at UT School of Social Work, we are writing a manuscript about the processes through which parents learned to be self-compassionate in an intervention.

Ongoing Research

Contact phoebe.long@ascension.org to learn more about our research program.

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