Guest Facilitator JD Gilmour
About JD
J.D. Gilmour is the manager of Employee Abilities and Return to Work for Health PEI. He leads employee wellness and disability prevention practices, providing guidance on Workers Compensation issues and the duties to inquire and accommodate. J.D. graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2015 with a degree in Psychology and pursued continuing education in the neuroscience of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Central Sensitization, and Chronic Pain disorders as they relate to occupational function.
Outside of his work with Health PEI, J.D. consults internationally on psychological occupational risk and the impacts of organizational design on psychological safety. He is passionate about the accommodation of employees with disabilities, and helping the helpers who support the most vulnerable members of our communities. View JD on LilnkedIn.
Workshop: The Other Wet Floor
Workplaces are diligent about mitigating the risks of physical injury to their people. Hazardous material protocols, emergency preparedness plans, and personal protective equipment (PPE) are provided to ensure an accident-free workplace. Yet, when it comes to psychological well-being, there are often fewer precautions. It is often the ‘other wet floor’—the overlooked emotional hazards of working in a helping profession —that frequently trips us up, leading to injuries that compromise our well-being.
The good news is that you don’t have to choose between the career you love and your own wellness. In this session, JD Gilmour explores the “other” occupational risks of working in a helping profession.
Workshop: The Psychology of Change - A Penny for your Thoughts
These days, one of the only things you can expect with certainty is change. How people experience change -mentally, socially and physically- is unique and can lead to conflict when we don’t have the awareness and skills to manage our dysregulation. Using the defense cascade model (and more than just a little humour) this workshop answers the questions: “What is change?”, “Why does it feel so uncomfortable?” and “How can I help myself and my team to manage our reactions in times of uncertainty, to avoid conflict and achieve our goals?”.
