Critical Beliefs for the Staff Matters Web-based Resource

The Staff Matters Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work model organises the information and activities on the Staff Matters website in a way that is meaningful and accessible to most staff within schools.

The model is based on the recognition of the following.

The importance of staff mental health and wellbeing in its own right.
The importance of staff mental health and wellbeing and self-efficacy for the mental health and wellbeing of students in all schools.
The link between personal empowerment and individual mental health status.
The interrelationship between physical and mental health.
The reciprocal relationships between staff and student mental health and wellbeing, individual staff mental health and wellbeing, and organisational health and wellbeing.
The belief that individual staff have the capacity to change, affect and work with mental health and wellbeing.
The importance of developing mental health and wellbeing protective factors for education staff.
The value of a whole school and whole staff approaches.
The crucial role of school leaders in changing school culture.
The fact that a dynamic, universal web-based resource will provide maximum impact for the majority of education staff and work sites across Australia.