Growing as Good Practitioners--2. Promoting Health and Managing Dysfunction

Lecture Two
The Pearls and the Perils:
Promoting Health and Managing Dysfunction
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Promoting Health and Managing Dysfunction

“Yesterday he prayed for me, today he preyed on me.” This presentation explores two important and overlooked areas for health in mission/aid. They are the role of human dysfunction (problems from significant weakness/wrongness, e.g., leadership abuse, psychological disorders, moral failure, harassment) and the role of discipline (correction to restore people/organizations which violate others e.g., independent reviews, counseling, recovery programs, remedial training, and dismissals). Further developing our capacity in these two areas is fundamental for safeguarding workers/senders and maintaining effective operations. We will look at five essential resources for personal/organizational health: conflict resolution guidelines, discipline/restoration procedures, organizational assessments, human resource departments, and whistle-blowing protection. We will also reflect on ways to upgrade friendships/trust among colleagues as we review perspectives from Sirach, Francis of Assisi, Machiavelli, and Orwell.