Doctoral Schools

Building a positive communication culture

A combination of three short sessions related to mental well-being and communication aimed at creating a positive communication culture. The sessions are interrelated and the various tools that are offered consolidate each other.

Cluster

Leadership & Personal Efficiency

Target group

Members of the Doctoral Schools

Level

All PhD students

Topic

The course brings together three topics:

  1. Workshop ‘work happiness’: In this workshop we reflect on what contributes to happiness at work and in your team and what you can do to enhance it. The workshop is based on the latest insights in the field of work-related happiness.
  2. Workshop ‘active bystander’: In this training you learn what transgressive behaviour is within the context of Ghent University and how you can react appropriately to inappropriate behaviour. We also discuss what sometimes stops us from intervening, how you can become and active bystander and who can help you when you experience transgressive behavior.
  3. Workshop ‘active bystander’: In this training you learn what transgressive behaviour is within the context of Ghent University and how you can react appropriately to inappropriate behaviour. We also discuss what sometimes stops us from intervening, how you can become and active bystander and who can help you when you experience transgressive behavior.

    Objectives

    • To give young researchers tools to build a positive communication culture.
    • To give young researchers tools to talk about what’s going well at work and also to create awareness to set own boundaries and to indicate when inappropriate behaviour is witnessed or experienced.
    • To empower young researchers to take responsibility for their own well-being, work and team happiness and to
      mitigate risks that form a threat to well-being (like transgressive behaviour at work).

    Teachers

    Name: Nona Beele
    Affiliation: Confidential advisor Trustpunt - Ghent University

    Name: Siegried Lievens
    Affiliation: Confidential advisor Trustpunt - Ghent University

    Name: Pieter Detombe
    Affiliation: Confidential advisor Trustpunt - Ghent University

    Name: Joke De Clercq
    Affiliation: Confidential advisor Trustpunt - Ghent University

    Time schedule

     

    Course dates Venue
    • 10/11, 13u-16u: Session on work happiness
    • 21/11,13u-16u: Session active bystander training
    • 5/12, 13u-16u: Session non-violent communication
    		 Vergaderzaal 2.2 Oude Infirmerie, Het Pand (Onderbergen 1, 9000 Gent)

    Registration fee

    Free of charge for members of the Doctoral Schools. The no show policy applies.

    Registration

    Your registration will be confirmed by separate email from the Doctoral Schools.

    If the course is fully booked, you can ask to be added to the waiting list by sending an e-mail to . Please mention your ID student nr.

    Teaching methods

    Interactive workshops

    Number of participants

    Maximum 20

    Language

    English

    Evaluation criteria (doctoral training programme)

    100% attendance, active participation