Supporting Growth Through Adversity

About the session

Supporting growth through adversity is a component part of the Complete Leadership Series aimed at leaders who are new to line management or in the first year or two in a line management role. Participants are welcomed from clinical or non-clinical backgrounds to this 2-Hour online session which will:

• – Explore the psychology of now and the accumulative impact of sustained pressure and stretch on individuals, teams and organisations
• – Consider positive growth through adversity models and how we frame can our experiences and learning for ourselves and others as we move forward in our leadership.
• – Understand at the importance of psychological transition and the role of confidence, control and connection in

This session is grounded in the psychology of how people think, feel and behave. It will provide you will valuable insights and helpful tools to support you in your leadership as you continue to enhance your own self-awareness and your awareness of others.

Who is this session for

The NHS Leadership Academy provides leadership development for people of all backgrounds and experiences across health and care.

Book your Place

Book a place via our RSVP booking system below. You will receive the joining instructions for the event 1 week before the session.

SELA will retain a record of your name, job role, organisation, band, and contact details on its secure alumni register and contacts database for management information and communications purposes. Although we will be able to see your name and email address upon submission, this data will be anonymised from the EDI details. We appreciate your support in providing this information, which will help us to ensure our leadership development interventions are widely accessible and inclusive.

Your booking details (i.e. name, role, organisation, ICS) will be shared with the event provider and/or facilitator to allow them to understand participant thinking and adapt the event accordingly, in addition to other regional leadership academies (as required) and with the members of other relevant SELA networks to aid communication, sharing of good practice and support. Please note that this is in line with information governance and data protection guidelines. Please see our Privacy Policy here.

Should you have any queries, or if your circumstances change and you can no longer attend, or you wish to opt out of the above arrangements, please contact [email protected].

The session will be virtual

Waiting List:

When an event has reached capacity a waiting list will become available. The waiting list allows us to gauge interest in a programme and to fill any spaces that may become available due to cancellations. However, please note that by signing up to the waiting list this is not a confirmation of place, an email will be sent out advising you of a place with the necessary information if a cancellation does so occur.

Our Commitment

We are committed to making our training as accessible as possible (please see our accessibility page for what is currently available), we are aware that there is more that we can be doing. Please do contact us if there are any reasonable adjustments that we can make to support you to be able to attend this session. [email protected]

About the facilitator

Rebekah is an experienced registered Chartered Occupational Psychologist, with more than 17 years’ experience working with individuals, teams and organisations.

Rebekah is passionate about helping people realise their full potential and the relationship between thoughts, emotions and actions. With her team of practitioners Rebekah provides a range of learning opportunities that hone and harness the skills, expertise and abilities of people to meet the situations and challenges they face at work.

Rebekah makes a difference through delivering evidence-based, bespoke applied learning that drives demonstrable, on-the-ground behaviour change and performance improvement. This is where she really has an impact, shaping effective and sustainable leadership, culture and organisational development.

Rebekah started her career in the NHS. Working across primary and secondary care leading a variety of large-scale quality improvement and change programmes, prior to working as a Healthcare Management Consultant for 8 years with Arup. As a Principal Consultant, Rebekah developed and led the Healthcare Consulting Business within Arup working across all parts of the healthcare system.

Working exclusively with health and care organisations Rebekah, is at the forefront of the provision of leadership, culture and team development for clinicians and managers in health and care settings across the country. She strives to challenge mindsets, build belief and support change through the use of psychology-based development.