Design for Care is
a research project aimed at developing and assessing work design
interventions to create mentally healthy work in the NSW healthcare and
social assistance (H&SA) industry. The project is led by Professor Sharon Parker at Curtin University’s Centre for Transformative Work Design, with Professors Anya Johnson & Helena Nguyen at the University of Sydney, and Professor Alex Collie at
Monash University. The project is supported by a team of research and
professional staff across the three universities, and is funded by icare
NSW.
We
collaborate with multiple organisations in the aged care, disability
care, and out-of-home care sectors to co-create mentally healthy
workplaces. Together, we're working to understand how work design can be
leveraged as an intervention to prevent psychological injury (e.g.,
burnout).