Dear Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students of the UBC Department of Psychiatry,
**As a reminder, please complete the UBC Department of Psychiatry Mistreatment Reporting Survey. All Department members are encouraged to complete the survey regardless of one’s personal experience with mistreatment.**
As you all are aware, the UBC Department of Psychiatry is committed to fostering inclusive, respectful, and safe work and learning environments that value diversity, and are free of harassment and discrimination. Any reported cases of mistreatment are taken seriously and addressed in the most appropriate manner while respecting privacy and confidentiality.
As a part of this commitment, the Department plans to conduct surveys and environmental scans of our work places on a periodic basis to get a better understanding of the prevailing culture and landscape in our programs and sites. The Departmental EDIA Committee, led by Dr. Andrea Tuka, has developed a Mistreatment Reporting Survey which provides an anonymous, confidential and safe space for Department members to report experiences of mistreatment and share open and honest views as they relate to reporting. This survey has been sent to Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students of the Department of Psychiatry. The Residents in our Post-Graduate Program will participate in the Resident Wellness Survey which will include similar questions related to mistreatment, to align with the survey for Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students.
We encourage you to participate in this survey which is conducted using Qualtrics; a reminder with the link to the survey was sent out at 12:00 pm on Monday, December 16, 2024, directly from the following address: noreply@qemailserver.com. If you do not see the email in your inbox, check your junk or spam folder. Please note that each survey link is unique and can only be used once. Please do not share or forward your link. The deadline to complete the survey has been extended until December 31, 2024.
We want to reassure you that survey responses are anonymous and will not reveal your identity. Data collected from this survey will be handled confidentially and will be used to inform and foster respectful work and learning spaces. A summary of feedback from the Mistreatment Reporting Survey will be shared with Department members.
If, at any time, you experience mistreatment in the workplace or you observe a co-worker being mistreated or harassed at work, please report the incident(s) to your immediate supervisor or contact your Administrator, Department Head, or your Faculty of Medicine HR Advisor.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lakshmi N. Yatham,
MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych, MBA
Professor and Head, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Director, Institute of Mental Health, UBC
Regional Head and Program Medical Director, VCH/PHC
Dr. Andrea Tuka, CD, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Chair, EDIA Committee, UBC Department of Psychiatry
LCol, Canadian Armed Forces
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