What is TreatTM?
Therapeutic Relaxation and Enhanced Awareness Training, or ‘Treat’™, is an evidence based program that has successfully delivered organisational support programs for individuals and teams vital energy and recovery since 2014.
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Why Treat®?
Evidence based, award winning programs
Winner - People's Choice for the Health Round Table Beyond 2019 Shark Tank
Finalist - Minister for Health's Award for Improving Workforce Wellbeing and Safety 2017
Finalist - The Alfred Health Innovation Award 2017
Treat has been evaluated extensively and shown to significantly reduce burnout and increase mindfulness in health professionals (Kang et al., 2019). https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1039856219848838
The benefit of brief mindfulness-based interventions (TREAT) delivered to a general medical team demonstrated improved staff attention and team functioning (Kang et al., 2021). https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.15351
About Jo
Healthcare Background
Jo has worked in hospitals and in healthcare for over 35 years. She is a hospital and university trained registered nurse, university trained human services counsellor, and an interdisciplinary facilitator for hospital and leadership teams. She is currently undertaking further postgraduate research in wellbeing and team functioning for healthcare professionals.
Treat was designed in response to working in the complex and busy hospital environment. Jo saw the need to create a harmonious, safe and connected workplace for her and her colleagues to deliver optimal care.
Quality
Jo has qualifications and professional training in counselling (GradDip Couns), Mental Health First Aid (Certified Instructor), Clinical Evidence based EFT for trauma, and mindfulness training (MBSR and MBCT). She has qualifications both in Australia and internationally with: The Centre for Mindfulness at The University of Massachusetts Medical School; The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University (UK); Mindful Practice, University of Rochester Medical Centre; The Mindfulness Training Institute Australasia; Mental health First Aid Australia; and Swinburne University. Jo has trained in Qigong, Hatha yoga, Yin yoga, Iyengar yoga and has participated in mindfulness, meditation and somatic therapy workshops with both senior and international teachers including: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Saki Santorelli, Dr Ron Epstein, Dr Mick Krasner, Timothea Goddard, Judith Hanson Lasater, Paul Gilbert, Alan Wallace, Sarah Powers and many more teachers that she gratefully acknowledges for their craft, guidance and knowledge.