Promoting Wellness for a Flourishing Family-Work Relationship: Strategies for Postsecondary Institutions

Current literature primarily focuses on the roles of occupational burnout and the negative impacts of family-work conflict on job satisfaction. Even though there is a growing emphasis on wellness, faculty professional development, inclusive community, mental health, and social justice for students, academic staff, and non-teaching staff, the outcome of the 2022 to 2023 Healthy Minds Network on Employees in Higher Education survey indicates that about 81% of faculty want their institution to invest more resources to support faculty and staff mental health and wellbeing. The current government and organizations’ emphasis on promoting wellness for a flourishing family-work relationship uniquely positions University administrators to provide valuable programs for faculty, students, and non-teaching staff. Therefore, this article used a socioecological model to demonstrate the practical strategies on how university administrators can promote wellness for a flourishing family-work relationship. Applying the Socio-ecological model of Mental health and Well-being allows university administrators to consider workplace burnout from a holistic perspective rather than using limited institutional policies.