{"id":65603,"date":"2023-05-03T07:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=65603"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:01:25","slug":"derric-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/derric-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Derric Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_69666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69666\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69666\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2042\/09\/25143657\/uchealth-ymep-derric-ymep-web.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Derric Thomas\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derric Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Enhancing resiliency: Sharing resources to reset and recharge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a world of constant stress, physical therapist Derric Thomas is always trying to devise ways to reinvigorate his team.<\/p>\n<p>During the height of the pandemic, Thomas knew his team was tired. He thought back to his days in the military, when he was often in war zones, and shared tips for resiliency. He fostered a culture of stress management in the workplace. He arranged frequent meetings to allow the staff to share their experiences, creating social connectedness and a very supportive environment.<\/p>\n<p>He provided the team with The Stress Continuum, a visual tool developed by the Navy, that promotes understanding of the range of stress responses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we understand how stress can impact mental health and well-being which is why it is helpful to have a tool that can describe our different responses,\u2019\u2019 Thomas said. \u201cThere are four different stages on the stress continuum:\u00a0thriving, surviving, struggling, and crisis. What I appreciate about this tool is that we can identify where we are on this Stress Continuum and identify what to do next.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged staff members to take walks outside. Ultimately, UCHealth established relaxation rooms with chairs, soft music and calming features so staff can take a timeout, close their eyes, rest, renew and heal.<\/p>\n<p>This helps patients, who are met by passionate and energized physical therapists who aid them on their road to recovery.\u00a0Thomas is also eager to hear patients from every ethnic group to make sure his team is providing personalized care.<\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not at work, Thomas is a Spartan athlete.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoing these competitions takes my mind off the day-to-day grind, and it\u2019s something that I have control over. You control how you respond to something, but you never know what you will encounter in your day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Before his morning runs, Thomas practices and draws strength from his faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been such a vital piece of how I have gotten to where I am today. My faith reminds me that I can be more responsive than reactive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019s wife is also a fitness competitor and they both understand the demands of competition equally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big piece of how we communicate because we understand each other in that sense. At the end of the day, I am reminded that my family is always there, and they help me reset. Throughout the demands of the day, it is a blessing knowing that I have that resource,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas leads by the motto \u201ciron sharpens iron,\u201d and he gives his staff and his family tools to be successful so that they can support one another, and sharpen each other. His work family supports and recognizes each other, and this environment has created a culture of managing stress together and enhancing resiliency during challenging times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #930718\">You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enhancing resiliency: Sharing resources to reset and recharge In a world of constant stress, physical therapist Derric Thomas is always trying to devise ways to reinvigorate his team. 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