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Session One: Course Overview
You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
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Course Overview
Session Two: Defining Stress and How It Affects Us
To begin, participants will explore what stress is and the effects it can have. They will also work on identifying their stressors.
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Where Are You Now?
Defining and Identifying Stress
Assignments
Ways to Look at Your Stress
Session Three: What is Stress About?
This session will explore some of the things that stress is about. Participants will also learn about the positive effects of stress and what eustress is.
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What is Stress About?
Session Four: Building a Solid Foundation
Next, participants will learn about the four pillars of stress management. Special focus will be given to relaxation techniques.
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Taking Care of Your Body and Your Mind
Assignments
Case Study
Assignments
Draft Lesson
Session Five: Mental Strategies
This session will give participants two mental strategies to manage stress. They will also learn about the Triple A approach: alter, avoid, and accept.
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Changing Ourselves
The Triple A Approach
Session Six: Stress at Work
During this session, participants will complete a stress inventory to help them identify areas of stress at work. Participants will also identify some solutions for work-related stress.
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Stress at Work
Stress Inventory
Assignments
Stress Logging
Session Seven: Time Management Tips
A little bit of planning can go a long way towards reducing stress. Participants will work in small groups to brainstorm ways of managing time.
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Time Management Tips
Assignments
Session Eight: Stress at Home
Next, participants will get some tips on running their household in a way that reduces stress, including budgeting, planning meals, general organization, and chores.
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Budgeting Basics
The Everyday Stuff
Organization Tips
Assignments
Session Nine: Drainers and Fillers
To wrap things up, participants will identify the things that drain and energize them.
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Personal Action Plan
Stress Management
About Lesson

Now that we know what stress is, let’s talk about some general strategies that we can use to manage it. This afternoon, we’ll look at some more specific factors.

These three factors impact our ability to manage stress:

  • Personality
  • Nature of organization
  • Quality of support

Which of these three can we influence?

Personality

It’s true that we can’t change our personality, although we certainly have influence over ourselves and we can make some small changes by making different choices. For example, if we are very impatient with other people, we can learn to be a little more patient with them. Impatient people can alienate others, and they run the risk of having very small social circles. Learning some tactics to curb our impatience could improve our lives tremendously.

Nature of Organization

We can’t change the organization we work for, either, unless we own it, but we can influence the mood and atmosphere there. If the stress is unbearable and we cannot exert the influence we’d like, we can also change jobs. That is a drastic measure to be sure. However, assess what makes your workplace such a toxic environment. Is it the work or is it the people? Can the stress be partly attributed to your reaction to what is happening? If your workplace is truly too demanding, then save yourself and find another place to work.

However, if you are stressed out because nobody has ever told you what is expected of you, then talk to your supervisor about what they expect of you. If you feel like you need more training to do your job, ask for training. Perhaps you can find a mentor, or a buddy, or perhaps your company will send you to external training. You won’t know if you do not ask.

Quality of Support

One thing we can always change is the nature of the supportive relationships we have. This can be done in very strategic ways, even though they may require that you function outside your comfort zone.

  • We can develop relationships at work, socially, and at home.
  • We can reach out more often to both friends and family.
  • We can strengthen relationships. To do this, we can ask for and offer help.
  • Keep in mind that relationships are reciprocal so be a better friend or supporter yourself, and develop a wider circle of support.

 

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