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Stress Management Overview

What participants will learn:

• Recognize that stress is a positive, unavoidable part of everybody's life.
• Identify the symptoms of stress overload.
• Identify how lifestyle choices can contribute to stress and how we can work toward making different choices.
• Develop some stress reduction techniques to help manage stress right now
• Begin planning long-term protection against the cumulative effects of stress.

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Course Outline

	Learning Objectives
	The workshop begins with individual introductions and a group exercise to put everybody at ease. This is followed by a large group discussion about the effects of stress, and why we need to give more than lip service to developing strategies for managing that stress.
	Exploring Stress
	A large group discussion complete with diagrams to illustrate what stress does to our bodies and our minds if it is allowed to go unchecked.
	Identifying Symptoms of Stress
	Individuals rate themselves and their stress levels on each of several types of charts or scales, with the understanding that there is no reward for proving that you are more stressed out than others.  The only reward is getting a handle on the amount of stress we do feel.
	Checklist of Stress Symptoms
	Holmes Rahe Stress Rating
	The Human Scale
	Stress Exhaustion Symptoms Burnout Test
	Knowing Yourself
	Large group discussion of some of the research that has been done about stress, and how age, gender, attitude, and occupation figure into our reactions to stress, followed by a quiz.
	Are You a Stress Prone Type "A" Personality?
	Research into Male and Female Stress Reactions
	Wellness and Centering a Lopsided Wheel
	Beginning with a large group discussion, participants explore the various elements that make up their life and identify areas where they see opportunities to make changes—lifestyle, support systems etc., including those people who energize or drain.
	Personal Drainers
	Personal Fillers
	A case study
	Working in small groups, participants prepare responses to a case study.  Responses are debriefed with feedback.
	Other Stresses
	A large group discussion of how our perceived lack of time can stress us, and what we can do.  These include getting rid of clutter, getting our financial house in order, negotiation for what we need.
	Getting rid of clutter
	Each participant receives a garbage bag as a reminder of how to go through home/workspace and purge those things that aren’t used/needed.
	Guilt
	Then individuals prepare a list of those things that have been nagging at them. Cross off those that aren’t essential.  Post the list where you can see the progress you are making.
	Finances
	Participants take stock of bills, and if this is a problem, pledge to do something about them.
	Stress management techniques you can use right now
	In teams of two, participants develop a list of as many things they can do as possible to eliminate stress.
	Your flexible brain
	Now have them prepare a list of coping techniques for the stresses they can’t eliminate or reduce, and share them with the group.
	Personal Action Plan: Nine Step Planning Guide
	This is a culmination of the day’s discussions.
	Evaluations