Manage, Maintain & Renew Stress Management Workshop.

Manage, Maintain & RenewStress Management Workshop

Participant Introductions:

• Name

• Agency

• Position-How Long

• What would you like to learn or apply today as result of this workshop?

• “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”

• Self-awareness/mindfulness is foundational to self-care, which is foundational to care for others.

Be Here Now

Common Stresses

• What stress do you have in common as a child welfare supervisor?????

Pre-test

How Can Stress Affect Us• 43% of adults experienced adverse health effects from

stress • 75-90% of visits to a physician's office are for stress-

related conditions and complaints • Stress has been linked to the 6 leading causes of

death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide

• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has declared stress a hazard of the workplace

• In the workplace, stress may be related to lost hours due to absenteeism, reduced productivity, and worker's compensation benefits. This costs the American industry more than $300 billion annually.

Stretching

Individual Activities

• Stress Index• Personal Sources of Stress• Hassles in Your Life

The Cat

Vote With Your FeetFour Types of Stress• Anticipatory stress is stress caused by

concern over the future. Another word for it is worry.

• Situational stress is stress of the moment. It is an immediate threat.

• Chronic stress is stress that persists over time. It might stem from a difficult past experience over which you had no control. Residual stress is stress of the past.

Priority Matrix

Large Group Activity

Ten Steps to Managing Your Stress

Networking &Small Group Activity

Large Group ActivityPatterns

Identify Your Type of Stress Level

• Type 1-Speed Freak• Type 2-The Worry Wart• Type 3-The Drifter• Type 4-The Loner• Type 5-Basket Cases• Type 6-Cliff Walkers

Networking & Small Group Activity

Motivating Yourself

Networking & Small Group Activity

Change Your Thinking

Win-Win Activity

Activity Balance

Large Group DiscussionWhen to Make a Change???

Questions?

Post-Test