Announcements
Michigan Healthy Community launches Understanding U
At some point, we’ve all had to deal with a difficult time or event, whether a serious illness, stress at work or home, the loss of a loved one, or some other circumstance that impacts our mental and emotional well-being. To help U-M faculty and staff cope with concerns like these, M Healthy has launched a new program called Understanding U: Managing the Ups and Downs of Life.
Understanding U includes a comprehensive website covering the entire mental health spectrum, from everyday challenges to diagnosable, treatable illnesses such as depression. Look for information on common concerns and mental health conditions, tools and strategies to help manage everyday stress, confidential online screenings, a directory of U-M and area resources and an online tutorial for managers (available January 2008).
Understanding U encourages all of us to be proactive about our emotional and mental health and provides useful information on how to get assistance when dealing with lifes challenges.
Visit the Understanding U website at: http://www.hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/understandingu/index.html
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERINGS:
Parenting the Next Generation
Managing Anger
Stress Management and Resilience at Work
“Parenting the Next Generation”
Find out how to be a “cool” parent without losing the parental role in a 6-week Workshop Series…
Parenting teenagers is challenging and sometimes daunting; for this reason the
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program would like to invite all staff and faculty to attend a 6-session parenting workshop starting January 24th. This workshop is designed to provide education , relationship development and behavior management skills to parents with children between 12-18 of age.
Specific session topics are:
- Adolescent Development – How does adolescence influence your child’s behavior and mind?
- Parenting Style – Learn about the weakness and strengths of different parenting styles
- Communication Techniques – Learn how to communicate effectively with your teens
- Active Listening – Introduces the concepts of active listening
- Discipline and Consequence – Teach your teens about discipline and the consequence of their
behaviors
Date
Thursdays, January 24th through February 28th
Time
11:30pm ~ 12:30pm
Place
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Office 1009 Greene St. (Near U of M Football Stadium) 2076 Administrative Services Building
Facilitators
Janell Kilgore, MSW, ACSW, Faculty/Staff Counselor
Yi-Wei Chen MSW Candidate/Intern
Please register with Faculty and Staff Assistance office by calling 734-936-8660
Or email: fasap@umich.edu
“Managing Anger” eight week educational series.
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program will be offering an eight-week, one hour per week education program on Managing Anger, starting in early 2008 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The class will focus on:
- How to understand the anger response and recognize anger triggers
- Learning steps and skills for cool downs and other ways to manage one’s anger effectively
- Learning problem solving skills
- How to brainstorm appropriate responses to stressful situations
This educational series will be conducted by professional staff of FASAP. The sessions will be held in a confidential setting within the FASAP office area, in the Administrative Services Building.
Those who would like to learn how to better understand and more effectively manage their anger are encouraged to attend. Participation is voluntary.
Class size is limited, so those interested are encouraged to register as early as possible.
To register for this educational series, or if you have any questions at all please feel free to contact FASAP’s program assistant Tina Weymouth at 936-8660.
Stress Management and Resilience at Work
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP) is offering a six-week educational and support group for faculty and staff who are experiencing job stress. This interactive group will explore causes and dynamics of job stress, including both personal and organizational factors. Participants will identify their own signs of job stress and develop stress management strategies, in order to reduce and prevent its personal impact and to enhance resilience at work. Sessions are at no charge to faculty and staff. Information shared in the group will be strictly confidential.
Class size is limited so those interested are encouraged to register promptly. Please register by March 6th. To register, please contact FASAP’s program assistant Tina Weymouth at 936-8660.
Dates: Thursdays, March 13th thru April 17th
Location: 2072L East & West Administrative Services Building
1009 Greene Road
Time: Noon-1:15 p.m.
