Training & Education

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP), in partnership with Work/Life Resources Center (WLRC), offers "Brown Bag" educational opportunities. These presentations are free of charge, available to almost any faculty/staff group, provided at your site, and make a good staff development session.

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NEW COURSES ANNOUNCED!

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 Oct. 13th. 

To register, please contact FASAP’s program assistant Tina Weymouth at 936-8660.

Dates:            
Tuesdays, October 21st through November 25th

Location:       
2072L East & West Administrative Services Building, 1009 Greene Road

Time:             
Noon-1:15 p.m.                          

     

“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. This workshop is designed to provide education, relationship development and behavior management skills to parents with children between 12-18 years of age. Specific session topics are:

  1. Adolescent Development – How does adolescence influence your child’s behavior and mind?
  2. Parenting Style – Learn about the weakness and strengths of different parenting styles
  3. Communication Techniques – Learn how to communicate effectively with your teens
  4. Active Listening – Introduces the concepts of active listening
  5. Discipline and Consequence  – Teach your teens about discipline and the consequence of their 
    behaviors

    Date
    Thursdays, October 8th through November 8th (Please register by Oct. 2nd either by calling 936-8660 or emailing FASAP at fasap@umich.edu.)

    Time
    11:30a.m. - 12:30a.m.

    Place
    Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Office 1009 Greene St. (Near U-M Football Stadium) 2076 Administrative Services Building

Facilitators
Janell Kilgore, MSW, ACSW, Faculty/Staff Counselor
Lorna Hurl, MSW, Ph.D., Faculty/Staff Counselor