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Now, University of
Rochester employees can learn to reduce and manage the stress in their
lives.
Coping with Work and Family Stress
 In partnership with the Strong Employee Assistance Program, Well·U offers
a
seven-week stress management program called Coping with Work and Family Stress.
Participants in the program will have the opportunity to transform their stress.
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Learn methods that can potentially eliminate or modify sources of stress;
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Identify and practice techniques that help to modify mental and emotional processes that lead to or worsen stress;
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Adopt effect strategies for managing stress and reducing harmful coping behaviors;
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Develop a personalized stress management plan to maintain the program's beneficial effects.
Specific weekly topics are
as follows:
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Core Concepts of Stress
Management
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Problem Clarification
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Communication Skills
for Managing Stress
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Time Management and
Mindfulness Skills
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Assertiveness Skills
for Managing Stress
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Cognitive Restructuring
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Personal Plan for
Coping with Stress
Well-U first offered Coping
with Work and Family Stress in May 2006. Since then, the program has
been consistently popular and well-received. Participants report that
they enjoy the program and complete it better prepared to address the
stresses in their life.
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