W10 - When the going gets tough, the tough gets going: How to control stress before it controls you
Dr Lee Boon Ooi
As an educator, you may experience stress when you are unable to cope with demanding tasks like managing student behavior in class, attending to their socio-emotional needs etc. On top of these, you may also experience personal life stressors related to family and other matters. Although a certain degree of stress is normal and sometimes necessary to keep you on your toes, too much stress can actually be harmful to your physical and mental health, as well as to your relationships with your students and loved ones.
In this workshop, you will gain insight into the nature and function of stress, its origins and symptoms, as well as its impact on you as an educator. Based on this understanding, you will be trained to cope with daily stressors that you face in life. Via a series of experiential and interactive activities, you will pick up a variety of coping methods, such as cognitive and relaxation techniques. You will learn to match these coping methods to the type of stressors that you are likely to encounter in your professional and personal life. By controlling stress before it controls you, you will be able to thrive and flourish in a tough environment, for when the going gets tough, the tough gets going!
Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to
- understand what is the nature of stress, and identify its symptoms and causes
- describe the impact of various stressors on the teacher in the classroom
- identify the relationship between stress and mental health/psychological well-being
- describe several important psychological approaches to coping with stress
- use a variety of proven techniques to cope with stress in personal and professional life
Contents
- Understanding the Meaning of Stress
- Definitions of stress
- Symptoms of stress
- Stressors and causes of stress
- Relationship between stress and health
- Coping with Stress
- Cognitive approach - Changing how you see things
- Affective approach - Relaxing your mind and body, and balancing your emotions
- Behavioural approach - Changing how you act
- Spiritual approach - Searching for meanings in life
- Social support - Connecting to other people
- Physiological approach - Building up your body through exercise, diet.
Profile of trainer
Dr Lee Boon Ooi is an Assistant Professor at the Nanyang Technological University. He specializes in health psychology and counseling psychology, particularly, on the relations of culture to health and healing. He has researched on how complementary and alternative therapies (e.g., traditional Chinese medicine and spiritual healing) can be used to enhance mental health. Dr Lee has more than a decade of counselling experience. Before joining the university, he had practised on full-time basis in various health care settings including the Singapore Planned Parenthood Association Counselling Centre, the Urological Clinic of the former Toa Payoh Hospital, and the Wellness Centre of Temasek Polytechnic.
Currently, Dr Lee maintains an active private practice and provides consultation to people having cancer at the Department of Psychosocial Oncology, National Cancer Centre. Drawing from his clinical and research work, Dr Lee has conducted various workshops for mental health professionals in many organisations. They include the Housing Development Board, Philips, Temasek Club, Social Development Unit, Actions for Aids, Care Corner Counselling Centre, Association of Women for Action and Research, and various social service agencies. In these workshops, Dr Lee covered a range of topics, ranging from stress management, marital and interpersonal relationships, basic helping skills, human sexuality to personality traits.
How to Order Workshop
If you’re interested to order any of these workshops, please contact Dr Ng Aik Kwang, Director, The Idea Resort.
Email:
Hp: 9780 2202 / 9118 3014
Workshop duration
1 Day - 9am to 5pm