Facilitator Training on

“Coping With Work and Family Stress^TM

A Workplace Preventive Intervention”

October 2 and 3, 2008
9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

[8:30-9:00: Registration and Refreshments]

The Consultation Center — 389 Whitney Avenue — New Haven, CT 06511 — (203) 789-7645

Registration Fee. $325 for the two-day intensive training plus $100 for a full copy of the Intervention Curriculum, an accompanying CD on stress management approaches, and a set of Participant Handouts printed on heavier paper for copying purposes, for a total fee of $425.

Register by 9/12/08 and pay a reduced fee of $400.

Registration deadline: September 25, 2008.

Click here to register and pay online or print this page and mail your registration and payment according to the instructions below.

continuing education: this program is approved for 
14 NASW continuing education credit hours and 
12.5 EAPA Professional development hours.

Course Description: The spectrum of documented stress-related problems among workers is extensive, ranging from psychological symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints to substance abuse to physical health problems such as heart disease, hypertension, and obesity. These problems are costly to employers, employees and their families as well as to society at large. It is estimated that in the workplace, billions of dollars are lost each year in diminished productivity, high rates of absenteeism, and reduced performance resulting from these types of stress-related problems.

Coping With Work and Family Stress: A Workplace Preventive Intervention is a comprehensive group intervention specifically designed to prevent stress-related problems among workers.  Through a combination of brief presentations, small and large group discussions, and experiential exercises, employees learn a broad array of coping strategies to address stressful situations at home, work, and on the interface between home and work.  Sessions are grouped under six major components: The Stress Model and Multiple Roles, Problem Solving and Utilization of Social Support, Effective Communication, Cognitive Restructuring and Self-Monitoring, Approaches to Stress Management, and Developing an Individual Stress Management Plan.

Coping With Work and Family Stress has been rigorously researched and proven to be effective at decreasing depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, and substance abuse.  It has also been evaluated by an independent body using stringent selection criteria, and as a result, was designated with Model Program status by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); one of only five workplace Model Programs nationally.  Coping With Work and Family Stress has been offered to both male and female employees from diverse ethnic backgrounds and occupational groups and in a wide range of private sector worksites including telecommunications, manufacturing, utilities, and service industries, as well as private, nonprofit organizations.  Although originally developed for implementation within the workplace, the program also is adaptable for use with other populations and settings.

This two-day intensive training is designed for HR, EAP, and other Human Service Professionals wishing to learn to implement this preventive intervention in the workplace and other settings. Participants are trained in the entire intervention, including ways selected modules can be used for implementation in their particular worksite, and receive formal certification for the delivery of this Model Program.

For more information, click here to go to the Coping With Work and Family Stress: A Workplace Preventive Intervention for Employees webpage.

FACILITATOR TRAINING MAIL-IN REGISTRATION FORM

Name ____________________________________ Organization _______________________________________

Title _______________________________________________________________________________________

Work Address _______________________________________________________________________________

Work Phone _______________________________ Home Phone _______________________________________

Fax ______________________________________ E-Mail ____________________________________________

Please make checks payable to: The Consultation Center, Inc. and mail with your completed registration form to
Susan Florio at The Consultation Center, 389 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511.