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Managing Stress & Anxiety Managing Stress & Anxiety During Uncertain Times During Uncertain Times This webinar begins at 2:00pm. This webinar begins at 2:00pm. Moderator: Moderator: Speaker: Speaker: Jeremiah Dahlen, LPC, CEAP

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Managing Stress & Anxiety Managing Stress & Anxiety During Uncertain Times During Uncertain Times

Speaker: Speaker: Janeen Haller -Abernethy, LCSW Director

janeen.hallerabernethy@state.co.us janeen.hallerabernethy@state.co.us

Moderator: Moderator: Jeremiah Dahlen, LPC, CEAP Program Manager

Jeremiah.dahlen@state.co.us Jeremiah.dahlen@state.co.us Call 800-821-8154 . 303

  • 866-4314 or

Send Us a Message! Send Us a Message! This webinar begins at 2:00pm. This webinar begins at 2:00pm.

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Typical Stress Responses Typical Stress Responses

  • Fear & worry about health - self & others
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leep & concentration impact

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hift in eating patterns

  • Exacerbation of health concerns
  • Increased use of substances

CDC, 2020

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Higher Risk* Populations Higher Risk* Populations

*Higher risk of increased stress & anxiety during pandemic/ mass crisis

  • Older adults
  • Children and Teens
  • First responders/ helpers (medical providers)
  • People with mental health or substance use

concerns

CDC, 2020

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Typical Anxiety Disorders Typical Anxiety Disorders

  • Generalized anxiety

Generalized anxiety (constant worry)

  • Social anxiety

Social anxiety (extreme discomfort in social situations)

  • Phobias

Phobias (irrational fears)

  • Panic

Panic (intense terror) Signs & Symptoms Signs & Symptoms

  • Inability to function/perform well
  • Lost work time; absences
  • Physical complaints
  • sweating, upset stomach
  • Cognitive/emotional complaints
  • panic/fear, unwanted thoughts
  • Can cause sleep disturbances that may impair work performance
  • Can co-occur with Major Depressive Disorder

Anxiety @ Work Anxiety @ Work

Center for Workplace Mental Health (2020). Anxiety disorders: Why they matter and what employers can do.

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Additional Stressors Additional Stressors

  • Health anxiety

○ May impact your response to pandemic ○ May make it difficult to cope well

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tress associated with remote work

○ Isolation ○ Boundaries

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Strategies for Coping Strategies for Coping

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Maintain routines & self Maintain routines & self

  • care strategies!

care strategies!

Image credit: WSJ.com, 2020

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  • It’ s OK to use humor - j ust know your audience
  • Find opportunities to laugh
  • Be helpful to others
  • Be productive
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  • cial media - only for positive interactions
  • It’ s OK to count your blessings; examples:

○ Less traffic ○ Reduced kid activities ○ More time? ○ We have toilet paper! Therapist Tips: Therapist Tips:

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Options to Prevent & Manage Symptoms ❑

Just breathe! Reduce your respiration rate.

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Change your thinking; track your thoughts & conclusions – are they productive?

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Consider worst-case-scenario but don’t dwell on it

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Reduce exposure to social media & 24/7 news feeds

Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Outbreak. SAMHSA, 2014.

Emotional Wellness Emotional Wellness

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Resilience Resilience A developed attitude regarding challenges, changes, trauma, critical events. Resilience Factors Resilience Factors

  • Relationships - stay connected, care for others
  • Realistic Plans and Action Steps
  • Self-Efficacy; Decisions align w ith values
  • Communication; Problem-Solving
  • Effective management of emotions
  • Adaptive self-care strategies

FYI: Building Your Resiliency; The Road to Resilience, American Psychological Association, 2016.

Focus on Resilience Focus on Resilience

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Workplace-supported resilience:

  • Routines, including work, can be healing.
  • Compassion demonstrated at work can increase motivation to

continue normal routines.

  • Recognition that all have different responses

Self-supported resilience:

  • Communicate needs; Focus on problem-solving
  • Manage strong emotions; Practice self-care
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trong informal support can decrease residual impact.

Harvard Business Review, 2002; US Office of Personnel Management: A Manager’ s Handbook; APA, 2016.

Focus on Resilience Focus on Resilience

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Employee Resources: Employee Resources:

Mental Health Support Mental Health Support

  • Colorado State Employee Assistance Program

Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) (CSEAP) ○ 6 sessions 6 sessions - free of charge free of charge ○ 800 800-821 821-8154 8154

  • Colorado Crisis Services

Colorado Crisis Services ○ 24 24-hour response hour response ○ Telephonic and text services are free Telephonic and text services are free

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  • f-charge

charge ○ 1-844 844-493 493-8255 8255

  • Health Insurance benefits

Health Insurance benefits ○ Mental health # on health insurance card Mental health # on health insurance card

  • SAMHSA Referrals and Support

SAMHSA Referrals and Support ○ Treatment referral Treatment referral

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Resources for Kids Resources for Kids

  • NPR Covid

NPR Covid-19 Comic for Kids 19 Comic for Kids

  • Parent/

Parent/ Caregiver Caregiver Guide Guide ○ Talking with your family Talking with your family ○ Reducing family risk Reducing family risk

  • Stanford

Stanford - Tips for talking with kids Tips for talking with kids

  • The Atlantic: Keeping kids busy

The Atlantic: Keeping kids busy

Image credit: Dreamstime 2000 -2020

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Psychological First Aid Psychological First Aid

  • Evidence -informed strategy used in the aftermath of disaster.
  • Some of the core components include

non non -intrusive intrusive compassionate contact, stabilization, information on coping and compassionate contact, stabilization, information on coping and available services available services .

  • Online training available at

NCTSN and at USDVA.

  • For more information, visit the

National Center for PTSD .

Workplace Resource: Workplace Resource:

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Workplace Response to COVID Workplace Response to COVID -19 19 – Ensure that basic & workplace needs are met – Ensure that informational needs are met – Practice flexibility where possible – Provide regular reminders of CSEAP

  • Support available via phone and video

Workplace Resource: Workplace Resource:

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  • Free benefit of employment
  • All S

tate employees are eligible for our services

  • Access to 6 counseling sessions per rolling year
  • Family members may be eligible for counseling services
  • Administrative leave may be granted for attendance

General CSEAP Information General CSEAP Information Counseling Services Counseling Services

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  • Confidential Counseling
  • Emergency Financial Assistance
  • Crisis Response
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upervisor/ Manager Consultation

  • Professional Coaching

○ EI Managerial Coaching*

  • Mediation for employees in conflict
  • Presentations & Workgroup Facilitation
  • Psychological Fitness for Duty (PFFD)*

*Costs are associated with these particular services.

CSEAP Services CSEAP Services

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QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS?

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Contact CSEAP Contact CSEAP

303 303-866 866-4314 4314 800 800-821 821-8154 8154

Office Locations Denver . S terling . Loveland . Colorado S prings . Golden . Pueblo . Grand Junction . Durango . Alamosa

Visit us at Visit us at

www.colorado.gov/cseap