Coping Strategies
Do this action:
Clench both your wrists as tightly as you can. Focus on your hands as you count to 10.
Release your hands slowly and breathe out.
How do you feel? What is the point of this exercise?
What is reliving tension in your body? What is stress management?
What are signs that someone needs assistance?
What is you have trouble falling asleep, you bring home your problems from work, your personal problems are affecting your performance, you are feeling tired, you are often short-tempered, you are often absent from work, you have problems concentrating, you avoid the company of people you work with, and getting to work requires all your energy?
An Empowering Conversation Discussion Series that will bring public service employees and their managers together to discuss lessons learned on maintaining mental health in difficult times and to begin identifying additional strategies for supporting workplace psychological health and safety.
What is JLP: Mental Health: Let's Talk?
This program provides assessments, short-term counselling, referral to specialized care, and follow-up to employees and immediate family members. It is completely voluntary and confidential.
What is EAP? 1-800-268-7708 or 1-800-567-5803 for hearing-impaired persons
If someone has spoken to EAP, and they need longer term support, who can they speak to that is covered under our benefit programs as public servants.
What is Counsellor/Therapist?
These are some actions that can promote positive health outcomes, such as fostering resilience, living longer, and becoming better equipped to manage stress:
Taking a step back, asking for help, spending time alone, putting yourself first, asking what you need, setting boundaries, staying at home, saying 'no', and forgiving yourself.
What is self-care?
What are situations that could negatively affect your productivity or wellbeing?
What is marital or family problems; work-related problems (e.g. stress, burn-out); gambling problems; organizational changes; substance abuse (e.g. alcohol, drugs, medication); deaths and suicides; financial difficulties?
This course teach how support is provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a crisis.
Participants would learn how to…
What is Mental Health First Aid?
What group sends out thoughts and reflections to support or promote wellness within EMPB every Wednesday?
What is the EMPB Wellness Focus Group?
These custom-made health products can help treat foot, leg, or back problems. They are part of a comprehensive treatment plan to help those who have foot and ankle concerns. But these are not for everyone. It is best to see if your doctor recommends this product to you. This health product can be claimed using the Public Service Health Care Plan.
What are orthopedic insoles?
These techniques may help distract you from what you’re experiencing and refocus on what’s happening in the present moment. You can use techniques to help create space from distressing feelings in nearly any situation, but they’re especially helpful if you’re dealing with: anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociation, self-harm, urges traumatic memories, and substance use disorder
What is the grounding strategy? (Share some examples of a grounding strategy)
What is a psychological equivalent to muscle weakness? This psychological action may cause you to think "I feel disconnected and miserable. Nobody cares for me. My head feels all messed up."
What is loneliness?
This course introduces the concepts, terminology and vocabulary related to gender and sexual diversity, as well as the importance of Positive Space and how to become an ally. Participants will discuss issues relevant to the LGBTQ2+ communities and learn to contribute to a safer, more inclusive public service.
What is Positive Space Initiative: LGBTQ2+ Awareness Training?
This service is a collaboration of distress and crisis centres from across Canada. This is available to all people who are thinking about or affected by suicide.
What is crisis line? What is Crisis Services Canada? A link to the Crisis line is available on InfoCentral. Call us toll-free anytime at 1.833.456.4566 or text us at 45645 between 4pm-12am ET
This health profession is very effective in alleviating or reducing symptoms of numerous health issues including improved circulation, lowering blood pressure, relieving stress, and strengthening your immune system. One of the immediate ways that the professional helps is put pressure over specific areas of the body and helps reduce the release of stress hormones. This health profession can be claimed using the Public Service Health Care Plan.
What is Massage Therapist/Chiropracter?
When you're being a self-critic, these are some things you can say to yourself.
Say it, either aloud or in your head, as many times as you need.
What is self-kindness?
What is a psychological equivalent to the physical action of picking continuously at emotional scabs? This psychological action may make you think that "I can't get over this," and cause you to continuously thinking about negative experiences.
What is brooding?
The act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes, so that instead of just surviving, you're thriving.
What is wellness?
What wellness resources do all EMPB staff have at their finger tips at the click of a button?
What is Infocentral Workplace Wellness and Mental Health?
Research in Germany proved that this technique may help relieve tension headaches and migraines.
The WHO note that it has been proven to help in cases of:
This health profession can be claimed using the Public Service Health Care Plan.
What is acupuncturist?
What mindset asks:
What can I learn from this?
How can I be an inspiration to someone else?
What support can I reach out to?
What is the next easiest step for me?
What have I done in the past to keep going?
What has inspired me to be proud of myself?
How will I prepare myself to learn today?
Who can I show kindness to today?
What is a growth mindset?
What is a psychological equivalent to the cuts and bruises of daily life? This psychological action may cause you to feel angry all the time because you are hurt very very deeply.
What is rejection?
A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
What is mental health?
Research has shown that there are tremendous benefits in having a network of supportive relationships: those with robust _____ _____ _____ have better health, longer lives, and report higher well-being. Friends and loved ones can make you more resilient in times of stress, setback, or loss and they can also make the good times even better. Ideas to build your supports can include friends and family cultivated from volunteer, joining a sport, starting a book club, meeting neighbors or co-workers, joining professional organizations and using online resources.
What are social support networks?
This health profession studies, diagnoses and treats communication disorders, including difficulties with speaking, listening, understanding language, reading, writing, social skills, stuttering and using voice. They work with people who have difficulty communicating because of developmental delays, stroke, brain injuries, learning disability, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, dementia and hearing loss, as well as other problems that can affect speech and language. This health profession can be claimed using the Public Service Health Care Plan.
What is speech pathologist?