Coping Positively & Healthfully with the Current Security Situation
A workshop adapted for health professionals and educators
For psychologists, counselors, social workers, educators, doctors, nurses and all who work in health care
The purpose of the workshop
This workshop helps participants recognize, identify, understand and cope in a healthy way with the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, family, social and spiritual challenges of life and work in Israel in the current security situation. Participants have a positive, informative, enjoyable and relaxing experience.
Topics
- Special considerations regarding patients, clients, students and coworkers
- Managing and reducing stress - understanding and tools
- Managing and reducing fear - understanding and tools
- Creating and maintaining positive, healthy mind-body-emotion states
- Recognizing, identifying and responding to symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Relationships with family, friends, colleagues and yourself
- Preventing and/or treating burnout
- Creating and using supportive relationships and activities (for yourself and others)
- Learning, experiencing and practicing relaxation and stress-reduction techniques
- Using effective communication to reduce stress and increase comfort and support
- Experiencing meditation, affirmations, imagery, music and creative expression to reduce stress
“You reminded us how to breathe, how to bring optimism and faith back into our lives - all with great professionalism, pleasantness and humor.”
Lilach Day Center, Ashdod Municipality, 2014 (translated from Hebrew)
“We received tools to reduce stress and fear, and finished with a taste for more meetings.”
Rehabilitative Employment Workshop (Ma'ash), Ashdod Municipality, 2014 (translated from Hebrew)
“We wish to commend your pleasant manner, your patience and the immediate connection you created with the team.”
Rehabilitative Employment Workshop (Ma'ash), Ashdod Municipality, 2014 (translated from Hebrew)