Work Life Wellness for Managers and Supervisors

Sponsored by the North Carolina Local Management Support Supervisors Association

August 21, 2008 Camp Caraway, NC 

We all work in organizations where some people are not good team players or others do not see the value of establishing good working relationships with you or anyone else. You can’t change them and you have to work with them….so what can you do

Ever wish that you could speak honestly, without fear? Do you find it hard to say what you need to say, for fear of getting in trouble? And, no matter what you do, you find that the situation does not improve? Do you work in an organization that keeps on demanding that more be done with less and in less time? Ever feel stressed out, or emotionally overloaded, or that you could spin out of control

Work Life Wellness is a workshop that addresses these issues head on. Using a variety of self-assessment tools, you will gain insight into the choices you make and the changes you might wish to make. You will be offered many options and ideas for helping yourself and improving work life situations. This course is designed to help you change habits to improve your effectiveness and learn skills to manage stress before it manages you.

We invite you to take this opportunity to invest in and focus on yourself. Learn the secrets to gaining and keeping a genuinely positive attitude, communicating more clearly and coping more effectively with the stresses and strains of daily life. 

Agenda

8:30am
Registration

9:00
Introductions and Overview

9:20
Attitude, Your Most Priceless Possession

10:30
Break

10:45
4 Strategies for Adjusting Your Attitude

11:15
What is Stress? 

12:00
Lunch

1:00
Life Rating Scale Stress Formula

1:10
How Vulnerable Are You to Stress?

1:20
Strategies for Coping with Stress

1:45
Break

2:00
Strategies for Coping with Stress

3:45
Evaluation

4:00
Adjourn

OBJECTIVES

• Examine the way you communicate attitude and the impact of that communication
• Consider the impact of a positive attitude
• Discuss 4 strategies for adjusting your attitude
• Analyze behaviors that influence your response to stress
• Explore methods for responding rather than reacting to stress
• Practice methods for coping with stress

About Your Instructor 

Teme M. Levbarg earned a bachelor’s degree in Multi-Disciplinary Social Science and a master’s degree in Social Work from Michigan State University, and doctorate in Organizational Development at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Levbarg has over 23 years of experience as an adult educator, supervisor and leader in public health. She came to the School of Public Health as the Assistant Director in the Office of Continuing Education in 1985. Since 1987, as a Continuing Education Specialist, she has shifted her focus from administration to continuing professional education and training. She provides training to public health professionals in all disciplines, as well as other health and human services professionals in North Carolina. She teaches courses in supervision, communications, stress reduction, mindfulness, time management, team building and working effectively across disciplines. She consults with professional associations, health departments, health care and social service agencies to assist with organizational restructuring, interagency cooperation and strategic planning

Dr. Levbarg serves on the Governing Council of the North Carolina Public Health Association, is a founding member of both the North Carolina Continuing Education and Advisory Committee for Public Health Social Workers and the North Carolina Association of Public Health Social Workers, and is a past president of the North Carolina Adult Education Association.
 

Registration 

Fee: $75

Register online, or call 919-966-4032.

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