Managing Your Stress During the Covid-19 Health Emergency

Class will involve Licensed Clinical Social Worker Dennis Anderson, a state-licensed psychotherapist, providing an approximately 30-minute survey of some of the best evidence-based techniques for reducing stress, whether from the workplace, or from uncertainty about the future during the current health emergency. Class participants will learn the top layers of a few processes proven to help reduce stress and anxiety, and promote a better sense of well being, even when times such as the present are difficult. Participants will learn how to identify their stressors, and manage them through a few techniques such as Meditation, Mindfulness Practice, Breathing Techniques, Guided Imagery, and Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Mental Wellness: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-... According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs “The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has the potential to increase stress and anxiety, both because of the fear of catching the virus and because of uncertainty about how the outbreak will affect us socially and economically. There are steps you can take to manage stress and improve your wellbeing.” https://www.ptsd.va.gov/covid/index.asp https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-... https://www.nami.org/covid-19 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...