Undue amounts of stress can reduce one’s ability to think clearly, function effectively, and enjoy life. In order to attempt to better manage this stress, IMPRS-IS would like to invite you to participate in a free online stress management training series.
IMPRS-IS is once again offering stress management training, open to all of community members, in Fall 2021. We will offer two identical rounds of training will be offered — once in German and once in English.
The German training will begin on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The English course begins on Thursday, November 11, 2021.
Session 1: Tuesday, 21.9.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: Stress and its effects
Session 1: Thursday, 11.11.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: Stress and its effects
Session 2: Tuesday, 28.9.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: It´s all in the mind
Session 2: Monday, 15.11.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: It´s all in the mind
Session 3: Tuesday, 05.10.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: Protect yourself from stress
Session 3: Monday, 22.11.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: Protect yourself from stress
Session 4: Tuesday, 12.10.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: Manage stress effectively
Session 4: Monday, 29.11.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: Manage stress effectively
Session 5: Tuesday, 19.10.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: My journey
Session 5: Thursday, 9.12.2021 3:30 - 5:30pm CET Topic: My journey
Course Design
This seminar offers ideas and skills to improve your stress management abilities and develop your personal strategy to cope with stress. Self-reflexion techniques, group work and practical exercises are combined with short, theoretical overviews on stress and healthy ways of dealing with it. These courses consist of five separate two-hour training sessions.
Curriculum
1. Stress and its effects: understanding stress, finding your personal stressors, intercultural differences, stress model, resources, social ties
2. It’s all in the mind: goals for the training, stress as a result of how we assess it, stress-intensifying thoughts, “defusing strategies”, inner drivers & positive affirmations
3. Protect yourself from stress: communicate with confidence, set limits, accept support, address conflicts confidently, values & goals
4. Manage stress effectively: time management and self-organization; my time thieves, set priorities, personal performance curve and balance of energy/energy levels
5. My journey: self-motivation, how do I boost my motivation; balance & enjoyment
The registration deadline for both courses is Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. CET.
With interest in participating in this workshop, please contact Sara Sorce (sara.sorce@tuebingen.mpg.de)
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