Simple Presentation on Student Stress Management for Teachers

1. Managing Student Stress By: Con Tibajia

2. What is STRESS? Change or demands Body & mind prepares itself Emotional/Physical Reaction

4. It can be… HARMFUL

5. Or… Beneficial

6. "How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish." - Catherine Pulsifer, from My Story

7. What to do? Teach students the art of RECONCEPTUALIZATION I take it as a challenge; not a threat!

8. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• RECONCEPTUALIZATION

9. STEP 1 STEP 3 STEP 2 Let the student articulate the source of anxiety

10. STEP 2 Let the student work on steps to identify challenges

11. STEP 1 STEP 3 STEP 2 Reassure the student that you are there to back her up

12. HOW TO DISABLE STRESS

13. Recognize that unhealed psychological scars can cause pain

14. Assess students who seem to be experiencing psychological stress

15. Encourage the expression of feelings and thoughts

16. Debrief students after they have engaged in stressful situations

17. Encourage students to take “breaks” if experiences are stressful

18. Encourage students to engage in stress-releasing activities

19. Refer students with evidence of greater than usual levels of stress for professional counseling

20. The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it. ~Author Unknown Fin