English/Counseling Services, Room 232,  Call 532-6927 for appointment

CLASS HOURS:

Bluemont Hall, Rm 343 (EDCEP-502), 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM daily
Bluemont Hall, Rm 343 (EDCEP-802), 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM daily
Biofeedback Lab Hours, Eng/Couns. Services Bldg. 226 (to be arranged).

Today's Students: Stresses in Our Environment
Lab: Nature
Activity: Designing Stress-less Environments

READINGS:

Text for EDCEP-502/802: MANAGING STRESS by Brian Seaward. Jones & Bartlett, Publishers, 2006, 5th edition. Available at Varney's Bookstore in Aggieville. Web site for the 5th edition is http://health.jbpub.com/managingstress/5e/  

HOME JOURNALING:

Download Journaling Assignment 1 - 10:

PDF (Size:161K) Word (Size:187K)

Download Class Activity Handouts

OUTSIDE RESOURCES:

There are also many resources on the Web. Using key words such as "wellness" or "stress management" or specific topics covering areas of wellness including exercise, diet, alcohol use, etc. you can obtain everything from information, assessments, to support groups. Try the University Counseling Services web site for our Help Yourself Topics (http://www.k-state.edu/counseling/topics/topics.htm). Another very good resource is from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point which has their course the "Healthy American" on the Web (http://wellness.uwsp.edu/Healthy_American) Try Web browsers for more sites.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT:

Complete the following stress and wellness assessments. Make a hard copy of your results for class discussion. Provide a summary (one page is sufficient) of what you have learned about yourself from taking these assessment.

• Health Behaviors Survey:  Complete the Health Behaviors Assessment (HBA) Go to this link:
  https://secure.k-cat.org/online/tool/HBA/Sksu.edu
  1. Arriving at the site you will enter your KSU eID where it says “this
     is my first time”
  2. Next you will be asked for a group ID. If you are in the EDCEP-502
     enter the word "stress1". If you are in EDCEP-802 enter the word
     “stress2”
  3. You are now ready to take the HBA. Complete all questions as the
     instrument will tell you if any question goes unanswered. When you have
     completed all of the questions your summary profile will appear.
  4. To show you have completed the HBA we recommend that you “save” your
     profile in another window and “print” a hard copy for your class
     record. This profile will also be used for participation in the
     PAC-CATS program of change. (if necessary save use a right click to another window and print).
• Life Changes and Readjustment Scale (Holmes/Rahe Scale)  http://www.geocities.com/beyond_stretched/holmes.htm
• Keirsey Temperament Test
  http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

PROGRAM OF CHANGE( to complete assignment area III in Course Requirements)

Link for PACCATS webpage:  http://www.k-state.edu/paccats/EHBF.htm  This webpage contains resources and activities.  For your assignment for Behavior Change Process use the prompt that says "Healthy Behaviors Worksheet" on the top bar of the webpage home. The worksheet in PDF or Word document can be printed from the bottom of that page.

Area I: Participation in all laboratory and reaction activities.

Evidenced by completion of all individual assessments and homework assignments. Attendance and participation in labs and discussion activities. Completion of daily reaction logs by assigned date, all logs turn in by the last day of class. It is important in the log to show your personal awareness and reaction from the assessment process to personal applications of stress management and self-regulation to your own situation. Also, completion of 2 biofeedback arranged labs.

Area II: In-class Presentation. Design a stress management (defined broadly to include the range of themes covered in this class) activity that would be useful to people in a specific setting such as with a family, school class, work group (such as secretaries, teachers, managers), senior citizens, scouts, etc. Note your goals and objectives for the activity. Prepare both a written brief and provide an in-class demonstration (15 minutes). This presentation should include: your rationale (why and how the activity could be useful in stress management), directions and instruction to participants, a demonstration activity involving the class, potential follow-up activities and evaluation methods. These demonstration projects will be presented in class on January 15-16, 2008. Projects may be complete individually or by two person teams.

Area III: Integrative final paper. A personal position paper to include principles and concepts of stress management as applied to strategies you could use for yourself. Your paper should be able to answer questions such as the following: (Due 1/16/2008)

• How would you explain stress management, self regulation, wellness lifestyle?
• How would you assess yourself and others in regard to stress and health appraisal?
• What factors affect your stress (and conversely wellness) levels?
• What changes would you make to improve your own lifestyle? How would you implement change for yourself or influence others to change? (Utilize Program of Change list in PAC-CATS Resources Above)
• How would you design a personal enhancement program for the next 60 days? (Utilize Program of Change list in PAC-CATS Resources above)

Area IV: Stress Management Project. Do one of the following options: GRADUATE STUDENT ONLY (Due 1/14/2008)

Remember: Which ever option you choose the product will be due on January 14, 2008 Any material submitted after that date will more than likely receive an initial grade of "Inc" for the entire class grade until the project is turned in and graded.

KSU Professional Education Conceptual Framework: The College of Education is dedicated to preparing educators to be knowledgeable, ethical, caring decision makers through excellence in the:

• Delivery of exemplary instruction to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
• Production, interpretation, and dissemination of sound and useful research and scholarship; and
• provision of leadership, collaboration, and service within the profession.