[Baynet] Infopeople's "Stress Management in the Library Workplace" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

Since some people who may be interested in 
attending might not receive this notice directly, 
we would appreciate it if you would print and 
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Title:  Stress Management in the Library Workplace

Dates and locations:

Thursday, July 19, San Francisco Public Library
Friday, August 10, Buena Park Library District
Friday, August 31, Alameda County Library (Fremont)
Monday, September 10, San Diego County Library Headquarters
Friday, October 19, Los Angeles Public Library
Friday, November 2, Woodward Park Library (Fresno)
Friday, November 16, Belle Cooledge Library (Sacramento)

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://infopeople.org/workshop/330

Fee:  There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop.

Many aspects of the daily life, and the library 
profession in particular, can create feelings of 
stress. Stress, in fact, is a normal and 
inescapable part of life. However, too much 
continued stress can have a serious negative 
impact on our health, our work, our 
relationships, and the joy and satisfaction that we experience in library work.

Here are some interesting facts about stress:

--43% of adults experienced adverse health effects from stress
--75-90% of visits to a physician's office are 
for stress-related conditions and complaints
--The Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) has declared stress a hazard of the workplace

Now for the good news. Stress management skills 
can be learned and used successfully by anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.


Workshop Description: This all-day workshop is 
specifically designed for library personnel and 
the type of stressors they most commonly face. It 
will help participants understand how stress 
works, and how it affects us. It will provide 
proven tools for building the personal strengths 
and emotional reserves we all need to deal 
successfully with the most challenging demands of 
the work day and modern life. Special attention 
will be focused on providing participants 
numerous actual, practical, stress management 
techniques and skills they will be able to use immediately.

Preliminary Course Outline

Understanding Stress - Where Are We Vulnerable?
--Stress is a normal part of life. Yep, especially in the library
--Professor Seyles' world famous stress theory - how stress works
--Why do we feel the way we feel - and respond the way we do?
--Flow: an Eastern perspective
--The long and short-term costs, risks, and (yes) benefits of stress

Building Personal Strengths And Emotional Reserves - In and Out of the Library
--The six dimensions of health - are they working for you, or against you?
--Building physical resources and healthy habits
-----Sleep
-----Nutrition
-----Activity and exercise
-----Work and lifestyle

Tools for Reducing Stress In the Library
--Time management & priority setting in the real-world library
-----What's the real job? Acknowledging the 10% - 50% reality
-----The fine art of taking a break
-----Balancing life and work

The social aspects of stress management
--Managing staff relationships - managing patron relationships
--Professionalism, openness, communication, and assertiveness
--Creating realistic expectations - ours and theirs
--Building personal relationships and peer support

Mastering the Day-To-Day: Finding Peace in the Eye of The Storm
--Make an oasis in the desert. How 
physical/mental/emotional self-management skills work.

How they help.
-----Breathing & relaxation techniques
-----Progressive muscular relaxation and "The Relaxation Response"
-----Self-talk & reinterpretation
-----Imagery - and visualizing
--Developing a productive worldview for the 
library - settling in on what's important to you. 
Cutting loose from what isn't...

Instructor:  Edmond Otis.  Edmond, Senior 
Consultant with Baron Center, Inc. and President 
of Edmond Otis & Associates, combines experience 
as a licensed psychotherapist (MFT 31194), 
author, trainer, and accomplished university 
educator, with 37 years of intense traditional 
karate practice. (He is internationally 
recognized as a world-class competitor, 
instructor, and coach.) Edmond blends these 
distinctive skills and insights into training 
programs that apply classic martial art 
principles and cutting edge research to life's 
most difficult personal and professional 
challenges—creating practical strategies and 
effective interventions for difficult workplace situations.

Who Should Attend: This training is appropriate 
for EVERYONE from the California library community.

Prerequisites: None.

Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are 
available on the Infopeople Web site at 
http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions. 
Infopeople does not validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or 
lunch.  Since some training locations do not have 
in-house or convenient food service, Infopeople 
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops 
and for general information about Infopeople 
training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople 
Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or 
scheduling of workshops, please contact Linda 
Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.