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The DeForest Area School District wellness program seeks to promote and support a healthy work environment, health awareness, individual responsibility for a healthy lifestyle, decreased risk of disease and enhanced quality of life for all District personnel. The program provides opportunities, tools and resources that empower personnel to make healthy lifestyle choices. We invite all staff to participate in the DASD Wellness initiative.
All DASD employees and their family have access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Program. EAP services are available to you and your family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling 1-(866) 451-5465 or by going to www.niseap.com and entering DeForest ASD into the organization search.
The start of the school year can be stressful with this year probably tipping that scale for you! When we are stressed, worried, anxious we often are not quite ourselves. Maybe you put your own needs on the back burner? Maybe you find yourself not being as patient or understanding of others may that be colleagues, family, parents, or students. If you would like to learn how to have more compassion resilience for yourself and others and learn ways to build better relationships check out the short video below describing the Compassion Resilience PDC starting on October 7. This opportunity is open to all DASD staff . Will meet online 1-2 times a month throughout the year for an hour. Contact Stefanie Muller to learn more. In this course you will learn:
- Resilience strategies that can be used to increase ability to work more effectively with students and families impacted by stress, loss, and trauma.
- Impact of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue on the education environment; and in relationships with colleagues and others
- How to identify signs and syptoms of compassion fatigue
- Concrete steps for developing a professional self-care plan.
All DASD employees and their family have access to professional counseling services through the Employee Assistance Program. Although they are not offering in-person counseling at this time, telephone and video counseling sessions are available. EAP services are available to you and your family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling 1-(866) 451-5465 or by going to www.niseap.com and entering DeForest ASD into the organization search.
The Rooted Family is an employee wellness program designed to help people learn how their brain works. "When you know how your brain works, you can use it to your advantage when it comes to dealing with stress and everyday obstacles - something all school employees have experience with." The Rooted Family uses mindful self-awareness to tackle stress management, resilience building and overall mental well being.
Access to this program was donated by a local business, Complete Mobile Dentistry based in Windsor. Registrations are limited to the first 130 participants.
Are you looking for a fun, new way to stay active? Consider signing up for a virtual running event! Check out the Events Calendar at WisconsinRuns.com and sign up for one of the many upcoming events. You choose your own starting line, run the distance you signed up for, upload your finish time, and receive a medal or certificate in the mail. This is a great way to participate on your own terms without battling crowds. To learn more about virtual runs, and the benefits of running, check out this great article.
Family Service Madison is a community-based non-profit that has been serving and celebrating families since 1910. Check out their website to see some of the services offered, including resources for Coping with COVID-19. Phone: (608) 252-1320
Email: info@fsmad.org
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