We’ve compiled various flash courses to help you and your loved one’s cope with common daily stressors that may be escalated due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to receive a certificate of completion for the following flash courses, please scroll to the bottom of this microsite to access your EAP/MAP web portal and search for the flash course's name. View the flash course on the web portal and follow the instructions to create your certificate.

Coronavirus Stress: Strategies for Coping

The outbreak of COVID-19 has been stressful and disruptive for everyone. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in you, your family members and your coworkers. Learning to cope with this stress will make you, the people you care about and your community stronger.

Return to Work

Returning to work after an extended time away from the workplace can produce a wide range of emotions. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to make the transition back to work as smooth as possible for yourself, your family, and your organization.

Building Better Mental Health

Whether you’re looking to cope with the recent COVID-19 pandemic, handle your emotions better or simply to feel more positive and energetic, this flash course will teach you about some ways to take better control of your mental health — starting today.

Building Resilience

A 'coronavirus culture' is beginning to emerge that's forcing everyone to build their personal resilience in a spontaneous, yet reactive, manner. This short flash course will provide you with the tools necessary to adapt to challenges, changes at home and work, while helping you improve your overall sense of wellbeing. Additional resilience-specific resources can be found by visiting the program's Resiliency Toolkit.

Mindfulness for Everyday Life

In this flash course, you will learn simple yet powerful strategies to help begin to cultivate the type of greater awareness and active, open attention to the present that experts agree can lead to better health and optimal performance.

Stress Managment

Stress is an unavoidable part of life. From time to time, we all experience increased levels of stress. However, if left unaddressed, stress can continue to build, and eventually becomes unmanageable. The purpose of this flash course is to help you understand the impact of the different types of stress, review the most common effects of stress, and provide you practical tools and information regarding healthy habits and coping skills that you can begin using today to help you better manage the stress you face in your life and build resilience.

Caregiver Stress

Caring for a loved one can strain even the most resilient people. This is especially true during a disease outbreak such as COVID-19. Fortunately, if you’re a caregiver struggling with stress, you’re not alone. In this short flash course, you’ll learn the steps every caregiver can take to preserve their health and wellbeing.

CHallenging Negative Thoughts

In this flash course, you will learn about the impact of negative thinking, ways to identify such thoughts and helpful ways to challenge and change these negative thoughts so that you can lead a more positive life.

Coping with Loneliness and Social Isolation During a Pandemic

The impact of certain events like pandemics can trigger feelings of loneliness and isolation. In this module you will learn ways to cope effectively with the negative effects of social isolation, especially during a period of social distancing.

Staying Productive While Working from Home

Disruptive events may require employees to unexpectedly work from home for extended periods of time. In this module, you will learn strategies for staying focused on the job and mentally healthy while working remotely.

Juggling Work AND VIRTUAL LEARNING

Performing your work tasks and ensuring children are supported in virtual learning can be a juggling act. In this module, you will learn how to manage and even thrive in your roles as a worker and a caregiver to children learning virtually.

Avoiding Addiction

During difficult times, such as we’re experiencing in the current coronavirus pandemic, it is possible to turn to unhealthy ways of coping. In this module, you will learn healthy coping strategies for managing negative emotions and avoiding addiction during periods of increased stress.

Coping with Grief

Grief is a normal reaction to loss. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have experienced various types of losses including loss of a loved one, loss of a job, loss of income or loss of a sense of safety and security. In this module, you will learn about the stages of grief and healthy ways of coping.

HOMESCHOOLING AND VIRTUAL LEARNING

Homeschooling and virtual learning can be stressful for a family. In this module, you will learn helpful tips for planning and creating a learning routine that will set up you and your child up for success.

Preventing Burnout

At one time or another, almost everyone reports feeling “burned out.” But what does “burnout” really mean? What are the signs of burnout? In this module, you will learn to identify the root causes of burnout, recognize which stress-inducing factors are within your control and develop an action plan for effectively managing stress at work and at home.

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