Upcoming WorkLife offerings to cover family relationships, finances and more

WorkLife Programs offers classes on a variety of topics designed to educate employees and improve their overall health.

FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS

Parenting Wired Kids: Protecting Kids to Safely Use Online Devices
Today (Aug. 27). 12:10-12:50 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 313.
Parents need to keep abreast of the latest threats to their children online. Those threats change as they grow up and have more peer influence and join social networking sites. Today there are blogs, cell phones, email, chat, instant messages, online gaming, social networking, and webcam interactivity. So many issues to address, and we will boil it down to the basics and offer resources to keep current on these issues.

Parent Roundtable: Advocating for ADD/ADHD
Sept. 6. 12:10-12:50 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 320.
As a parent, advocating for a child is one of your most important jobs. Attend a roundtable discussion and get professional advice and support for both you and your child with ADD/ADHD.

Positive Discipline -- Discuss Discipline and Punishment
Sep. 13. 12:10-12:50 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 318.
Learn the difference between discipline and punishment, and consider how best to handle children's challenging behaviors.

FINANCIAL

Credit Card Legislation
Wednesday (Aug. 29). 12:10-12:50 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 320.
Most of us have a credit card, but we don’t all stay up-to-date on legal issues that impact those credit cards. Find out what’s changed and how that translates to you, the credit card consumer.

Extreme Couponing (advanced)
Sept. 12. 4:10-4:50 p.m. Freehafer Hall, Rooms 2-1 and 2-2.
Are you a coupon-clipping pro? This is the session for you. Learn some advanced strategies to make the most of your family’s budget.

TOBACCO CESSATION

Quit Smart
Sept. 4-Oct. 18. 3:30-5 p.m. State Street Office Facility (SSOF), 1601 W. State St.
Quit Smart combines powerful treatments to help participants break free from tobacco. Participants attending this class will learn to ease off nicotine, use their mind to help, use a hypnosis CD, and decide whether to use medication to break the habit

CHRONIC CONDITIONS

Chronic Disease Self Management (6-session program)
Sept. 6-Oct. 11. 4-6 p.m. State Street Office Facility (SSOF), 1601 W. State St.
Chronic disease can disrupt the routine of life and have an impact on emotions. WorkLife Programs is happy to partner with Area IV Agency to offer a highly participative and supportive program for those who have chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, pulmonary disease, fibromyalgia, or any other chronic condition. Participants will meet for six weeks, using two-hour sessions each week to help fortify their abilities in self-management skills. Topics include techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation; appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance; appropriate use of medications; communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals; nutrition; and how to evaluate new treatments. Each participant will receive a copy of the Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions workbook along with a relaxation CD. This program, workbook and CD were developed based on a five-year study by researchers at Stanford University. Two leaders who have been trained to facilitate this program will present.

Living with Alzheimer’s: Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease for People with Alzheimer’s and Their Caregivers
Sept. 11, 18, 25. 6-8 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 310.
For people with Alzheimer’s, the diagnosis is life-changing and leads to many questions. "What will this mean for me and my family?" "How do I plan for the future?" "Where can I get the help I need?" This is an interactive three-part program where you will have a chance to hear from others who have been where you are. Discussion will include what you need to know, what you need to plan and what you can do to navigate this chapter of your life. For caregivers, this series describes symptoms of early stage Alzheimer's disease; explains legal, financial and resource planning that need to be done; and various components of a care team and how to successfully work with each during the early stage.

NUTRITION AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Healthy Resolutions: Be a Fruit Snacker
Email-based, begins Sept. 4.
The goal for September is to eat at least one more serving of fruit per day than at present. Healthy Resolutions is a nine-month, email-based program geared at helping you change your health habits, one month at a time. Most of us start with great intentions of eating better and exercising more. Unfortunately, these vague goals are quickly forgotten and we lose our way. Resolve to change your habits. Each month focuses on a healthy behavior. Make a commitment to better health, one habit at a time.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Energize and Focus
Sept. 10. 12:10-12:50 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 202.
With today’s hectic world and frantic pace, it’s no wonder we feel tired. Family and work demands, lack of sleep and an unhealthy lifestyle can lead to fatigue, decreased mental clarity and lack of focus. Participants will learn easy ways to boost their energy, fight fatigue and improve focus and drive.

Aromatherapy
Sept. 12. 12:10-12:50 p.m. Freehafer Hall, Rooms 1-1 and 1-2.
Aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being. Participants will be introduced to some of the "essential oils" widely believed to stimulate brain function and promote whole-body healing.

WORK/LIFE BALANCE

Manager/Supervisor EAP Training
Sept. 11. 12:10-12:50 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 310.
Find out about the counseling and consultation services available to managers and their staff, as well as the work-life services and resources managers can access to assist employees to become their best.

To register for these or other offerings, go to www.purdue.edu/worklife and log in with your career account and password, or call WorkLife Programs at 49-45461.

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