NEWSLETTERS
- Stronger Together Mindful Moment
- Making Sure Physical Distancing Doesn’t Lead to Social Isolation
- 3 Tips for Handling Burnout
- Building Your Plan for Wellbeing
- 4 Steps to Better Sleep Health
- 3 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy This Winter
- Caring for the Caregivers
- Focusing on the Joy of Holiday Giving
- Organizing Your Home Without Getting Overwhelmed
- Understanding the Stresses and Barriers that Impact Our Lives
WEBINARS
LOCAL RESOURCES
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES OF WNY:
- Erie County Self Help Group Directory for Adults: view schedules of Weekly Support Group Meetings
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK: Self-Care Starter Kit
SELF CARE ASSESSMENTS
Below are links to tools and assessments that assess self-care as well as worksheets to develop a self-care routine. These worksheets and assessments are intended to be used as a tool to explore your self-care needs and are found to be best practices in the social work field. After completing the assessment and worksheet, and you feel like you need assistance with your self-care routine, please consider setting up an appointment with an EAP counselor to discuss your results. Please call 716-681-4300 or SUBMIT A REQUEST HERE. A counselor can help you understand the results and provide options for care.
If at any time you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please call the following: the main EAP number, 716-681-4300 to speak with an EAP counselor, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK, or text “MHA” to 741-741 to talk to a trained counselor from the Crisis Text Line.
Self-care Assessments:
- http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/self-care-assessment.pdf
- http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/lifestyle-behaviors.pdf
http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/transcript-lifestyle-behaviors.pdf
Emergency Self-care Worksheet: http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/emergency-self-care-worksheet.pdf
Maintenance Self-care Worksheet: http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/my-maintenance-self-care-worksheet.pdf
Maintenance Self-care Transcript:http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/transcript-maintenance-self-care-worksheet.pdf
JOB STRESS RESOURCES
- Workplace Stress Survey: this simple screening measure can help give you some insight into what supports you might need and how stress from work is impacting you
- Stress at Work: Signs, Tips, and Resources
- What Managers Can Do to Ease Workplace Stress
- Coping with Stress at Work
- How to Keep Work Stress From Taking Over Your Life
- Harvard Health Blog: How to Handle Stress at Work
- 12 Ways to Eliminate Stress At Work
ONLINE RESOURCES
- How to Start Your Mindfulness Practice
- Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives
- Positivity Blog
- The American Institute of Stress blog
- Headspace articles on Stress and Anxiety
- Practical Ideas on How To Thrive During Chaotic Times
- Ten Percent Happier
- Free Audio Resources for Mindfulness and Meditation
- NPR’s Joy Generator: NPR