It’s not uncommon to feel a wide range of emotions during times of significant stress and anxiety. No matter the cause, everyone reacts differently — and your own feelings will likely change over the course of time as the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic impact your emotional fitness.
Taking care of yourself during these times of extreme stress and anxiety will help you think more clearly — and respond more effectively, as needs arise. This toolkit was purposefully designed to support your wellbeing and address the emotional impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) for you and your family.
Video Resources
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.
Resilience Boosters are short, guided exercises carefully selected to help you cope with negative feelings and build emotional fitness. With regular use, they can help you build resilience during periods of increased stress. They can also be used anytime you need a quick, tension-reducing break.
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Education
Learning about something new or unknown to you is a great way to learn not to fear it. By understanding what the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is, how it may affect you and what you can do to fight against it can help put you at ease.
Prevention and Treatment
Knowing the symptoms of COVID-19, how it can affect you and what you can do to prevent the spread of this disease is a crucial step in ending this outbreak.
Staying Mentally Healthy
Despite our best efforts, it can be difficult to maintain your mental health during times of stress, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. To help, we compiled a list of tips to help you cope with this difficult situation.
For Families
Nothing is more important than family. Understanding how COVID-19 can affect those in your life and what you can do to protect and educate them can help everyone during times of stress such as this.
Isolation and Quarantine
Actively following the advice of local and federal officials is an important part of helping end the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main pieces of advice given by officials is following a period of quarantine, acts of isolation or practice ‘social distancing.’ This can sometimes cause stress for many who are isolated for extended periods of time. These tips can help you cope with that excess stress and help you understand the importance of these recommendations in combating COVID-19.
Financial Resiliency
Situations like the current COVID-19 pandemic can leave many individuals feeling anxious and stressed. These feelings can also be increased when you find yourself in a difficult situation financially. Learn how to stay financially resilient during economic hardships with these tips.
Additional resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — The CDC is the front line in the efforts to understand and combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the CDC website for the latest news, information and resources regarding this pandemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) — WHO works together with 194 Member States around the world to help commit to achieving better health for every individual. This website can help provide you with extra resources to understand COVID-19 and how it can affect you, how to protect yourself and other current updates.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the nation’s medical research agency and is working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide information regarding the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
Johns Hopkins — Johns Hopkins’ experts in global public health, infectious disease and emergency preparedness have been at the forefront of the international response to COVID-19. This website is a resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care and save lives.
Additional Toolkits
Mental Health First Aid Toolkit — Empowers you to develop skills to help identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses through tip sheets, flash courses, helpful apps and more.
Meditation Toolkit — Boost your self-confidence, empathy, compassion and patience by practicing mindful meditation at the start of each day.
Mindfulness Toolkit — Audio lessons, tip sheets and other resources to help you navigate through distractions and to live fully in the present moment.
Resilience Toolkit — This toolkit provides you with resources to apply energy and passion to taking care of yourself.
Wellbeing Place Blog — Fresh content to help support your emotional, physical health and overall wellbeing.
How an EAP or MAP can support you DURING A PANDEMIC
If your employer offers an employee or member assistance program (EAP or MAP), the program likely includes a variety of digital and remote care avenues that can help you get the support you need, when you need it.
Telephonic or Video Counseling
Digital Therapy (Digital Behavioral Health)
Elder and Child Care Referrals to Professional Local Resources
Free Legal and Financial Consultations
Web and Mobile Platforms to Access Care, Resources and Guidance
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Supervisors & Managers
Daily headlines about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have many employers concerned that they are not doing all they should to protect employees without undue disruption to operations. As a result, human resources and benefits leaders are faced with the challenging question of how best to support employees who are feeling anxious, stressed and overwhelmed by the daily barrage of coronavirus news.
Most EAP or MAP models provide employers with a variety of resources, including consultation and training, that may be helpful during a pandemic.
This 15-minute webinar provides sound guidance and practical recommendations to help organizations support employee mental health and build organizational resilience.
Flash Courses for Supervisors & Managers
EFFECTIVE REMOTE LEADERSHIP
Certain events may require organizations to make a sudden and unexpected shift to employees working remotely. For leaders and managers, this can present a host of new challenges. In this module, you will learn strategies for effectively leading a newly virtual workforce.
TIP SHEETS For Managers & Supervisors
Employers are often the first line of defense when it comes to protecting their employees. With the situation increasing across the world regarding COVID-19, there are many steps you as an employer can take to help ensure the safety of your employees.
Management Consultation
Human Resources (HR), management or policy consultation can be timely if someone on your team needs guidance on updating the company’s leave policy in light of the CDC’s recent recommendations.
Education and Training
Training is typically provided to EAP and MAP clients in multiple formats, including webinars or a learning management system (LMS). Your program’s training catalog includes a variety of timely topics such as Building Resilience, Coping with Coronavirus Stress, Psychological First Aid and more.
Critical Incident Response Services
And finally, while we hope our clients never encounter a crisis, if it does occur, our crisis response team is available around-the-clock to provide immediate consultation, resources and crisis counseling to ensure your employees have all the support they need following any type of traumatic workplace event.