1. Staff WellnessStaff Wellness
MCA ConferenceMCA Conference
20062006
Missoula, MTMissoula, MT
Curt Swenson & Winnie Ore,Curt Swenson & Winnie Ore,
Montana Dept. of CorrectionsMontana Dept. of Corrections
Training BureauTraining Bureau

2. StressStress
• Good NewsGood News
– No direct correlation between profession andNo direct correlation between profession and
suicide, divorce, chemical dependency, etc.suicide, divorce, chemical dependency, etc.
• Bad NewsBad News
– There is a direct relationship betweenThere is a direct relationship between
STRESSSTRESS and high-risk behaviors.and high-risk behaviors.

3. Causes of StressCauses of Stress
• Workplace ViolenceWorkplace Violence
• Shift WorkShift Work
• DeadlinesDeadlines
• OvertimeOvertime
• PaperworkPaperwork
• Offender/Staff RatiosOffender/Staff Ratios
– CaseloadsCaseloads
– OvervrowdingOvervrowding
– Staff shortagesStaff shortages

4. How Do We Cope with Stress?How Do We Cope with Stress?
• SmokingSmoking
• DrinkingDrinking
• GamblingGambling
• DrugsDrugs
• PromiscuityPromiscuity
• CaffeineCaffeine
• What about you?What about you?

5. Implications of StressImplications of Stress
• Sick Leave Abuse (20%)Sick Leave Abuse (20%)
• IllnessIllness
• Relationship IssuesRelationship Issues
• Chemical AbuseChemical Abuse
• DeathDeath
– SuicideSuicide
– OtherOther

6. Lifestyle
Environment
Heredity
Health Care
Lifestyle
53%
Environment
21%
Heredity
16%
Health
Care
10%
Causes of Pre-Mature Death in the U.S.

7. It’s not the job that puts us atIt’s not the job that puts us at
risk, it’s therisk, it’s the stress!!stress!! And moreAnd more
importantly,importantly, HOW WE DEALHOW WE DEAL
WITH IT!!!WITH IT!!!

8. PERSONALPERSONAL
WELLNESSWELLNESS

9. Emotional
Wellness…personalbalance

10. EMOTIONALEMOTIONAL
• Feel positive and enthusiastic about yourFeel positive and enthusiastic about your
self and lifeself and life
• Emotionally well personEmotionally well person
• Maintain satisfying relationships withMaintain satisfying relationships with
othersothers

11. The EQ TestThe EQ Test

12. I AM . . .I AM . . .
• 11
• 22
• 33
• 44
• 55

13. VisualizationVisualization
• Best work day you can rememberBest work day you can remember
• With as much detail as you can rememberWith as much detail as you can remember

14. You can change yourYou can change your
EQ.EQ.
You are stuck with your IQ forever.You are stuck with your IQ forever.

15. Physical
Emotional
Wellness…personalbalance

16. PhysicalPhysical
• Encourage cardiovascular enduranceEncourage cardiovascular endurance
• Flexibility, strength and physical activityFlexibility, strength and physical activity
• Food and nutritionFood and nutrition
• General self-careGeneral self-care

17. Physical
Emotional
Occupational
Wellness…personalbalance

18. OCCUPATIONALOCCUPATIONAL
• Preparing for workPreparing for work
• Gain personal satisfactionGain personal satisfaction
• Related to your attitude about workRelated to your attitude about work

19. Small group exercise…Small group exercise…
• 15 minutes to discuss and chart the15 minutes to discuss and chart the
following question.following question.
– Why do you do what you do?Why do you do what you do?

20. IntellectualPhysical
Emotional
Occupational
Wellness…personalbalance

21. INTELLECTUALINTELLECTUAL
• Encourage creativity through stimulatingEncourage creativity through stimulating
mental activitiesmental activities
• Use the intellectual and cultural activitiesUse the intellectual and cultural activities
within your communitywithin your community

22. Brain TeasersBrain Teasers

23. IntellectualPhysical
Spiritual
Emotional
Occupational
Wellness…personalbalance

24. SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL
• Involves seeking meaning and purpose inInvolves seeking meaning and purpose in
human existencehuman existence
• Develop a strong sense of personalDevelop a strong sense of personal
values and ethicsvalues and ethics

25. I wish you
the strength
of all elements

26. The one who takes your hand but touches
your heart is a true Friend

27. We seldom think of
what we have,
but always think of
what we miss

28. Don ' t cry because it ' s over now,
laugh because it happened

29. The more precisely you plan,
the harder destiny
will hit you

30. What happens,
happens for
a reason

31. Don't make
an effort
because
the best things
happen,
when you
least expect
them

32. The greatest events,
aren't the loudest,
but the most quiet
hours

33. The most difficult lesson
to learn is:
Which bridge in life to
use or which one
to break off

34. Everybody sees how you seem,
however, only some know who you are

35. He who would like to have something he never had,
will have to do something well, that he hasn’t done yet

36. Perhaps God would want you to become
acquainted with many different people in the
course of your life, so that when you meet
the right ones,
you can appreciate and be grateful for them

37. Plan for tomorrow but
LIVE for today

38. Love doesn't require
two people look at each other,
but
that they look together
in the same direction.
(Antoine de Saint Exupery)

39. Life is
drawing
without an eraser

40. I wish you always:
Air to breath,
Fire to warm you,
Water to drink and
The earth to live in.
I hope you enjoyed it and have a great day !I hope you enjoyed it and have a great day !

41. Social
IntellectualPhysical
Spiritual
Emotional
Occupational
Wellness…personalbalance

42. SOCIALSOCIAL
• Personal contributions for the greater goodPersonal contributions for the greater good
• Interdependence with others and natureInterdependence with others and nature
• Pursuit of harmony with familyPursuit of harmony with family

43. The Name GameThe Name Game

44. Social
IntellectualPhysical
Spiritual
Emotional
Occupational
Wellness…personalbalance