Your Mind and You: Navigating Neurological Stress Responses

When was the last time you cognitively processed your response to a situation? Research shows we are twenty times more likely to process the cause of our stress than our response to stress. The combination of media, illness, politics, and natural disasters have made the terrain of life more stressful than ever. In this session, we will engage in hands-on activities we can incorporate into training to become more in tune with our own toxic stress and trauma so we can provide care for others.

• Gain clarity on the four types of stress response
• Review various types of neurological stress
• Know how to incorporate a neurological perspective in your staff training
• Recognize the value of stress from a positive psychology standpoint
• Provide staff with hands-on tools to mitigate the ways in which their stress presents itself in escalated moments at camp