Culture of Caring presentation by Claudia Finkelstein, MDCM, Director of Wellness, Resilience And Vulnerable Populations.
RESOURCES FROM THE PRESENTATION
Why?
The 2020 presidential election is a source of significant stress for more Americans than the 2016 presidential race - American Psychological Assiciation, October 7, 2020
What is the goal?
- Effectively working with students to both acknowledge impact of and NOT focus on partisan politics
- Validate range of emotions/experience
- Focus on alignment around values
- Skills to deal with conflict/stress
- Resources for people (students/staff/faculty) wanting further support
Start here
- Challenging times now and ahead
- Opportunity to practice our stated values
- We may not know right away (prepare for this)
- MI is a swing state
- This is collaborative workspace-not “safe space” which you may also need (and I may or may not provide)
- Look forward - stake in the future
From MSU: Building inclusive communities
- "Almost all of us are struggling with a unique set of challenges these days, brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic fallout, ongoing efforts for social justice, and other experiences."
- "I’m a good listener, and I can help connect you to campus and other resources here to help you."
- "I am committed to helping you successfully complete this course, but it’s even more important to me that you experience our virtual classroom as a space that is open, inclusive, and supportive."
Ground rules for our group
- Goals
- Airtime
- Punditry
- Hate speech
Layers of values
- Personal
- College
- University
- Profession
The Virtuous Professional
- Connect your conversation with the college's values, professional responsibilities and process for professional growth. See more about The Virtuous Professional.
7 ideas from the Dialogue Project
https://www.dialogueproject.study/executive-summary
- Don’t stay silent
- Acknowledge difficulty
- Listen actively
- Model desired behavior- casual banter
- Empathic leadership- don’t gloat
- Resist role of pundit
- Focus on core values
Coping Strategies for You and Them
- Active - problem or emotion focused
- Avoidant - denial, disassociation (bad rap?)
Active Coping Strategies
- Run/walk/eat/sleep/music- emotion focused
- Reframe (look for hope)/volunteer/connect with values
- What has worked for you before –tap into past resilience strategies
- Social connection
Avoidant Strategies
- Book/movies/gaming/turn off screen
- Politic free zone
Resources and Upcoming Events
- Counseling (CAPS,EAP)
- DEI
- https://www.7cups.com/
CAPS Post-Election Listening Space – This CAPS Listening Space is meant to serve MSU students who need a safe space to talk and listen post-election.
- Wednesday, November 4th 12:00-1:00 pm
- Facilitated by Dr. Mark Patishnock, Dr. Lee Wang, and Dan Murphy, MA.
- For questions, please contact Dr. Mark Patishnock: patishn1@msu.edu
- Registration Link
Listening Space for Coping with Racial Concerns and the Election – This listening space is intended to explore the intersectionality of race in connection to the election. This is a listening space geared towards students of color who are having racial concerns in connection to the election. Undergraduate and Graduate MSU Students welcome.
- Monday, November 9, 2020 at 1:00pm
- Facilitated by Dr. Markie Silverman, Ph.D. & Dr. James Bruce, Ph.D.
- Contact facilitator indicated for questions – Dr. Markie Silverman: silve162@msu.edu
- Register in advance (HIPAA-Compliant Zoom Platform)
De-Politicizing Your Organization special event with post-event dicussion - MSU Eli Broad College of Business Executive Development Programs explores what the organization can do to promote a politics-free zone and how employees can disagree and still work well together.
- Thursday, November 9, 2020 at 8 - 10:00am
- Eventbrite registration link
The Day After: Moving Forward Post Election
- Wednesday, November 4 at 12 PM - Hosted by IDEA Coordinators and MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives
- Wednesday, November 4 at 3 PM - Hosted by MSU Institutional Diversity: Excellence in Action Coordinators' Committee and MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives