stress management classes - CA Probation

[ericninetwo]

For those on probation in the state of California...

Many of us are required to do 3 hours of stress management. Did anyone find like a free online CEU class on stress management? My monitor is being kind of picky on what he's going to approve and I don't plan on paying for classes... the irony of all of this is astounding. It's causing me stress thinking that I am going to have to pay for a class on stress management.

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

What part of California are you in. When I went through this a long time age we could not do this requirement on-line face to face class. The one I attended gave a break to nurses (about half price) and it was taught by a husband and wife team of a physician and a nurse. I'll check with a friend of mine to see if it's still being offered as that was 12 years ago.

Hppy

[catsmeow1972, BSN, RN]

9 hours ago, ericninetwo said:

..... the irony of all of this is astounding. It's causing me stress thinking that I am going to have to pay for a class on stress management.

I find the last 5+ years to have been a giant exercise in irony.

Here’s my course on stress management— lesson 1: don’t get bamboozled into the organized crime-like rackets that are the current variations of these programs in the first place.

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

Do you have access to an EAP? Often the EAP will offer short term, solution-focused classes like stress management (mostly those are conducted by MSWs but sometimes an LPC). Failing that...can the monitor give you a list of "acceptable" classes?

[ericninetwo]

On 2/6/2019 at 8:47 PM, hppygr8ful said:

What part of California are you in. When I went through this a long time age we could not do this requirement on-line face to face class. The one I attended gave a break to nurses (about half price) and it was taught by a husband and wife team of a physician and a nurse. I'll check with a friend of mine to see if it's still being offered as that was 12 years ago.

Hppy

I'm in SoCal.

I had my monitors switched twice... my original one said I can do something as something as going to the gym. But my newest monitor is strict and plays by the rules... he says I have to send him information about the course or whatever class I'm going to take and have him approve it. If I go to the gym I need someone to write on a letterhead that I was actually there taking some type of stress management course like zumba or something. I don't know man this whole thing this is a bunch of ***

[ericninetwo]

On 2/7/2019 at 12:32 PM, ruby_jane said:

Do you have access to an EAP? Often the EAP will offer short term, solution-focused classes like stress management (mostly those are conducted by MSWs but sometimes an LPC). Failing that...can the monitor give you a list of "acceptable" classes?

well the things that he are suggesting are all out of pocket expenses like attending a course at a college on stress management or something.

and no I don't have access to an EAP

[ericninetwo]

On 2/7/2019 at 2:52 AM, catsmeow1972 said:

I find the last 5+ years to have been a giant exercise in irony.

Here’s my course on stress management— lesson 1: don’t get bamboozled into the organized crime-like rackets that are the current variations of these programs in the first place.

well quite frankly I'm getting sick of playing their game and having to roll over to whatever they say. If I had a different mean of making money I would have left nursing a long time ago.

[Persephone Paige, ADN]

Why can't you go for a massage at the local massage therapy schools? I think it's cheaper because they are students and you might actually enjoy it.

[catsmeow1972, BSN, RN]

6 hours ago, ericninetwo said:

well quite frankly I'm getting sick of playing their game and having to roll over to whatever they say. If I had a different mean of making money I would have left nursing a long time ago.

Some days....you and me both...m’dear...

[LompocRN]

I did Yoga classes and that filled this requirement.