Criteria for Participation in the Stress Reduction Program

	Presents the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program



		This Stress is Killing Me

		Managing Stress

		Learning Mindfulness

		Turning Liabilities into Assets

		Enhancing Performance

		Achieving Relief

“The course was not only career changing, but absolutely life changing.”
Jackie Siefert,
Director of Sales and Reservations,
America West Airlines

“I feel calmer, more centered and more in control of life. I find myself being more accepting of what is happening in my life moment to moment.”
Mary Smith M.Ed, M.C., RN

“The course helped me achieve a state of calmness and alertness that transfers directly into my professional life. I'm better able to handle the daily stress of work, as well as the crisis situations without the physical and mental toll these events placed on me in the past.”
Jo Lou Spleth,
Advertising and Marketing Communications/APS

“I have always been convinced that everyday stresses affect our health. After taking the course, I am more convinced than ever. This is a very important program for anyone who wants to lower their risk of disease - including heart disease, cancers and even common colds. More importantly, by supporting our overall health, it allows us to experience life more fully.”
Burt Webb, M.D.

“I would have never, in my wildest dreams, believed that a class so simple would change my life in ways that keeps on making me more alive, aware, productive and happy.”
Donna Barrett Gilbert,
Motion Picture Hair Stylist,
Emmy Award Designer

“I took the class to enhance my athletic performance and got much more. My workouts take less effort with better results. The class had the same effect on my work. I am better equipped to think more clearly under the constant pressure of deadlines and have achieved higher levels of productivity.”Sue Berliner,
Publisher of SWEAT,
Competitive Athlete

“... in August, 1994 1 had several episodes of severe pain that were a direct cause of previous surgery and STRESS. This course has given me BACK awareness and the ability to see how stressful situations affect me. The miracle is not to turn it inwards. I am releasing and relaxing for the first time in many years.”
Patti Milliron

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION IN STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAM

Participants In the Stress Reduction Program fall Into four general categories:

Preventive: These participants are self-referred or referred by others,
Psychologicai/Psychistric: The severity of the diagnosis ranges from mild to moderate, with common diagnosis being; depression, anxiety, panic disorder, or adjustment disorder.
Medical Diagnosis/Stress Related Diagnosis: This category of participants includes those with psychosomatic complaints or physical illnesses exacerbated by insufficient coping skills. Including gastrointestinal problems, headaches, and hypertension.
Medical Diagnosis/Acute or Chronic: This category of participants are seeking management of symptoms such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Screening involves a one hour interview and review of prospective participants intake form, which is completed just prior to the interview. The following criteria are considerations in the interview:

The prospective participant is identified as having stress related symptoms, whether physical or psychological.
The prospective participant may be self-referred, but a physician or therapist referral is required if the person is currently undergoing treatment for a medical or psychiatric problem.
If the prospective participant is identified during the interview (or on the intake form) as abusing substances or being drug dependent he/she will be referred to more intensive programs.
If the prospective participant is identified during the interview as experiencing serious psychiatric difficulties, such as major depression or severe personality disorder, he/she will be referred to a psychiatrist or psychologist for further evaluation and treatment to be reevaluated for the course after sufficient treatment is undergone.
If the prospective participant is identified during the interview as experiencing medical difficulties which have not been diagnosed or treated, he/she will be referred to his/her physician for appropriate evaluation and treatment before involvement in the course is considered.