AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
to take a course that not only will count toward college credit and possibly high school credit, but will also provide valuable skills for coping with the stressors of higher education and life.
Stress Management Online (18-PRFS-502 Section 705)
Offered by the University of Cincinnati – Health Promotion and Education Program, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH)
Dates offered. In general the course is offered the first Monday of every quarter. U.C.’s Academic Calendar: See UC’s 5-year calendar for specific dates: http://www.uc.edu/registrar/5yrcal.asp
This is a concentrated 8-week, 3-quarter/2-semester credit hour, dual-level social science course (undergraduate/ graduate credit) that is offered online for talented students that want to learn more about managing stress, but choose not to take a traditional in-class course. The requirements are modified for high school students/undergrads taking the course. These students will be evaluated differently from the graduate students and have a greater flexibility concerning deadlines.
Course Description: This concentrated, 8-week, online, dual-listed (undergraduate/graduate) course is designed to simulate a problem-solving approach to stress management. Students will identify their own personal stressors and be introduced to specific intervention strategies. They will be given the opportunity to practice and evaluate strategies to reduce their identified stress. In addition, the students will be examining stress theories concerning etiology, personality, and disease; stress patterns in work and other environments; and physical/mental responses associated with stress. A course syllabus can be found at the website: http://homepages.uc.edu/~griesiws/. Course Materials are posted on U.C.’s Blackboard website (http://blackboard.uc.edu ). Once registered, the student must “activate his/her account” and register his/her working email address on Blackboard. Since the class never meets, this will be the major means of communication.
Information and/or Enrollment in U.C.’s Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Program (PSEOP): IS REQUIRED for obtaining college credit and/or transfer of credit to universities other than U.C.. Call Barb Busey (556-5867), U.C. Office of Education Services and/or see http://uc.edu/pseop for more information. PSEOP goal: “Our goal is to provide the challenges and rewards of the higher education experience to talented local high school students. The program will enhance their high school education and give a jump-start to their post-secondary education.”
Course fee: Possibly paid for Ohio students. Course Fee for parochial/private school/out-of-state students ONLY: Contact Barb Busey (556-5867 or Barbara.Busey@uc.edu) for current rates. Textbook: Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness by E.A. Charlesworth & R.G. Nathan, Ballantine Publishers, 2004, (ISBN 0-345-32734-9) Cost: ~$15.95. The book may be purchased on the web through the U.C. Bookstore (http://www.uc.edu/bookstore/bktextbks.asp ) or in many bookstore chains. Supplementary materials, internet readings, and “mini-lectures” will also be provided on the Blackboard website. Course Registration (REGISTER FOR SECTION 705): Registration is online via http://www.onestop.uc.edu. This class is listed under the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services under Professional Seminars.
Professor: Dr. Walter S. Griesinger, Professor Emeritus of Psychology / Licensed Psychologist (Ohio) / Email: Walter.Griesinger@uc.edu Dr. Griesinger has taught psychology at the University of Cincinnati for 30 years. His primary areas of teaching: stress management and health psychology. Teaching Awards: University College’s Teaching Award (1999);. Private Practice and Consultation: Deaconess Hospital, Center for Sportsmedicine and Cardiovascular Fitness/Pain Center, practicing psychotherapy and biofeedback therapy with individuals with chronic pain, panic disorders, phobias, cancer, and other stress issues. Teaching, workshops, panels, or presentations: Cincinnati Police Academy; Cincinnati Milacron, Xomox, etc.; in Singapore; China; Thailand; Indonesia; Southampton, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; Düsseldorf, Germany; Montreal; Banff; Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada; etc.. Please notify Dr. Griesinger via email when you register, have any questions concerning the course, or if you find the class section closed.