CSWF Spring Workshop Series for UCF Faculty, Staff and Students Involved in Elder Care and Caring for Family Members. “Mother’s Little Helper: Myths and Realities of a Work-Life Balance when Caring for Aging Family Members.” This workshop will focus on the myths and realities of “work- life balance" for female faculty dealing with a primary care-giving role or caring for an aging parent. A discussion of the cognitive, emotional, and psychological aspects of "balancing" the roles of caregiver with personal and career goals will be presented. We will briefly explore the impact of care-giving on women’s lives and some common myths about personal adjustment. A topic of emphasis in this workshop will be "role strain," which is a social psychological term referring to the difficulty people encounter fulfilling all of their different role obligations (Matlin, 2012). This discussion will involve the different aspects and consequences of role strain including: guilt, anxiety, and depression. Attendees will be provided with various measures to assess their own levels of role strain as well activities relating to coping and role management. Overall, the workshop will focus on emotional, psychological acceptance of personal limitations in various life roles, as well as understanding the emotional, psychological realities and consequences of the pressure experienced when dealing with career and care-giving tasks. CSWF 2015 Faculty Fellow: Grace White, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, College of Sciences.
1:30pm – 2:30pm, SU Cape Florida Room 316CD
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