Anxiety Management and Resilience During Career Decision Making

Aims of the Workshop: 

This workshop aims at understanding anxiety, its causes and its management. Students make a step towards developing resilience, a skill not only crucial in career planning but in all domains of life.

Workshop Outcomes: 

• They evaluate their ideal, actual and ought selves by examining their own expectations of themselves and others’ expectations of them during the career decision process. 
• They distinguish between realistic and unrealistic expectations. 
• They define anxiety as an emotional state. They understand the physiological mechanisms behind anxiety. 
• They identify the negative automatic thoughts (e.g. I am not smart enough, I cannot succeed, they are better than me) responsible for triggering anxiety. 
• They consider the role of personal effort, skill development and taking responsibility in managing anxiety. 
• They learn the concept of resilience as a core skill in effectively managing life. 
• They understand the complex relationships between internal factors (e.g. instincts, needs, emotions, beliefs and values) that unconsciously affect decisions and anxiety.

Notes: 

• Participants receive an Anxiety Management and Resilience During Career Decision Making Workshop participation certificate upon completion of the workshop.
• Parents can organise Follow-up Sessions and Additional Services
• to discuss important areas highlighted in the report.