This MACHW interactive workshop series aims to support CHWs as they strive to serve their clients during these challenging times. The workshop formats will include expert panels, Q and A, and case studies on critical issues from across Massachusetts.

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
– Describe what is happening in our brains when we experience stressful situations
– Describe the difference between healthy and unhealthy levels of stress and anxiety
– Explain how stressful situations can lead to ?spinning cycles? of unhelpful thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
– Describe how stressors can cause us to shut down and disengage
– Explain how ?Charge Up? can be used to help someone who is overwhelmed with stress and feeling stuck, disengaged, and drained of energy
– List multiple examples of how to Charge Up
– Describe the steps of Charge Up and how those steps could be applied