By Christina Lavigne, Clinician, The PATH School Based Clinical Services
The coronavirus pandemic has been a stressful time for so many people around the world. Not only are we concerned about the health/safety of our family and friends, but our way of living has been dramatically changed with stay-at-home orders.Decide on an area you want to keep as a work space (second bedroom, office, etc) that is not currently being used as a common relax/rest space; this way your work and rest areas are literally separate and it will be easier to disconnect. This will also be helpful if there are multiple people in a home...everyone will have their own little space to be as productive as possible.
Turn off work email and work text notifications after your set work hours so you are not tempted to keep working later. If this is hard for you, have a family member or friend help hold you accountable.
My colleagues and I have felt the effects of being glued to a screen all day. We are experiencing real physical discomfort such as eye strain, headaches, neck aches, and back pain from hours of sitting in front of a computer.
When you're in the office, days can get hectic and lunch breaks can get pushed to the side for the sake of productivity. Take this time to slow down and enjoy lunch with whoever you are quarantining with!
By accepting you will be accessing a service provided by a third-party external to https://wellspringprevention.org/
Wellspring Center for Prevention continues to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19, especially as it affects the communities we serve. As an important source of services for those in need, we have every intention of continuing our mission especially in times of uncertainty. We are doing our best to minimize risk to our staff and clients and continue with decision we made when the pandemic started. Those decisions affect how we provide services that ensure your and our staff’s safety. Which is why our staff continues to provide services remotely. And why staff rotates into the office while maintaining work from home. We promise to respond to your emails and phone calls as soon as we can and we appreciate your patience as we adjust to this new normal. Please stay safe and take care of yourself and your loved ones.