JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –
Being an active duty service member at Joint Base San
Antonio-Randolph can be stressful at times, but the 359th Medical Operations
Squadron Mental Health Flight is offering a series of classes that can help
service members and their families better cope with stress.
Stress and Time Management is one of several life skills
classes that will be offered by the 359th MDOS Mental Health Flight in July and
August.
Other classes include Master Your Emotions, Dating: It’s a
Jungle Out There and Car Seats 101. All classes except for Car Seats 101 will
be held at the Human Performance Resource Center.
Classes for Stress and Time Management will be July 30 and
Aug. 6, 2 to 4 p.m. Master Your Emotions will be a series of four-part classes
July 6, 13, 20 and 27, and Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26, from 11 a.m. to noon. Dating:
It’s a Jungle Out There is a three-part class on Aug. 11, 18 and 25 from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Stress and Time Management, Master Your Emotions and
dating classes are taught by Gina Ramirez, 359th MDOS outreach/resiliency
coordinator at JBSA-Randolph.
“The life skills classes are all designed to encompass the
mind-body-behavior dynamic for each topic,” Ramirez said. “Our goal is to
improve the mental health and well-being of Airman and their families. These
classes are prevention based psycho-educational curriculum that is created to
bring awareness, provide practical tools of application and resources for
continued care.”
In Stress and Time Management, Ramirez said she covers the
causes of stress and how it affects the mind, body and behavior and time
management techniques that can help in coping with everyday stress. Each
individual in the class will make up a chart on how stress relates to and fits
in with their values.
Master Your Emotions focuses on what can trigger anger and
how it affects the connection between the mind, body and behavior and how
communication skills can be utilized to deal with people who are angry, Ramirez
said.
Ramirez said the dating class is for singles or those who
are single again. “It’s a very comprehensive look at dating and what you are
bringing to the table in a relationship you are in or starting,” she said.
She said the class helps individuals find a balance between
their mind and their feelings when it comes to dating, such as looking for
things in a relationship that may determine what a person will be like in a
marriage. Also, the class looks into how an individual’s relationship with
their parents affects how they go about dating.
The dating class is open to adults 18 years and older.
Car Seats 101 is July 22 at the JBSA-Randolph Main Health
Clinic from 10 a.m. to noon. Connie Wilson, JBSA-Randolph Family Advocacy
Program social services assistant, said the class covers car seat safety for
children, including how to choose a proper seat for children and the reasons as
to why children should sit in their seats facing the back of the vehicle.
To reserve a spot in the Stress and Time Management, Master
Your Emotions and Dating: It’s a Jungle Out There classes, call the
JBSA-Randolph Mental Health Flight at 652-2448.
To register for Car Seats 101, call the JBSA-Randolph Family
Advocacy Program at 652-6308.