The Highly Sensitive Person Workshop
Wednesday, April 20, 12pm - 1 pm
Sycamore 8150
High sensitivity is an inherited trait of 15-20% of the population. The highly perceptive individual, HPI, is a conscientious and self-managing person with high integrity. HPI’s tend to be empathic, intuitive, creative, careful and conscientious.
The highly perceptive individual inherited a more finely calibrated nervous systems that allows him/her to notice more in the environment. They tend to pick up on subtle cues, nuance, and contextual meaning. The HPI reflects deeply on everything before acting, process information more thoroughly, detects and understands more precisely whatever data is taken in. The HPI is a natural problem solver. It is important that the HPI understand and appreciate his or her trait, then utilizes these unique gifts professionally and personally.
Coping Skills: Optimizing the creative environment for the HPI is important to optimize productivity, for example, providing full spectrum fluorescent lighting, The HPI is more sensitive to noise, lighting, medication, food additives, effluents in the air, and the moods of others. She can become overwhelmed by large quantities of input. Each has special needs for sanctuary, solitude, adequate sleep, and regeneration.
Through an overview of the trait and an emphasis on coping skills, participants gain an appreciation of the trait and strengths of high sensitivity that will improve how they manage that trait in themselves and how they deal with colleagues with this trait.
This session will:
assess participants for the HPI trait,
provide an overview of the HPI trait,
present specific considerations for coping effectively with
personal practices and vulnerabilities,
professional and social relationships,
the professional environment
demonstrate how the trait is a strength and advantage, and
provide specific practices for self-care and self-management.
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Stephanie Small, MSW
Crisis and Outreach Counselor
Naropa University
(303) 546.3570
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