EMP Certification Info

EMP Certification

What is this Program?
The EMP certification program is a wellness initiative designed for all Trine University students who would like to learn to live healthy lifestyles. The program’s focus is to help students make positive decisions in three areas – emotional, mental and physical wellness. These interrelated components are essential to living a balanced and healthy life.

Trine’s EMP program focuses on a variety of topics, presented in many different ways. In order to receive an EMP certification, students must earn a minimum of 100 points. Points may be earned over a two-year period; however, students are encouraged to complete the certification in one year.

Depending on the programs a student attends, the certification can be earned by attending as few as eight sessions. There will be plenty of opportunities to attend sessions throughout the year, and a student does not have to attend every workshop to receive a certification.

What are the Benefits of the Program?
Completing the EMP certification is a way to improve one’s overall well–being and achieve a healthy lifestyle. By learning how to live a balanced life, students become wellness advocates and are better equipped to help themselves, friends, family and the community. Throughout the certification programs, students will learn how to:

• Improve overall health and well–being
• Maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle
• Respond to a crisis situation
• Learn skills to help yourself or others deal with an unhealthy relationship or situation
• Learn skills to cope with stress
• Develop a sense of emotional, mental, and physical balance

These skills are beneficial in a student’s personal life and are also transferable to the workplace. Employers will be impressed to see that a student has taken the initiative to learn how to live a balanced life. A balanced individual makes a happy, more productive employee.

Points
To receive a wellness certification, you must accrue 100 points. Point values range based on the type of program. Points for 2012-2013 programs are as follows:

Session Name	Point Value
EMP Intro Meeting	5
Nutrition Awareness: “How to Avoid the Fresh 15”	15
Fitness Classes	2 per class
TWLOHA To Write Love on Her Arms--Depression Awareness	20
Healthy Eating Seminar	10
Alcohol Awareness Movie "When a Man Loves a Woman"	10
"A Shot of Reality" presented by Mission Improvable	5
Shape Up Steuben Wellness Festival	10
Sexual Assault Prevention Seminar	15
Smoking Cessation Workshop	10
Nutrition Awareness Healthy Eating for the Holidays- Dr. Kachmann	15
Nutrition Awareness New Year New You	5
CPR/AED	20
Sexual Health Medical Discussion "Let's Talk about Sex"	15
Sexual Responsibility Awareness Video- "Juno"	10
RADD Self-Defense Class	20
Red Watch Band Program*	15
Kickboxing Class (for attending one or both)	5
QPR Training	15
Stress Management Seminar "Let's Talk about Stress"	15
Take Back the Night	10
Meditation	5
Yoga (for attending 1 or both)	5
ZUMBA	10
Health Technology Fair: Help your APP-etite	5
“Let’s Talk about Sex” and other topics	10
Alcohol Awareness Week	5
Health Fair & other workshops (5 points for each)	5
The “Dating Doctor”	10

*To receive the individual Red Watch Band Certificate, you must participate in CPR/AED as well as the Red Watch Band Program. If you participate in the Red Watch Bad Program and not CPR/AED, you will receive the points, but not the additional certification.

Points can be earned over a two year period; however, we encourage you to complete the certification in one year. You will not have to attend every event throughout the year to obtain your certification, as long as you accrue 100 points. If programs are offered multiple times, points will only be awarded for one session of the program. To receive points, you will need to sign in at the beginning of the program and you will need to sign out at the end of the program

How do I sign up?
For more information, contact the Office of Student Services at werlingl@trine.edu or (260) 665-4168.

2012-2013 EMP Training Schedule