SAK

STRESS ASSISTANT KIT

(Eng ver.)

Contents:
Background + Raising Questions
What is the SAK? + Purposes
What is inside the SAK? +
Details
How does the SAK works?
Testimony
Conclusion
References

By:
AHMAD TIRMIEZI BIN BAHARUDDIN
ANDERSON LIM BENG KWONG
PISMP BI SK3 JANUARY 2013

NICHOLAS

Background (Past experience: 3rd Practicum)

Clients faced
many
difficulties in
expressing
themselves
with the
presence of the
counsellor.

School does
not have a
qualified
counsellor.
Problematic
pupils will be
handed to the
principle or
senior
assistant.

Raising question
Raising question
How can we help the school to overcome
stress issues among students and teachers?

How can we overcome the issue of

clients having difficulties in
expressing themselves with the
presence of the counsellor?

The answer is
simple.

SA

What is SAK?
SAK is the short form of Stress Assistant Kit

- a stress detection and relief kit innovated from a First Aid Kit.

First Aid Kit

Stress Aid Kit

-first aid for minor physical

injuries
-intended for treating outer
body injuries

-first aid for minor

emotional injuries
- intended for clients of all
age

Purposes
Solve the mentioned issues earlier as the
SAK can be conducted without the
presence of the counselor
More:
Helps in ice-breaking sessions which can improve the relationship
between counsellor and client
Client will still be able to continue the counselling session even when
the counsellor is busy or not around
Encourage clients to express their emotions and feelings comfortably
Help counsellors to understand the issue faced by their clients

What is inside the

SAK?

Interlude
The clients need to be exposed to the techniques that can
increase their emotional intelligence. Noriati A. Rashid et al
(2010)

The contents of the SAK include lots of stress release

techniques to be practiced by any clients without any
hassle.

Instructional
card

Cand
ies
Candies
My Emotion
Record
Card
My Emotion Record

Motivational
Quote
Cards
The word
'happiness'
Whnwould
Happiness
is a
lose its meaning if
choice.
You
it were not
alerie
balanced
Bertinelli
by
sadness.

Franklin
Carl Jung

Colouring
papers

Colour
pencil

Card
Name:_______________

Date
Emotion

Stress ball

Pen & Blank

papers

Details

Instructional card
Purpose:

- to provide guideline for the client on

how
to use the kit
CONTENTS & INSTRUCTIONS:

Candies

My
Stress ball
Pen &

Emotion
Blank
Colorings
Record
papers

papers
Motivational
Card

Instructions:
quote cards

1)Choose and stick the emotional sticker to the My Emotion Record

Card.
2)Choose: candies, stress ball, coloring papers (art therapy)

Purpose:
- let the client identify his/her state of emotion at
the particular moment
- prepare them to be open and honest with self
(as he acknowledge his emotion)
- allow counsellor to track clients emotion
progress

Kidshealth (2016), awareness of our

emotion can help us to resolve our conflicts
better and get over a difficult situation
Candies
easier.
Purpose:
- helps depression and increase concentration

Sylvia, B.H. (2013), chocolate contain

antidepressant that helps our mood and
peppermint make people able to

My Emotion Record Card

Name :__________________________________

Date

Emotion

Candi
es

Purpose:
- release stress (instead of throwing stuffs,
screaming at others or injured ourselves, we
can release our stress by squeezing the stress
ball

Beth, F. (2015), repetitive action of

squeezing and releasing the stress ball
helps to tone down our stress as when
we
release our quote
squeeze,
the muscle will The word
Motivational
cards
'happiness' would
become
relax.
lose its meaning if it
Purpose:
- motivate the clients
- make clients realize the every problem
can be solved and they are not the only
person experiencing those problems.

Gwen, M. (2015), motivational quotes

give the coaching factor which able
to motivate people by increasing self-

were not balanced

by sadness.

Happiness is a choice. You

can choose to be happy.
There's going to be stress
in life, but it's your choice
whether you let it affect
you or not.

Carl Jung

Valerie Bertinelli

Sad
Anger

Stress

Whatever is
begun in anger
ends in shame.
Benjamin Franklin

Purpose:
- relax our mind through colouring (Arttherapy and colour-therapy)

Kelly, F. & Dally, B. (2016), colouring

can help people to focus on the
moment
thus, papers
helping to reduce
Pen & Blank
anxiety.
Purpose:

Colour
pencil

- client can doodle or write their feelings or thought and

frustration
- helps in self-expression
- act as a form of meditation

James, A. (2016), writing helps clarify thoughts

as when we start to think about things that
makes us stress, we start to reflect the
situation positively.
Cathy, M. (2014), doodling stimulate the whole

Raising question
Does the kit focus on the teacher or the
pupil?

Does it function as a problem solver or to identify the

problem?
Can it work both
ways?

For teacher and for

pupil.

For problem identification and for problem

solver.

How does SAK works?

Teacher - Pupil
Identify
- My Emotion Record Card
(counselor and client can
keep track of the
emotion)
- Doodling or writing can
help to identify problems
(self-reflection)

Resolve
-Candies (release depression & increase
concentration)
- Stress ball (relaxation)
- Motivational quote cards (increase selfesteem)
- Colouring papers (Art therapy & colour
therapy)
- Doodle or write the problems on blank
paper (self-expression)

Testimony

Senior
Assistant (PK
Co-curriculum)
this kit is a great attempt to
help teachers and pupils with
stress problems

YEAR 5 pupil
I believe this kit is able to
help me express my problems
better

One of the
Senior
Assistant
filling in the
My Emotion
Record
Card.
The pupil
is going
through
the kit.

Testimony
Questionnaire results:
1= strongly disagree
agree
PK = Senior Assistance

A. Contents
NO.
1
2
3

2= disagree

3= agree

4= strongly

P = Pupil

QUESTIONS

I find it is easy to use the kit.

The contents of the kit is suitable to identify my
problem/ emotion.
The contents of the kit is suitable to solve my
problem.

RESPONSES
2
3
4
PK/P
PK/P
PK/
P

B. Issues or Stress
NO.

QUESTIONS

1
2
3

The kit helps me to identify my problem/ emotion.

The kit able to assist/ guide me to solve my problem.
The kit able to solve my problem.

RESPONSES
2
3
4
PK
PK/P
PK/P

Feedbac
k
through
question
naire

Stress Assistant Kit is only the first

Conclusion
step for teachers and pupils with
minor stress problems. However,
this kit can act as a way to guide
the clients to identify whether their
stress is considered as a minor or
major issue. The clients can identify
them by keeping track of their
emotional progress through My
Emotion Record Card and their
doodle or writing on the blank papers
provided. If the problems are major,

References
For more info, go to:
http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/understand-emotions.html#
http://www.livestrong.com/article/141645-what-are-benefits-stress-balls/
http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Headline/candy-chocolate-health-benefits-peppermint/2013/08/11/id/519812/
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/06/health/adult-coloring-books-popularity-mental-health/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/arts-and-health/201401/doodling-your-way-more-mindful-life
http://theskooloflife.com/wordpress/10-ways-that-writing-can-help-you-de-stress/
http://www.fastcompany.com/3062903/huaweis-honor-8-a-flagship-class-smartphone-without-the-flagship-price
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