STRESS MAPS PSYCHOMETRIC INSTRUMENT

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Title

The Canada School of Public Service has a requirement for an instrument to assess stress levels in individuals and allow them to develop an action plan to mitigate possible ill effects of stress.

Background: The School is the common learning service provider for the Public Service of Canada. It was created to bring a unified approach to serving the common learning and development needs of federal public service employees and to help ensure that all public service employees across Canada have the knowledge and skills they need to deliver results for Canadians. The School supports meeting the learning needs of the Public Service of Canada through training and development that enables the Public Service community to meet evolving challenges in fulfilling their mission of serving Canada and Canadians. The School is committed to promoting a strong corporate culture in the Public Service, creating a culture of learning, and being a catalyst and resource for the ongoing development of the Public Service as a learning organization. Note: Additional information about the School and about the courses being offered can be found on the following website address: http://www.myschool-monecole.gc.ca/

Some leadership and management courses use in their programming an instrument to build awareness assess stress levels and develop an action plan to mitigate ill effects of stress. This feedback plays a central role and is essential to assist managers and executives at all levels of their professional development.

Objective

CSPS requires an instrument to assess stress levels that complies with the requirements stated below in this Statement of Work.

The Specific Requirements

The stress instrument must perform or include the following: Assess a person's stressors, his or her reaction to particular, well defined stress factors as well as the impact these are having on a person and on his or her environment; · Be appropriate for a workplace environment, specifically for management and executives and for leadership development purposes; · Must have the ability to identify signals of distress. By distress, we mean having difficulty dealing with stress; · Include definitions of stress factors and source of pressure; · Include an action plan to allow individuals to elaborate strategies to mitigate stress levels; · Must provide an interpretation of results (graphic);

1) OBJECTIVENESS

Content of questionnaire (questions) must assess different stress factors that measures categories; such as stress, medical, psycho social and cognitive constructs;

2) STANDARDIZED

Must be norm tested for Canadian population;

3) RELIABILITY

Algorithms or scientific methods must be used to compile results; Be based on valid and current scientific research;

4) PREDICTIVENESS

Final results must be presented graphically or otherwise and must clearly identify the performance zone on a continuum from a balanced life to a burnout/out of control situation;

5) USABILITY

Can be ordered 'just in time' depending on needs;

Must be available and localized in both Canadian official languages: French and English; · Must not require certification to administer or provide interpretation. · Be available in a paper format and / or on line; · For the paper version, results must be printable, must include a notebook and an action plan; · For the on-line version, results must be available for consultation, printable must include a notebook that includes the instrument as well as an action plan; · Be self-scorable; Be self-administered. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.