STRESS MAPS PSYCHOMETRIC INSTRUMENT

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.