Duration:

1 Days

9.30 am – 4.30 pm

Min of 8 people

Dates

TBC

Objectives

To raise awareness about the nature of stress, its effects and implications.

To identify causative factors and eliminate or modify them if possible

To increase the range of coping skills and initiate change.

Course content

What are the benefits to the employer of maintaining a healthy workplace

What the law says about managing stress

Common types of mental health illness

What is stress – definition of stress

What way do people react under stress – the stress response

• Why do people react differently to stress. Type A and Type B behaviour
• Recognising stress in yourself
• What is ‘burnout’
• Individual coping mechanisms

Managing stress in the workplace

• Signs in the workplace that could indicate a stress problem
• What could be the causes of this
• Strategy for reducing levels of stress in the workplace
  (incl the Health and Safety Executive Stress Management Standards, time management and problem-solving techniques)
• Workplace Health Promotion

Case Study

• How a local company manages employee well-being in the workplace

The course will be participative involving discussion, video clips and group work . Anything discussed will be treated as confidential.