Managing Stress

The Difference:

In addition to understanding the role of stress on our health and productivity, Managing Stress focuses on very specific, tested tools and strategies for immediately improving attendees' coping responses.

Course Description:

Managing Stress is a four-hour course designed to assist participants in understanding the causes of their stress, the benefits of managing stress and how to effectively deal with stress professionally and personally.

Course Objectives:

• Understand stress and its impact
• Analyze participants' sources of stress
• Map participants' stress responses and patterns
• Learn strategies for effectively dealing with stress
• Learn to think more creatively in order to develop an ongoing stress management plan

Course Content:

• Sources of stress
• Stress Map
• Responses to stress
• "Stress Survival" technique
• How to make stress work for you
• Assuming control
• Reducing uncertainty
• Taking risks and making decisions
• Stress management plan

Course Design:

Managing Stress is designed to have an immediate impact on participants' responses to stress. Participants complete a private Stress Map which assists them in understanding their sources of stress, their current coping responses and signals of distress. This is followed by a series of exercises designed to uncover the personal value of advanced self-management strategies. Individualized action plans are developed focusing on responsibility and choices.