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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.
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