Managing Stress

Course Overview

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.