LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Understand that stress is an unavoidable part of everybody’s life
• Recognize the symptoms that tell you when you have chronic stress overload
• Change the situations and actions that can be changed
• Deal better with situations and actions that can’t be changed
• Identify stress triggers and create a plan to manage them
• Understand the importance of self-care
• Learn techniques for managing stress
• Create an action plan for work, home to help reduce and manage stress

COURSE OVERVIEW & CONTENT:

“Stress is not what happens to us. It’s our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose.” – Maureen Killoran

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James

Stress is a normal part of life, but chronic stress can have negative effects on physical and mental health.

Today’s workforce is experiencing job burnout and stress in epidemic proportions. Workers at all levels feel stressed out, insecure, and misunderstood. Many people feel the demands of the workplace, combined with the demands of home, have become too much to handle.

In this Stress Management training, participants will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of stress, identify the causes of stress in their lives, and develop techniques and strategies for managing stress. They will also learn how to develop healthy coping mechanisms, create a plan to manage stress triggers. The training will cover the importance of self-care and the impact of stress on overall health and well-being, as well as how to apply stress management techniques in the workplace, and suggests general and specific stress management strategies that people can use every day.

Defining Stress and How it Affects Us

• What Stress is and the Effects It Can Have
• Identifying Stressors
• Where Are You Now?
• Defining and Identifying Stress
• Ways to Look at Your Stress

What Is Stress About?

• Explore Some of the Things That Stress is About
• The Positive Effects of Stress
• What Eustress Is

Building a Solid Foundation

• Taking Care of Your Body and Your Mind
  • Case Study
• The “Less Stress” Lessons
• The Four Pillars of Stress Management
• Relaxation Techniques

Mental Strategies

• Changing Ourselves
• Two Mental Strategies to Manage Stress
• The Triple A Approach
  • Alter
  • Avoid
  • Accept

Stress at Work

• The Stress Tax
• Stress Inventory
• Finding Some Solutions
• Stress Logging
• Identify Areas of Stress at Work
• Identify Some Solutions for Work-Related Stress

Time Management Tips

• Planning Towards Reducing Stress
• Brainstorm Ways of Managing Time

Stress at Home

• Tips on Running Household in a Way That Reduces Stress including:
  • Budgeting Basics
  • Planning Meal
  • Organization Tips
    • General Organization, And Chores
• The Everyday Stuff

Drainers and Fillers

• Identify the Things That Drain and Energize