Coping with Stress
- 7 hour course, no prerequisites
Don’t let stress jeopardize workplace health, safety and productivity. In this seminar you will diagnose sources of stress, understand the consequences and develop a plan of action for coping with occupational stress. Learn how to manage anger and anxiety, solve problems, use relaxation techniques, develop the wellness triangle and practice stress inoculation.
Course at a glance
- In-class, face-to-face delivery.
- An in-depth review of the major cognitive, physical, and situational approaches to managing stress, as well as a series of techniques and strategies to diagnose and cope with personal and occupational stress.
- Aimed at entry-level and practicing health and safety coordinators, professionals, officers, technicians, supervisors, trainers, management, and administrators.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Understand the physiology and psychology of stress.
- Discover the sources of stress at work and at home.
- Apply scanning and focusing techniques.
- Implement a four-step problem-solving model.
- Utilize the internal tension thermometer.
- Use nine proven relaxation techniques.
- Practice stress rehearsal.
- Manage faulty thinking.
- Improve rational thinking.
- Apply time management techniques.
- Build a stronger support network.
- Implement a plan of action for coping with work and personal stress.
Take note:
- Reading materials: a course pack will be provided in class.
- This class requires a post-work component to be completed after the in-class meeting.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.
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