Diploma in Organisational Stress Management

Stress in the Workplace
More and more employees are experiencing stress at work. They may be coping with too much pressure, long hours or rapid change. The nature of employment has now changed, and the idea of a job for life has been replaced by an emphasis on performance. More mergers and acquisitions are taking place within the workplace. Such changes may include reorgansiation, relocation, job-redesign and downsizing, all of which can contribute to stress.

Stress and the Risk of litigation
Stress is now recognised as a valid health and safety issue at work. Litigation is on the increase and employers need to be aware of their duties regarding current legislation, under which there have been successful claims. The Health and Safety Executive has launched a consultation exercise on the need for a legally binding code to enforce measures that reduce workplace stress and to make employer’s responsibilities more explicit. More and more employers are turning to Stress Management to tackle these problems. Stress Management can enable people to improve their own response to stress and enable the organisation to reduce workplace stressors. Our training package addresses the problems of stress with the twofold approach of Stress Auditing and Stress Management Training.

The Stress Audit for the Organisation
We provide the information and materials to enable you to carry out a Stress Audit for the organisation in line with the Management Standards set out by the Health and Safety Executive. The findings of the audit can be addressed in the Stress Management Training sessions. Master copies of all Stress Audit forms and questionnaires are provided, as is a CD with all these forms on for you to edit with your own logo.

Organisational Stress Management
Organisational Stress Management comprises a package of skills which aim to enable the individual employee and the organisation to better manage stress. Our training presents the theory and practice of Organisational Stress Management in a logical and user-friendly way. The Stress Management sessions provide an opportunity to tackle major workplace stressors using techniques from Problem Solving Therapy. All sessions include master copies of questionnaires, logs, handouts and forms for you to photocopy for your stress management groups, together with the same on CD for you to edit with your own logo.

Who is the course aimed at?
The course is intended as a companion to our Diploma in Stress Management Training and is designed to enable trainees to progress more easily into the field of organisational stress management. It does not encompass the primary skills and techniques of stress management, which are covered thoroughly in our Diploma in Stress Management Training.

The Structure of the Course
Introduction to the Training
The Code of Ethics.
Assessment Procedures.
Course Evaluation.
Setting up as an organisational stress Consultant.

Module I
The Major Causes of Organisational Stress
The physical environment.
Working hours and conditions.
Organisational roles.
Organisational relationships.
Organisational structure.
Organisational culture.
Career development and training.
Participation.
The risk of litigation.
Stress assessment of the individual in the organisation.
Stress audit of the organisation.

Module II
Strategic intervention at the organisational level
Mergers and acquisitions.
Changing or staying the same.
The nature of change.
Survey to prepare for change.
The process of change.
How roles can facilitate change
Resistance to change.
Commitment to change.
Organisational culture and change.
Resilience to change.
Gender issues at work.
Harassment in the work place.
Flexible work scheduling.

Module III
Strategic Intervention at the individual level in the workplace.
Eight Stress Management Training Sessions with logs, handouts and questionnaires.
The role of the personality and the risk of work-related stress.
Assessment of personality types.
Evaluation of personality types.
Assess five major stressors in the organisation.
The stress rating scale.
Planning and managing meetings in the organisation.
Analyse the individual stress response.
Increasing stress resistance.
Avoiding procrastination at work.
Managing delegation in the organisation.
Managing the telephone at work.
Managing presentations in the organisation.
Goal setting within the organisation.
Time Management within the organisation.
Assessment of organisational time waste.
Arranging priorities.
Mission statement for beating stress.
Master copies of logs, forms, questionnaires and handouts.

The Diploma
The Diploma in Organisational Stress Management is an award made by The Stress Consultancy to trainees who have completed the course and submitted three set essays, to the required standard, of 1,000 words each, within twelve months of enrolment. In the event of failure, resubmission under tutorial advice is allowed. Holders of the Diploma may use the form ‘Dip. Org. Stress Management’ after their names.

Professional Liability Insurance
Trainees on either of our training courses can obtain a Certificate of Professional Liability Insurance. This insurance includes cover for Public Liability, Professional Indemnity, Product Liability and Libel and Slander Insurance.