Managing stress at work

Course summary

Stress has become the focus of much attention in recent years and is high on the Health and Safety Executive agenda due to the detrimental effect it can have on our productivity, capacity, workplace attendance, and relationships both in and out of the workplace. Whilst it is not regarded as an illness per se, it is recognised that stress can adversely affect health, both on a short-term and long-term basis. Adopting effective stress management techniques can help to alleviate and reduce the negative and harmful effects before they damage your health and sense of wellbeing.


Course outline


This course provides an interesting, practical and helpful introduction to the subject of stress and how to manage it. During the day you will cover:

• The difference between stress and pressure
• What may cause stress at work and in your personal life
• What stress is, and its affects your emotions, behaviour and body
• Why stress lowers productivity, causes fatigue and contributes to many illnesses and medical disorders
• How stress can affect your health and wellbeing, both in the short-term and long-term
• The need for relaxation and life balance

You will also learn some very practical skills including:

• How to assess your own stress levels
• How to use a stress diary to record your individual response to stress and how you can use this to manage stress in your life
• Simple relaxation techniques that really work but which are so simple and easy to do that you can use them at your desk!
• How to follow five simple rules that will promote wellbeing, help you withstand the rigours of stress in your life, and give you greater energy throughout the day
• How to improve your life balance, focussing on the things that are most important to you and how to stop yourself feeling pulled in all directions!
• How the way we think and approach our problems can contribute to our level of stress

~"I picked up more in this session that I could use than in any other 'stress' related course that I have been on. Thank you." ≈ JA, Somerset County Council


Who is this course for?

This course is fun, practical and useful for everyone, and particularly valuable to all of us who lead busy lives.


What will this course help me do: learning outcomes?

This course will enable you to recognise stress in yourself and others and enable you to put into place strategies to manage stress before it can adversely affect your heath. You will be able to recognise how you react to stress and to use the skills taught on the course to help you relax.