Working with Stress

Aims and Objectives
To learn how to recognise and understand stress symptoms , how to reduce and avoid them and how to use healthy stress to enhance performance

Increased work effectiveness for individuals through better understanding of how to prevent and decrease stress

A personalised workbook with exercises , individual notes and a concise personal action plan to ensure that the skills learnt on this course will be successfully applied in the workplace

The opportunity to gain a widely recognised Pitman Training Certificate

Target Audiences
Anyone who needs to learn how to manage their workload better on a day to day basis and how to turn stress from a harmful enemy into a creative tool

Prerequisites
None

Course Content
Self awareness: understanding better how you react to stress and how prone to stress you are

What does stress mean: demands; constraints; supports and pressures

The stress balance: identify the balance between demands on us and our perceived ability to cope; de-stress

The stress response: how our bodies naturally react to stress; working with the outcome

Pressure and performance: how stress affects performance levels; checking for signs of too much or too little stress

Personal attitude: how to imporve performance through positive mental attitude

Stress at work

Time management: prioritising; effective use of time; managing tasks; relaxation; communication; activities and interests

Developing a personal action plan