Stress Management
Course Overview:
High levels of stress are unavoidable in today's workplace. If poorly managed, stress can contribute to the onset of coronary disease, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, chronic fatigue, insomnia, back pain, depression, etc., and can contribute to absent-eeism, decreased productivity, impaired judgement, and avoidable, costly mistakes.
Conversely, many people thrive on a degree of positive stress to keep motivated and productive. Successful companies are usually those that manage to strike the right balance between the two.
This practical course is designed to help individuals and organizations identify their main sources of stress, distinguish between those that are constructively challenging and those that are disadvantageous, and discover their own individual "fracture points" and preferred coping mechanisms.
Delegates will be given a clear understanding of what stress actually is; its causes, and effects. They will learn how to identify it and utilize new, powerful and flexible tools to manage their own stress levels and those of others.
Content
- what is stress
- causes, sources and signals of stress
- how stress affects our body and mind
- how to recognise stress in self & others
- how to identify external & internal stressors
- stress and effects on performance and health
- "rust out or burn out"
- home/work balance
- individual fracture points
- role-related stressors
- coping skills
- using stress positively
- stress management strategies & tools
- examples of successful health/wellness management
- stress forum: delegates raise specific issues from the programme with the trainer providing appropriate advice and guidance.
- action plan: delegates plan and discuss what they will do on return to work.
Optional extra content (for 2-day format or a tailored program): - Health And Safety: general measures; regulations; codes of practice; risk assessment.
- Legal Implications: civil and criminal liabilities; negligence.
- The Managers Role In Stress Management: identifying sources of stress and taking action; spotting employees displaying signs of stress; taking appropriate action; employee appraisal; employee consultation; work loads; monitoring sickness absence.
- The Stress Representative: the concept; advantages and disadvantages; role and responsibility; nominating and supporting the role of the stress representative.
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will learn: - The nature, causes and effects of stress
- How to recognise stress in themselves and others
- How to respond positively to workplace pressures.
- How to develop personal strategies for dealing with stress
Benefits to your organization: - Reduce the effects of negative stress
- Equip staff with effective coping strategies
- mprove efficiency and productivity
- Avoid costly mistakes and tribunals
Recommended for: - Staff in workplaces undergoing significant organizational change
- People in high-stress occupations
- Persons wishing to find a path to greater calmness and more energy in their work and life
- Human Resources and Industrial Relations Specialists
Course No: 11910
Duration: 1 full-day (or tailored to suit)..
Times: 9.00am - 4.30pm (8.45am registration)
Dates: New group offered every each month.
Fees: $295.00 individual, $240.00 group/EAP/concession
Group: $1440 per day for up to six participants,
$1728 per day for seven to twelve participants
- discounts offered for non-profit-making organizations.
On-Site : Duration, Times, Dates and Fees by negotiation.
Available to be run in businesses, government departments and agencies,
clubs, colleges and schools
Course No: 21910
Duration: 2 full-days (with optional extra content, as above, or tailored to suit).
Times: 9.00am - 4.30pm (8.45am registration)
Dates: by arrangement, either on-site or elsewhere.
Fees: $495.00 individual, $395.00 group/EAP/concession
Group: $1440 per day for up to six participants,
$1728 per day for seven to twelve participants
- discounts offered for non-profit-making organizations.
On-Site : Duration, Times, Dates and Fees by negotiation.
Available to be run in businesses, government departments and agencies,
clubs, colleges and schools
Presenter:
Denis McCarthy, Consulting and Clinical Psychologist
Masters Applied Psychology (Clinical and Occupational), B.Sc., Dip. Ed.
Member Australian Psychological Society, Inst. Clin. Psych.
Member International Institute Management Consultants
Accred. HeartMath Coach (http://heartmath.int-a1.com)
Chairman (past), Anxiety Disorders Foundation of WA, Inc.
Director, Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic
State Manager, Wilson Banwell Pty Ltd.
Synergetics Management Consultancy
Phone: 0500 567 500 or (08) 9430 7777 · Mobile: 0404 0202 42
Enrolment info & form: ... >> click here
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Schedule of Groups for 2006
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Weekly groups begin when sufficient people enrol - enrol now (use form below).
- Regular, ongoing groups, described further below, are:
- Anger Management - adult (6wk) ... >>
- Anger Management - teen (6wk) ... >>
- Couples Enhancement (4wk)... >>
- Divorce & Relationship Recovery (6wk) ... >>
- Eating, Obesity & Weight Management (6wk) ... >>
- Stress Management (6wk) ... >>
- Anxiety, Panic & Fear (8wk) ... >>
- Depression Management (8wk) ... >>
- Mood Management (4wk) ... >>
- Personal Growth - 1.5 hour sessions (8wk) ... >>
- Personal Growth - 2.5 hour sessions (6wk+1Sat) ... >>
- Executive Development (6wk+1Sat) ... >>
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Weekend workshops:
- Jealousy & Beyond ws (2d)... >>
- Couples Enhancement ws (1.5d)... >>
- Divorce & Relationship Recovery ws (2d)... >>
- HeartMath™ (various, half, full, 2-day and 3-day) ... >>
- Whole Life Mastery ... >> and others
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Weekday workshops:
- HeartMath™ (various, half, full, 2-day and 3-day) ... >>
- and others ... see Synergetics Training and Development