Stress Management, Coping Skills & Building Resilience

Ignoring the recent statistics due to the pandemic, Stress is now one of the highest causes of reported workplace absence. The course explains the stress response and how to identify personal triggers of stress.

An overview of the HSE Risk assessment approach to identify causes of workplace stress and outlines the legal aspects of tackling stress. This practical course allows individuals and line managers to identify their main areas of work-related and personal stressors and identify potential ways of reducing them.

Healthy Coping Skills are practical techniques that can support individuals in reducing the effects of stress and increasing resilience. Taking steps to look after your well-being can help you deal with pressure, and reduce the impact that stress has on your life.

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for all employees.

Course Outline | Key Topic Areas

• What is Stress

• Overview of Stress Response

• Identifying your Stressors & Current Responses

• HSE Stress Risk Assessment Tool

• Practical Cognitive Behavioural Techniques

• Developing Resilience & Coping Strategies

• Planning for the Future

Course Outcomes | On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Have an awareness of their triggers for stress and how stress affects them

• Have practised some practical stress reduction tools

• Aim to understand the support mechanisms for stress and mental health issues