Description

“This course is designed to offer employees the opportunity to recognize the sources and symptoms of stress in daily life, develop effective coping skills, and sustain an appropriate balance between work demands and family/personal needs. Topics covered include: common causes of stress at work; lifestyle assessment tools; relaxation techniques; time management strategies; communication skills for conflict resolution; learning to say “No” assertively; and identifying personal stress triggers. Handouts, worksheets and interactive exercises will be used throughout the course.”

Learning objectives:

At the end of this course, employees should be able to:

– identify sources of stress in the workplace;

– discuss why effective coping skills are necessary at work;

– describe how lifestyle choices affect stress levels;

– understand what relaxation is and how it helps reduce stress levels;

– list time management techniques for reducing stress related to work;

– understand how to improve interpersonal interactions at work by resolving conflict through effective communication;

– identify personal stress triggers relevant to the workplace and be able to practice coping skills when these issues arise.

All employees who would like a general overview of topics related to good health. At the end of this course employees should be able to identify sources of stress in the workplace, discuss why effective coping skills are necessary at work, describe how lifestyle choices affect stress levels, understand what relaxation is and how it helps reduce stress levels, list time management techniques for reducing stress related to work, understand how to improve interpersonal interactions at work by resolving conflicts through effective communication, identify personal stress triggers relevant to the workplace, and be able to practice coping skills when these issues arise.