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Stress Awareness and Avoiding Burnout
Staff are increasingly expected to work under pressure. Changing
roles, extra demands, job uncertainty and a variety of other
factors mean that staff must be supported if they are to remain
effective in their work. This course can help head off confusion
and hopelessness and deal with the stressors that can result
in absenteeism and poor performance. A must for organisations
experiencing pressure or change of any kind. This highly successful
course has also now been specifically adapted to the needs of
Social Care staff, Teaching and Education staff and Local Authority
personnel.
Objectives
- Understand the emotional patterns that
cause stress
- Recognise the damaging effects of stress
- Understand how to take remedial action
- Learn how to avoid ‘taking the
problem home’ with you
- Work more objectively when under stress
- Develop a personal stress plan
- Know when to ask for help
Contents
Understanding emotional
management
Stress cycles; work, home and lifestyle
Warning signs; emotional, physiological and behavioural
Evaluating the stressors and triggers
Protecting yourself from stress build up
The emotional patterns that cause stress
How to spot the common triggers
Practical skills to reduce the effects of stress
Effectiveness when working under pressure
The ‘duck or sponge’ distinction
How to be empathetic and avoid burn-out
Boundaries, abilities and goals
Action plans: prioritising and summarising
The carer/friend/professional confusion, keeping the lines
clear
Talking it through; the role of supervision
Recognising your own limits and the early warning signs
Identifying personal resources and the success check list
Emotional hygiene, a personal programme
Building and protecting self esteem and remaining professional
What people say
“Employers need to acknowledge that work-related
stress has the potential to destroy lives and wreck businesses.
Preventing work-related stress is one of the best investments
they'll ever make.” Professor Cary Cooper, UMIST.
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