Stress Management Essentials: Transforming Stress into Productivity and Well-Being

Course Overview

In this course, we will explore the essentials of stress management, focusing on transforming stress into a catalyst for productivity and well-being. We will begin by understanding the nature of stress, recognising it as both a motivator and a challenge, while identifying the symptoms of chronic stress overload. Through various modules, we will build a solid foundation by identifying the specific situations in your life that cause the most stress, as well as the actions that contribute to it. You will learn practical strategies for managing stress in both your professional and personal environments, empowering you to reclaim your productivity.

The course will culminate in a quiz to assess your understanding and reinforce the skills you've developed. By the end of our journey together, you will not only appreciate that stress is an inherent part of life but also have the tools to change what can be modified, cope with what cannot, and create a personalised action plan to help reduce and manage stress effectively.

This course is approximately 30 minutes and is separated into 4 modules, the last of which is a quiz in which you must achieve a score of 80% or more to pass.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand that stress is a positive, unavoidable part of everybody’s life
• Recognise the symptoms that tell you when you have chronic stress overload
• Identify those situations in your life that cause you the greatest stress
• Identify those actions which add to your stress
• Change the situations and actions that can be changed
• Deal better with situations and actions that cannot be changed
• Create an action plan for work, home, and play to help reduce and manage stress