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Stress Management.
'Stress Management' is a 1-day course for the benefit of health professionals from the Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), a leading provider of accredited courses for professionals working in mental health and related areas in the UK and Ireland.
It is the only Compassion Fatigue training that is APT-accredited and also gives you access to APT’s relevant downloadable resources for use post-course. The course is available for teams/organisations and can be attended face-to-face or online.
Executive Summary:
This 6-hour course is designed for health professionals in both physical and mental healthcare domains. As a healthcare provider, confronting stress is an everyday challenge that can impact not just your well-being but also the quality of care you deliver. This course delves into the nature of stress, including stress that is unique to healthcare, providing you with the tools to identify stress signals and mitigate their impact on your professional practice. Engage in hands-on sessions featuring relaxation techniques, mindfulness exercises, and cognitive-behavioral strategies tailored to empower you with resilience against the inevitable stressors of your work. Additionally, explore how to foster a supportive work environment conducive to stress reduction for you and your colleagues. Equip yourself with a personal stress management plan and learn to integrate effective stress management strategies into your daily routine. Achieve a balanced life for your own sake, and because caring for others begins with caring for yourself.
Who should attend?
The course is suitable for all health professionals at risk of compassion fatigue, which means almost all health professionals, whether involved in physical health or mental health.
The course covers:
Session 1: Understanding Stress.
- Introduction to Stress: Definitions and Concepts.
- Stress Physiology: The Fight or Flight Response.
- The Unique Stressors of Health Professionals.
Session 2: Identifying Stress Signals
- Recognizing Symptoms of Stress: Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Signs.
- Personal Stress Assessment: Tools and Techniques.
- Discussion: Sharing Personal Experiences of Stress.
Session 3: Stress and Professional Practice.
- The Impact of Stress on Clinical Decision-Making and Patient Care.
- Case Studies: Stress Outcomes in Health Settings.
- Small Group Activity: Analyzing Stress in Case Scenarios.
Session 4: Techniques for Managing Stres.
- Deep Breathing and Relaxation Techniques.
- Mindfulness and Meditation Practices.
- Practical Session: Guided Mindfulness Exercise.
Session 5: Building Resilience and Coping Strategies.
- Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques for Stress Resilience.
- Time Management and Organizational Skills for Reducing Work Stress.
- Workshop: Developing a Personal Stress Management Plan.
Session 6: Organizational Support and Culture.
- Creating a Supportive Work Environment.
- Stress Management Resources and Policies for Health Professionals.
- Group Discussion: Envisioning a Less Stressful Work Culture.
Closing Session: Integrating and Moving Forward.
- Integrating Stress Management Techniques into Daily Life.
- Resources for Continued Learning and Support.
- Course Evaluation and Feedback.
What you receive as a result of attending the training:
You will be registered as having attended the course, thereby gaining APT's Level 1 accreditation, and receive a certificate to this effect.
Your registration lasts indefinitely, and your accreditation lasts for 3 years and is renewable by sitting an online refresher .
Your accreditation is given value by the fact of over 150,000 people having attended APT training. See APT accreditation for full details.
Booking this training is easy...Booking Options... for individuals or small groups For teams and organisations:
We bring the course and tutor to you, for an all-inclusive fee. Price: £2,720 plus VAT for a group of up to 15 people. Extra delegates: £160 plus VAT per person. To book, call (UK) 0116 241 8331, or click the button: Option 2: Online Live and Exclusive course: Live and interactive online course, delivered via Zoom or Teams* exclusively for your team or organisation. Price: £1,980* plus VAT for a group of up to 15 people (workbooks for every delegate are included in this price - if you require workbooks being sent to more than one location, there is an extra charge of £10 per extra address). Extra delegates £105 plus VAT per person. *We standardly deliver courses via Zoom (which is recommended). If you would prefer to use Microsoft Teams, there is an additional charge of £100 plus VAT per day. Option 3: 'Train the Trainer': If you or a colleague are a senior professional (e.g. consultant psychologist) and have a talent for communication and teaching, then you are welcome to apply to become an APT-accredited tutor. You could then tutor the course in your own organisation, under license. This is not only a highly appropriate use of senior professionals, but it also saves your organisation the tutor-component of the fee each time you run it or your chosen modules (50% of the 'Online Live and Exclusive' fee, regardless of whether the course is held Face-to-Face or Online). To see the full benefits of this and to see whether you are eligible, click the button:
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Reviews.
APT prides itself on the feedback we receive about our courses. Below are just some of the great comments APT courses have received.
"I have heard so much about APT courses but have never had the privilege of attending one until now. I have to say that in 18 years working in mental health I have attended many courses but these past 3 days have surpassed all of them. The information and manner in which it was presented was excellent. My advice to anyone who has not been on an APT course is 'get yourself on one.' If you had only one course to do in the remainder of your career do this one. Thanks.”
"I have actually stopped applying for any non APT courses as they far exceed the content and presentation of any other NHS course I have been on in my 20+ years' experience of psychiatry. Many thanks."
