Stress Management Mondays

We're running our Stress Management for Managers course on the first Monday of each month, commencing in October 2009 at our premises in Eldon Square in Reading. It's open to all to attend: managers, HR, Health and Safety reps, and anyone with an interest in managing stress at work.

Course dates are as follows: 5 October, 2 November, 7 December, 4 January

Time: 10am to 12pm.

Cost: £50 per delegate

Course Aim

The aim of the course is to support managers in order that they can promote wellbeing in staff, prevent stress and deal with it if it does occur

Course Programme

what stress is, where it comes from, the 4 response areas
name the 4 response areas
say why the organisation manages stress
state what the manager's responsibilities are in relation to the HSE Management Standards and how they can be used to prevent work-related stress
describe what to do if a member of staff is stressed (including undertaking a stress risk assessment)

The focus of this course is on providing managers with the tools and confidence to prevent stress occurring and manage it in their staff.

Course Details

The course examines the impact stress can have on the individual, and looks at the reasons why the business is interested in dealing with it (e.g. duty of care; impact on performance; legal imperative; cost to the business). It introduces the HSE Stress Management Standards approach - Demands, Control, Support, Relationships, Role, Change - and what is required to implement them. It provides an opportunity to practice undertaking a simple stress risk assessment.

To book your place on the course, or to obtain further details, please call 0118 9721820 or email info@stressmanagementplus.com

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