Managing Stress and Pressure

Overview

This module is all about how, by gaining understanding of what stress and pressure are and what factors affect them, you can have an influence on the wellbeing of your team. Prevention is always better than a cure, so if you understand how the body works you can begin to take active steps to promote positive wellbeing and minimise the effects of stress.

The module educates managers on how to manage pressure in themselves and others and details the legalities and implications of stress at work. It looks at what factors affect wellbeing and cause stress, at how to identify stress signs and how they can be prevented.

Having completed the module learners will have gained an introduction to:

• What factors affect wellbeing
• How mental and psychological health problems can affect you
• Managing pressure and stress

The programme has been created by Wellbeing4business in partnership with the Virtual College and has been written by experts in Occupational Health, attendance and employment law. Main contributors were Joan Lewis, Dr Les Smith and managers and Human Resources professionals at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.

The training and test usually take approximately 2 hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As it is an e-learning course learners are able to work at their own pace, breaking off and resuming their study as appropriate. The system automatically tracks progress throughout.

Lesson Plan

The module covers:

• What factors affect wellbeing
• How mental and psychological health problems can affect you
• Managing pressure and stress

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines

Certification

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

Duration

Approximately 2 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like, and there is no limit on how long you can take to do the course.

Target Audience

This course is highly relevant for any manager who has a role in managing attendance. Enrolling on this course helps to meet health and safety obligations and supports attendance management plans. Previous knowledge of the subject is not required.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.