skills for dealing, daily
Work life can be extremely stressful, due in part to subconscious patterns that can influence our approach to tasks, and how we relate to our colleagues and clients. Based on the principles underlying the cognitive behavioral approach, in this course we contemplate interconnected patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that impact on our mood, well-being, productivity, and relationships with others.
This two-day experiential course will give you more confidence in your ability to deal with work stress. You will be more aware of your thinking styles and how your thoughts impact on your mood, behaviour, and relationships with others at work. Increased awareness is the springboard for more profound long term change in your thinking patterns, behaviours and relationships with others.
Program content
- Overview of cognitive behavioral theory in relation to general work stress
- Why me? Why now?
- Physiology of stress
- Lifestyle, work and stress
- The interconnectedness of thoughts, feelings and behaviour – identifying our personal habitual patterns
- Identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning how to encourage more helpful thinking patterns in ourselves and others
- Identifying our ‘rules for living’ and how they influence our relationships with others – understanding others’ perspectives
- The vicious cycle of avoidance and anxiety
- Facing fears and gaining confidence
- Relaxation and mindfulness practices
Learning objectives
- To understand cognitive behavioural self help principles: thoughts, feelings and behaviours are interconnected
- To have some understanding of when stress becomes a problem
- To understand the physiological effects of stress and relaxation
- To recognise the impact of lifestyle on stress, including the importance of exercise and relaxation
- To understand that awareness of our habitual patterns can transform unconscious vicious cycles into endless opportunties for change
- To understand how to improve our mood through learning a method of identifying and challenging unhelpful thoughts
- To improve our relationships through greater awareness of our “Rules for living”
- To understand the role of avoidance in maintaining anxiety and the value of goal setting.\
- To learn an effective graded approach to face our fears and build confidence
- To learn relaxation and mindfulnes skills to practice daily
Who should attend
- Appropriate for everyone
for more information or to book a course, contact us.