COURSE OVERVIEW:

Welcome to the Preventing & Managing Workplace Stress course. This program equips you with the knowledge, strategies, and practical tools needed to understand stress, prevent unnecessary strain, and manage physical, emotional, and cognitive pressures in modern work environments. You will explore what is meant by stress management, what stress is, examples of stress-related conditions, and the different types of stress—including the concept of good stress and when it can be beneficial. This course also examines the importance of downshifting, why you should recognise how hard you work, and the many places carcinogens can be found in workplaces. You will explore how you might be affected by workplace carcinogens and why pursuing what you love is a critical foundation for long-term wellbeing.

This course begins by examining lifestyle, workload, and environmental adjustments that reduce stress. You will explore why reducing the commute matters, ways to shorten or streamline your commute, and how to reduce your workweek when possible. This section also examines why renegotiating vacation or leave time supports mental recovery, how to rid yourself of e-stress, and how to eliminate energy drains that deplete focus and resilience. You will also explore how to restructure your finances to reduce long-term pressure and how to move or stimulate your life-force energy through physical activity and supportive practices.

The next learning area focuses on restorative and therapeutic approaches to stress reduction. You will explore why you should get a massage, the types of massage most widely practised, and the benefits of chiropractic care. This section also examines osteopathic manipulation, how to work your own pressure points, and simple pressure-point exercises you can apply immediately. You will learn why aromatherapy may be beneficial and how sensory-based strategies can complement stress management.

A further part of the program examines nutrition, physical activity, and emotional regulation. You will explore why you should avoid overeating, behaviours typical of compulsive eating, and how mindful nutrition supports stress reduction. This section also explains how to make stress-fighting endorphins through physical movement, ways to adopt an active lifestyle, and why yoga can be a powerful tool for resilience. You will learn how and why meditation provides stress relief, examples of everyday meditative activities, and how to integrate these into your routine to improve balance and clarity.

The final learning area focuses on rest, recovery, and sustainable wellbeing practices. You will explore strategies for getting more sleep, the role of restorative rest in emotional regulation, and how sleep quality affects mood, immunity, and cognition. This section ties together lifestyle, behavioural, environmental, and therapeutic strategies to help you build a long-term stress management approach that fits your personal needs and work environment.

By the end of this course you will be able to understand the sources and impacts of stress, apply practical techniques to reduce workplace pressures, make healthier lifestyle decisions, and integrate evidence-aligned practices that support resilience, energy, and emotional wellbeing in both your professional and personal life.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

·       What is meant by stress management?

·       What is stress?

·       Examples of stress related conditions

·       The types of stress

·       What is good stress?

·       The importance of downshifting

·       Why you should recognise how hard you work?

·       The many places that known carcinogens can be found

·       How could you be affected by workplace carcinogens?

·       Why you should do what you love?

·       How to pursue what you love?

·       Why reduce the commute?

·       Ways to reduce your commute

·       Why and how you should reduce your workweek?

·       Why you should renegotiate vacation and leave time?

·       How to rid yourself of e-stress?

·       How to eliminate energy drains?

·       How to restructure your finances?

·       How to move or stimulate your life-force energy?

·       Why you should get a massage?

·       The types of massage that are among the most widely practiced

·       Why you should consider a chiropractor?

·       Why you should discover osteopathic manipulation?

·       Why you should learn to work your own pressure points?

·       Some simple pressure-point exercises you can try

·       Why you should consider aromatherapy?

·       Why you should avoid overeating?

·       The behaviours that are typical of a compulsive eater

·       How to make stress-fighting endorphins?

·       The ways you can adopt an active lifestyle

·       Why you should practice yoga?

·       Why and how to meditate for stress relief?

·       Some activities that can be meditative

·       How to get more sleep?        

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.