Stress Awareness for Line Managers
Duration
1 Day
Target Audience
Line Managers who have a responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of their team, and require knowledge of the legislative frameworks encompassing 'stress'.Key Objectives
At the end of the workshop delegates will be able to:
- Identify the signs, symptoms, causes of, and possible personal responses to stress.
- Recognise the physiological processes involved in the stress response.
- Review causes of workplace pressure and potentially stress
- Develop personal coping strategies for workplace stress
- Identify the implications of workplace stress in members of the team
- Develop an action plan for minimising stress caused by management style
Outline
- Personal beliefs in relation to stress
- Defining stress
- The positives and negatives of the stress response
- The causes of workplace stress and the implications for the line manager
- Why manage stress? What is in it for the line manager?
- The Health and Safety Executive position regarding workplace stress
- Management Standards – Practical approaches for managing workplace stress
