Become a Stress Management Consultant | Advise Others on Reducing Stress

• Online or eLearning course | Payment options available/Pay by Instalments.
• Study the relationship between stress and health | The signs and symptoms of stress | Events and situations that lead to stress | Stress Management Techniques | Fight or Flight Response | Self-esteem | Impact of drugs and alcohol on stress | Stress and Personality Types
• Online course | Start anytime | Work at your own pace | No deadlines | No course end date
• 100 hours | 8 lessons | 8 assignments | Theory + practical learning – assignments + exercises + projects.  
• Prompt marking from expert and experienced tutors |Support available from tutors via phone or online.
• Train in stress management | Useful in many careers | Improve your own mental health

Lesson Structure

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Body Changes
   • The fight or flight response; the stress and immune system; long term problems; sources of stress
2. Easy Living
   • Anxiety; panic; fear; controlling stress; goal setting; relaxation
3. Pills and Alcohol
   • Drugs and alcohol; smoking; seeking help
4. Self Esteem
   • Self esteem; social support;
5. Managing Your Own Career
   • Career goals; career management
6. Security and Decision Making
   • Self assurance; decision making; problem solving
7. Relaxation and Nutrition
   • Relaxation; we are what we eat; nutrition, diet and weight loss
8. Personality and Stress
   • Type A and Type B personalities; personality types and stress; personal style inventory

Aims

• Identify changes that occur to the body as stress develops.
• Identify the relationship between lifestyle and stress.
• Discuss the impact of legal drugs on the psychology of a person.
• Discuss the importance of self esteem in minimizing stress.
• Determine options for career management that will minimize potential for stress.
• Identify and address security issues that impact on stress levels.
• Identify aspects of relaxation and nutrition in a person’s life that may impact upon stress levels.
• Identify the relationship between stress and personality type.

How do you stop stress getting out of control?

Everyone suffers some stress in their lives. That is normal and unavoidable. It is critical though, to manage stress so that it never gets out of control.

Being aware is the first step toward managing stress. The next step is to never let negative thoughts and feelings go unchecked for too long. When they are pushed to one side and ignored,  negativity can escalate, then lead to mental health disorders, such as:

Depression

Various depressive disorders involve disturbances to positive moods. They can also cause periods of elation or mania as in bipolar disorders. Because the main symptom is fluctuation in emotions depressive disorders are often referred to as affective disorders. Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, and many people experience depressive thoughts and feelings without necessarily warranting a diagnosis of depression.  

Anxiety

Anxiety disorders involve intense feelings of anxiety. They range from specific phobias which involve an irrational fear of particular objects, to social anxiety, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders and generalised anxiety. Sufferers usually make attempts to control their anxiety but often these do not work and cause further disruption.

Stress Disorders

Stress related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder are also types of anxiety disorder. They are associated with traumatic events and sustained by negative emotions associated with memories and flashbacks of those events. Grief is a normal reaction to the stress of losing someone or something significant. In a minority of people this grieving can become abnormally prolonged.   

Dissociative Disorders

Many life experiences and disorders cause the sufferer considerable pain or distress and as a result people often use defence mechanisms to cope. One of these is dissociation, which includes various attempts to distance oneself from these painful stressors. These can be good coping mechanisms, but if taken too far can contribute to dissociative disorders such as dissociative amnesia - where periods of time are 'forgotten', and dissociative fugue where a person wanders off and is unable to recall a period of time, and how they got where they are.

What do our students think of our courses?

" The online courses are very easy to use and follow. Prompt friendly replies from tutor to any queries. Course structure flows freely. Very satisfied with course and results..."
Diana (completed ACS Online course in Intro to Psych and Psych & Counselling)

Who is This Course Suitable For?

It is suitable for people involved in

• Counselling

• Psychotherapy

• Psychology

• Social work

• Nursing

• Caring roles

• Health professions

• Alternative therapies

• Teaching

• Management

• Personnel

• Stress Consultancy

• Life Coaching

• Family Counselling

• Anyone who is experiencing stress themselves and wants to find better ways to deal with it

• Anyone who works with people who are experiencing stress.

You can enrol on the Stress Management course today. If you have any questions or want to know more, please get in touch with our specialist Psychology and Counselling tutors - they will be pleased to hear from you.