Know how to manage stress
Investigate the role of exercise on mood and mental health either by visiting the library or using the internet
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Why do we get stressed’, online article by Christine Webber at NetDoctor.co.uk
- ‘Five steps to mental wellbeing’ webpage on the NHS Choices website
- ‘The Care Certificate: Health and safety’ by Skills for Care
- Managing stress in social care’ on the Community Care website
- ‘Dealing with stress in the workplace’ on the Acas website
- ‘Stress at work’ by Nottingham University Hospital
- Presentation
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Keep a diary of your day, include key things that happened and how you felt about them e.g. did you feel excited, angry, upset. Try to recognise those things that make you think negative thoughts or feel stressed and work to change them
- Investigate the role of exercise on mood and mental health either by visiting the library or using the internet
- Have a discussion with colleagues, friends or family about what makes them stressed. What common factors are there? What strategies do they have for dealing with stress?
- Obtain a copy of the document ‘Working Together to Reduce Stress at Work’ published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This can be downloaded by clicking the icon to the left
- Click to read ‘Stress management among health care professionals: Psychological methods and coping techniques’ by the University of Applied Sciences.
- Click to read ‘Stress management’ by the NHS.
- Click to access the ‘Stress’ of the NHS Choices website and find advice on dealing with stress.
- Think And Challenge
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