Stress Management is one of the fastest growing areas of corporate training. This is mainly due to the large compensation claims awarded in the last few years, arising from stress related illness.

The Health and Safety Executive, doctors and indeed many employers have identified stress as a health and safety issue. Considerable amounts of guidance have been produced for employers to help them prevent, mitigate and manage stress in the workplace.

The provision of Stress Management Training goes a long way toward mitigating employers’ potential for liability under Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 – this includes physical and mental health and potential causes of stress i.e. anxiety and psychosocial hazards

Stress Management Training focuses on enabling individuals to deal effectively with stress – in all aspects of their lives.

It also enables the identification of team/corporate stress and methods of dissolving the tensions this can bring.

The training can be designed for employees at all levels and includes:

	Identifying causes and symptoms of stress.
	Understanding the effect stress has on the mind and body.
	Identifying personal means to deal with stress effectively
	Developing positive strategies to deal with stress in the workplace

This training enables people to understand more about their personal blocks and how to overcome them. For many it is a real eye-opener about themselves from which they never look back.

Many companies are offering this type of training to their employees merely to protect their corporate integrity. This programme genuinely enables people to be more effective and self-confident.