Advanced Stress Management Certificate

Description

“Many of the happiest, most successful, well adjusted people are those who have learned to respond to high levels of stress in a positive and balanced way”.

Stress – related disorders have become increasingly common in Western Society. The wear and tear caused by chronic stress can contribute to physical and mental breakdown. Some disorders such as hypertension have reached almost epidemic proportions. Because of these increases, stress and the way of dealing with it, have become areas of major concern.

This study program provides the student with the advanced skills to set up their own practice.

Topics covered in this course, include:

•Understanding Stress
•The Stress Response
•Discuss a typical approach to stress and introduce various bodily reactions
•Assessing Stress Levels
•Understanding the Coping process
•Managing Stress � Skills and Techniques
•Relaxation and Stress
•The Value of Nutrition, Exercise and Sleep in Coping with Stress
•Developing Self-Esteem
•Goal Setting and Time Management
•Conflict Management
•Counseling and Communication
•Cells and Tissues
•The Skin
•Support and Movement Systems of the Body
•The Muscular System
•Integration and Coordination Systems
,li>The Endocrine System•The Special Senses
•The Digestive System
•The Respiratory System
•Circulatory System
•The Lymphatic System
•The Urinary System
Pathology
This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

We impose no time limits or pressures on you to complete your course material. Your course will not expire, and it will not become invalid until you have successfully completed it. All that we ask, is that you inform the College if you are intending to take a break from studying for a period of 6 months or more.

Depending on the course you study, each lesson should take you between 3 – 6 hours of study. Please note: This is only an approximate figure and is dependent upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material.

Outcomes

This study program provides the student with the advanced skills to set up their own practice

Upon completion of this course, students will have an understanding of:

•Anatomy & physiology of the stress response
•Understanding the coping process
•Relaxation & stress
•Developing self esteem
•Counseling & communication skills
•Value of nutrition, exercise & sleep in coping with stress
•The stress response
•Assessing stress levels
•Managing stress – skills & techniques
•Goal setting & time management
•Conflict management
•Anatomy & physiology

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