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765 Managing Workplace Stress
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Introduction

Stress... it's just the word may be enough to set your nerves on edge. Everyone feels stressed from time to time. Some people may cope with stress more effectively or recover from stressful events quicker than others. It's important to know your limits when it comes to stress to avoid more serious health effects.

Stress can also have a big impact on your work environment. This course highlights the causes of stress at work and outlines steps an employer can take to help prevent job stress.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Identify factors causing stress and the impact of stress on employees in the workplace.
LO 1.2.1 Describe how stress may cause employee injuries, illnesses, and disorders in the workplace.
LO 1.3.1 Identify the problem-solution steps to help prevent stress in the workplace.
LO 1.4.1 Describe stress management strategies to reduce stress before, during, and after stressful events.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)