Stress and Burnout Prevention
About this course

Overview

Burnout is caused by the job far more often than by the person doing it. This covers individual and organisational interventions with real weight given to workload and job design, which is where the causes usually sit.

What you will be able to do

Learning outcomes

  • Recognise the signs and stages of burnout
  • Diagnose job factors that drive burnout
  • Redesign work to reduce chronic stress
  • Support individuals with practical strategies
  • Put a burnout-prevention plan in place
What the course sets out to do

Course objectives

  • Distinguish stress from burnout
  • Identify workload and job-design drivers
  • Apply organisational interventions
  • Support individual coping strategies
  • Build a plan to reduce burnout risk
Course content

Modules

01

Understanding stress and burnout

Distinguishes stress, chronic stress, and burnout.

02

Job-design drivers

Workload, control, and demand factors behind burnout.

03

Organisational interventions

Changes to work that reduce burnout risk.

04

Individual strategies

Practical coping and recovery approaches.

05

The manager's role

Addresses how managers can reduce pressure on their teams.

06

Prevention planning

Building a plan that tackles causes, not just symptoms.

Who it is for

Target audience

Managers, HR practitioners, and wellbeing staff addressing stress and burnout in their teams.

Before you start

Prerequisites

An HR, management or occupational health role.

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