Our stress management training programs help participants learn techniques for building resilience and apply self-care strategies to effectively manage stressful situations.
Click on each title to view details.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Individuals in almost any work environment can face demanding interactions as a regular part of their day. When the demands of the job outweigh the emotional reserves a person has available to them, they can suffer from “compassion fatigue” as well as burnout and stress. This can lead to negative consequences within a professional and personal context.
Most people are familiar with stress and live with a certain level of stress in their everyday lives, but what about when the stress becomes toxic and leads to burnout and finally compassion fatigue? All are part of a continuum of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that can impact how effective and satisfied an employee is in their professional and personal lives.
This practical, not depressing (promise!) program offers tips and techniques to recognize the symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout and stress and what can be done to help resolve them. The presentation will introduce participants to what realistic, tangible self-care looks like and offers different ways to think about being more resilient, even in demanding situations.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Individuals in almost any work environment can face demanding interactions as a regular part of their day. When the demands of the job outweigh the emotional reserves a person has available to them, they can suffer from “compassion fatigue” as well as burnout and stress. This can lead to negative consequences within a professional and personal context.
Most people are familiar with stress and live with a certain level of stress in their everyday lives, but what about when the stress becomes toxic and leads to burnout and finally compassion fatigue? All are part of a continuum of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that can impact how effective and satisfied an employee is in their professional and personal lives.
This practical, not depressing (promise!) program offers tips and techniques to recognize the symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout and stress and what can be done to help resolve them. The presentation will introduce participants to what realistic, tangible self-care looks like and offers different ways to think about being more resilient, even in demanding situations.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Stress is a factor in almost everyone’s lives. How we learn to handle stress and alleviate it are vital to our success. One proven antidote to stress is mindfulness.
Mindfulness is the ability to notice what is going on in the present moment and connect it with thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness will not remove life’s pressures, but it can help you respond to these pressures in much more productive ways.
Many people think that engaging in mindful activities involves a yoga mat, hours in silence, or the ability to meditate. What if there was a different way to practice being mindful and to mitigate stress? What if being mindful isn’t as mystical as it is practical?
This course offers numerous methods to help participants practice mindfulness with easy techniques that anyone can do from the comfort of their car, while walking down the street, or in the middle of a meeting.
This presentation will show participants how mindfulness techniques can help reduce stress, increase productivity and focus, and ultimately help them get more enjoyment out of life.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Have you ever achieved something that others would definitively view as a success but despite the outward appearance of your achievement there is a voice in your head that says you don’t deserve that success? That somehow your success is more about luck, timing, or fooling others than it is about your own skill set, intellect, and competence? Do you secretly fear that perhaps others will “find out” that you didn’t really earn the success and eventually expose you for the fraud you are?
There is a label for that! It’s called Imposter Syndrome and it’s a psychological phenomenon that reflects a misguided belief that you are inadequate even though there is hard evidence to show that you are skilled and that your success is a result of your competence and hard work.
In this session, we unpack the psychology of Imposter Syndrome from different angles and participants leave with skills and ideas that help them get past fraud to fabulous!
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
What does self-care really look like and how do we fit it into our everyday lives? The message we typically get from society is that we have to spend a lot of money or time on self-care by having a spa day, pedicure/manicure, massage, bodywork, or taking a big vacation. While all these things are nice they also cost a lot of money or take a lot of time.
In this presentation we discuss self-care in real time on a real budget. We will look at the role of mindset, breath and humor to actively engage in self-care as well as the impact of exercise, relaxation, and stress management techniques.
Self-care is about building a life you don’t have to regularly escape from and it shouldn’t break your bank either.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by David D. Knapp, PhD
The average worker encounters many stressors during the day – due dates, meetings, disagreements, difficult clients, and a never-ending flow of assignments. As employees balance all these situations while working for 40 hours or more a week, emotional resolve starts to weaken. When this happens, workers lose patience with each other, find their jobs less meaningful, and even develop health issues.
A NIOSH report showed that 80% of workers feel job stress, and nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress. In addition, the same study reported that workplace stress caused health difficulties for 65% of respondents, with 10 percent having major effects.
The fact is, workplace stress is unavoidable. The key to handling stress is not to avoid it, but to find methods to work with it without losing resolve. This course is designed to give participants the tools they need to identify workplace stressors, end self-deprecating talk, build communicative workplace structures, and calmly deal with change. As a result, participants will be able to calmly handle daily upsets, have better relationships with coworkers and clients, and find greater happiness and satisfaction in day-to-day work life.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Recognize their workplace stressors
- Balance their workplace priorities
- Apply best practices during stressful conversations, including the Interest-Based Relational (IBR) approach, two-sided appeals, and “If…Then…” narratives
- Implement stress management and relaxation strategies to maintain resilience
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Our stress management training programs help participants learn techniques for building resilience and apply self-care strategies to effectively manage stressful situations.
Click on each title to view details.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Individuals in almost any work environment can face demanding interactions as a regular part of their day. When the demands of the job outweigh the emotional reserves a person has available to them, they can suffer from “compassion fatigue” as well as burnout and stress. This can lead to negative consequences within a professional and personal context.
Most people are familiar with stress and live with a certain level of stress in their everyday lives, but what about when the stress becomes toxic and leads to burnout and finally compassion fatigue? All are part of a continuum of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that can impact how effective and satisfied an employee is in their professional and personal lives.
This practical, not depressing (promise!) program offers tips and techniques to recognize the symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout and stress and what can be done to help resolve them. The presentation will introduce participants to what realistic, tangible self-care looks like and offers different ways to think about being more resilient, even in demanding situations.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Stress is a factor in almost everyone’s lives. How we learn to handle stress and alleviate it are vital to our success. One proven antidote to stress is mindfulness.
Mindfulness is the ability to notice what is going on in the present moment and connect it with thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness will not remove life’s pressures, but it can help you respond to these pressures in much more productive ways.
Many people think that engaging in mindful activities involves a yoga mat, hours in silence, or the ability to meditate. What if there was a different way to practice being mindful and to mitigate stress? What if being mindful isn’t as mystical as it is practical?
This course offers numerous methods to help participants practice mindfulness with easy techniques that anyone can do from the comfort of their car, while walking down the street, or in the middle of a meeting.
This presentation will show participants how mindfulness techniques can help reduce stress, increase productivity and focus, and ultimately help them get more enjoyment out of life.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Delivered by Randy Bauer, MBA
You are a hard-driving, high-achieving person who takes great pride in your accomplishments. You look for excitement and challenge on the job and are quick to assume ever-increasing levels of responsibility. Lately, however, the excitement seems to be gone. It has become more difficult to find meaning in your work, and at times the very thought of facing another day of pressure, demands and frustration is more than you can take.
You are searching for ways to take care of yourself, renew enthusiasm for work and find satisfaction on the job–this practical, fast-paced workshop will show you how!
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Recognize and relieve the symptoms of burnout
- Replace frustration with confidence and enthusiasm
- Maintain high energy levels throughout the day
- Relax in the face of tension and stress
- Improve concentration and productivity
Delivery:
In-person for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of 5 – 25 participants.
Length:
Half day.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
What does self-care really look like and how do we fit it into our everyday lives? The message we typically get from society is that we have to spend a lot of money or time on self-care by having a spa day, pedicure/manicure, massage, bodywork, or taking a big vacation. While all these things are nice they also cost a lot of money or take a lot of time.
In this presentation we discuss self-care in real time on a real budget. We will look at the role of mindset, breath and humor to actively engage in self-care as well as the impact of exercise, relaxation, and stress management techniques.
Self-care is about building a life you don’t have to regularly escape from and it shouldn’t break your bank either.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Have you ever achieved something that others would definitively view as a success but despite the outward appearance of your achievement there is a voice in your head that says you don’t deserve that success? That somehow your success is more about luck, timing, or fooling others than it is about your own skill set, intellect, and competence? Do you secretly fear that perhaps others will “find out” that you didn’t really earn the success and eventually expose you for the fraud you are?
There is a label for that! It’s called Imposter Syndrome and it’s a psychological phenomenon that reflects a misguided belief that you are inadequate even though there is hard evidence to show that you are skilled and that your success is a result of your competence and hard work.
In this session, we unpack the psychology of Imposter Syndrome from different angles and participants leave with skills and ideas that help them get past fraud to fabulous!
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Delivered by Randy Bauer, MBA
Participants will be able to define stress, understand the causes of stress in their lives, measure their current stress levels, understand the relationship between stress and illness, and reduce their stress levels by using several proven techniques.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Use problem-solving skills to eliminate indecision and stress-inducing challenges
- Achieve deep relaxation to calm the mind and recover from built-up stress
- Implement a diet and exercise routine that promotes resilience
- Create a career and life plan to help simplify one’s life and create more passion
- Manage time more efficiently
Delivery:
In-person for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of 5 – 25 participants.
Length:
Half day or full day.