SM 500: iNTRODUCTION TO STRESS MANAGEMENT
COURSE INFORMATION
This online Continuing education course is the foundational course in the theories of stress and stress management practice. This course provides a comprehensive overview of stress related to contemporary theories, anatomy/physiology and life and work stressors. Students are presented with principle-centered stress management theories and study the common types of life situations leading to stress reactions and chronic stress. Work related stress is presented in a comprehensive format. Students will study the establishment of effective relationships for stress reduction as well as foods and some alternative methods for coping with stress. Students then are introduced to some of the most common stress management modalities such as meditation, relaxation exercises and life enrichment through effective change management. Course Code: SM 500. Contact hours of education = 25.
This course is particularly designed for those who would like to apply for Certification as a Certified Stress Management Consultant by the American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc,.
This is a guided, independent study CEU Course. You are to study and progress at your own rate. There are no written assignments. It is recommended that you follow this process for completing the course:
Instructor/Course Author: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA, RN,BC, CH-C, FACHE
Link to Resume
E-mail: info@aihcp.org
TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment, to complete all of the courses in the stress management program. There are no set time-frames, other than the two year allotted time. If you do not complete the courses within the two-year time-frame, you will be removed from the course and an "incomplete" will be recorded for you in our records. Also, if you would like to complete the courses after this two-year expiration time, you would need to register and pay the course tuition fee again.
TEXTBOOK
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The Stress Management Source Book: Everything you Need to Know, Second edition, by J. Barton Cunningham. McGraw-Hill (Lowell House), 2000. ISBN: ISBN-10: 0737305088, ISBN-13: 978-0737305081
Link to order online: Amazon.com
Note: the required book may be in-stock at your local bookstores, or your local bookstores can order them for you.
You are required to order your own copy of the textbook. Please be sure to order your book as soon as possible so that you can begin your course of study. This book is commonly stocked in most popular bookstores in the USA.
Instructor: Your instructor for this course is Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, RN,BC, CH-C, SMC-C, FACHE a certified clinical hypnotherapist and certified Stress Management Consultant and the executive director of the American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. Access information.
GRADING: You must achieve a passing score of at least 70% to complete this course and receive the 25 hours of awarded continuing education credit. There are no letter grades assigned. You will receive notice of your total % score. Those who score below the minimum of 70% will be contacted by the and options for completing additional course work to achieve a passing score, will be presented.
Additional CE Option: this course is approved by CCMS, Inc., which is an approved provider with NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors). CCMS, Inc., is also a continuing education provider with NAADAC,, CASAC (California), OASAS, the states of Wyoming, Montana, Arkansas, Idaho and many others. CCMS, Inc. offers our students the option of applying for and receiving a CE certificate for this course. Their CE certificate means that your course will show evidence of NBCC approval, as well as the other approvals which CCMS, Inc. provides. The fees for CE certificates with course approvals from CCMS, Inc. are very reasonable. Full information is provided in our online classrooms for enrolled students.
ONLINE COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARDS: Enrolled students have full access to our online Student Community Message Boards. These message boards allow students in our CE courses to meet each other, communicate online, share information, discuss topics of study and interest and much more. Full access is provided via the online classrooms.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Examine and discuss the history of stress assessment and management.
2. Define and discuss contemporary definitions and theories of stress.
3. Explain the physiological responses to stress.
4. Discuss how stress may lead to disease states.
5. Identify and discuss common myths related to stress.
6. Define how stress effects work performance.
7. Discuss how chronic stresses may lead to death of the body.
8. Discuss the effects of stress on emotional and psychological functioning.
9. Define and discuss how people today are coping mal adaptively to stress.
10. Define and discuss the "stress management paradigm."
11. Discuss the theory and concepts of "principle-centered stress management."
12. Identify three domains of effective stress management.
13. Define and discuss the "type A personality."
14. Learn to use an assessment tool to identify people with type A personalities.
15. Identify effective coping and change strategies for those with a type A personality.
16. Discuss issues related to work stress.
17. Identify and discuss what is meant by a type A organization.
18. Discuss effective ways for clients to cope with stress-promoting relationships.
19. Identify effective strategies for dealing with job "burn-out."
20. Understand and utilize an assessment tool for diagnosing job "burn-out."
21. Define and discuss the concept of "positive stress."
22. Discuss strategies that clients may use to manage life stressors.
23. Utilize an assessment tool to assist clients in identifying life stressors.
24. Discuss issues and theories related to the "stress promoting diet."
25. Discuss exercise and its effectiveness as a stress management modality.
26. Discuss meditation and its positive effects as a stress reducer.
27. Discuss and practice relaxation techniques to reduce overall stress.
28. Define and discuss how to use self-hypnosis as a stress management tool.
29. Identify and discuss how to assist clients in developing individualized plans for stress management.
Course Content:
1. Stress defined and its history
2. Myths associated with stress
3. Theories and concepts of stress in modern day life
4. How stress negatively affects body, mind, spirit
5. Principle-Centered Stress Management
6. The stress-prone personality
7. The stress-prone organization
8. Management of stress-promoting organizations
9. Coping with stress-promoting relationships
10. Job enrichment strategies
11. Job "burn-out"
12. Managing the stress-promoting life
13. Dealing with stress-promoting diets
14. Nutrition and wellness
15. Exercises to reduce anxiety
16. Stress prevention strategies
17. Meditation techniques
18. Relaxation techniques
19. Self-Hypnosis
20. Developing a stress management plan
21. The process of self-renewal