SM 530: CLINICAL STRESS MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
This online Continuing education course provides a most comprehensive presentation of the theories, concepts and contemporary modalities in stress management. It continues were the introductory course, SM 500, leaves off. Students study foundational theories with greater depth of research review. There is a comprehensive presentation of stress psychophysiology as students understand and appreciate the mind-body-spirit connection in stress and stress management. Life-situations and perceptions are studied related to stress. Multiple dimensions of stress management interventions are presented and provide students with an excellent foundation for the further study of stress management modalities used in practice Spirituality and stress is also examined. Diversity in stress is examined, as well as various life and occupational situations related to stress. An in depth exploration of interventions is provided. This course also offers students a CD-Rom program that can be used with clients to conduct an interactive exploration of health and well-being. In addition, students receive additional online learning resources from the book publisher via their website. Course Code: SM 530. Contact hours of education = 30.
Pre-requisite: you must have successfully completed SM 500 before you can begin this course.
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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Comprehensive Stress Management, 10th edition, by Jerrold S. Greenberg. McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2003. ISBN: 0072878568
Link to order online: access here
NOTE: scroll down to "marketplace" on this page. Many used texts at very low prices are available to order here online.
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 30 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. Identify and discuss the pioneers in stress management as well as their contributions.
2. Review and discuss the anatomy/physiology involved in the stress reaction.
3. Review and discuss the endocrine system, hormones and their effects related to stress reactions.
4. Understand and describe the functions of the autonomic nervous system and its role/functions related to the stress response.
5. Identify how stress affects all of the major organs and body systems.
6. Define how stress affects the immunological system.
7. Discuss major disease states associated with chronic stress.
8. Discuss a model of stress based on life-situations.
9. Define and discuss Eustress and its concomitant model.
10. Identify and discuss core issues related to nutrition and stress.
11. Review and discuss the use of the life events model for stress identification.
12. Discuss concepts related to interpersonal relationships and stress.
13. Identify effective strategies for conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships.
14. Identify social support networking strategies for stress reduction.
15. Examine how personal perceptions affect the experiences of stress.
16. Identify how the use of humor may be effective in stress management.
17. Define major interventions used in anxiety management.
18. Discuss how spirituality and religion play roles in stress and stress management.
19. Identify major meditation techniques and their physiological, psychological and spiritual effects on stress.
20. Discuss the steps to effective meditation practice.
21. Define and discuss the concepts of autogenic training and imagery and how they can be used in a stress management program.
22. Discuss progressive relaxation and how you would teach a client to use it.
23. Define and discuss the use of biofeedback in stress management.
24. Identify the major physiological arousal interventions used in a stress management intervention program.
25. Identify and discuss core strategies that clients can be taught to decrease stressful behaviors.
26. Utilize assessment tools for stressful behavior identification.
27. Identify the major issues related to diversity and stress.
28. Discuss health status research and outcomes related to minority groups.
29. Discuss occupational stress and the use of assessment tools in practice.
30. Define and discuss issues of sexual harassment on the job and the associated stress in sued.
31. Indemnify common stressors related to attending college.
32. Identify and discuss common stressors related to family dynamics and interventions to deal with such stressors.
33. Discuss a model of "family stress."
34. Identify and discuss the most common issues for the elderly which create stress.
35. Define and discuss issues of stress related to death, dying and the grief reaction.
36. Utilize and enhance learning by use of the CD-Rom program "health quest."
Course Content:
1. The pioneers in stress management theory and practice
2. Stress physiology
3. Stress Psychophysiology
4. Stress and Illness/disease
5. Life situations and perception interventions
6. Interpersonal relationships and stress
7. Spirituality, religion and stress
8. Meditation
9. Autogenic training and imagery
10. Biofeedback
11. Relaxation techniques
12. Physiological arousal mechanisms
13. Exercise and stress management
14. Strategies for decreasing stressful behaviors
15. Diversity and stress
16. Occupational stress
17. Stress and the college student
18. Family stress and dynamics
19. Stress and the elderly
20. Death, dying and grief
21. Assessment tools for stress identification
22. Health and behavior assessment
23. Behavior change techniques
24. Community involvement and resources
25. Issues of coping in today's world