Stress Consultant - Corporate & Professional Course

Stress impacts upon our lives each and everyday. What may be a stressful situation for one can be a motivational tool for another. It is our ability to perceive or value the stress and the ways in which we deal or cope with it that can make all the difference.

This course is designed to enable therapists to find ways, means and strategies in which we can help our clients cope with the stressors in our lives.

 Looking at the psychology and physiology of stress, how it impacts upon our lives both short term and long term, the therapist will be able to assess stress levels and plan appropriate programmes that help the client cope and eventually eliminate the destructive elements of stress.

Definitions of stress

Health, fitness & exercise

Awareness of stress

Stress is not all-bad!

Psychology, physiology & reactions to stress

Coping strategies - de-stressing

Relaxation techniques - self help & the therapist

General adaptation strategies

Short and long-term aspects of stress

Fight or flight - stress response

Assertiveness training

Time management & the honesty policy

The "Me" concept

Making the changes

On completion of your course, you will receive two qualifications:

Qualification 1: Stress Consultant - Corporate & Professional Diploma

Stress Consultant - Corporate & Professional Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.

Qualification 2: Level 3 Stress Consultant - Corporate & Professional Award

This Course leads to an NCFE Level 3 Award Certificate for successful learners. That means that it is independantly accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3). In accrediting the programme at level 3, NCFE attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 3 national qualification.

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.

You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 270 hrs.

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

• All study materials
• Study Guide
• Full Tutor and Admin support
• The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).

What is NCFE

NCFE is the UK's longest established awarding body, recognised as a highly professional and responsive organisation, committed to maintaining excellent customer service and a friendly approach.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that a learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE. Learners successfully completing NCFE accredited programmes receive an externally accredited and nationally recognised NCFE certificate.

For more information on this award, click here

Below you will find a list of courses that previous students have taken to complement their course. We hope that this list will give you some idea of the types of progression courses we offer, or alternative course options that may be of interest to you.

• Stress Counselling in the Workplace -  "High stress levels experienced from the boardroom to the shop floor frequently result in a decline in work performance, productivity and contribute to individual and family crises." Companies can only benefit from retaining the services of ...
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• Stress Management - Advanced - "Many of the happiest, most successful, well adjusted people are those who have learned to respond to high levels of stress in a positive and balanced way". Stress - related disorders have become increasingly common in ...
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• Stress Management - Stress can be defined as the experience of unpleasant over - or under-stimulation which actually or potentially leads to ill health. Stress is the result of a mismatch between the challenges you experience and your belief ...
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• Women's Stress - "There are lots of sources of stress. The critical stress a woman experiences is the problem of denying what she knows is the truth. This includes denying her essential feminine qualities." If a woman denies her ...
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• Stress Management - Fundamentals of - Stress is modern man's constant enemy. It strikes when least expected, but with proper self-awareness and management techniques it can be controlled. In this course we deal with physical problems related to stress, how to achieve ...
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• Stress Management Coaching and Consultancy Professional (Advanced) - The course is a professional qualification and enables the successful graduate to use the title of choice from: Stress Manager Stress Management Trainer Stress ...
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To help you broaden your skills, update your expertise in a particular field or get a competitive edge on that job you're after, we have also included all the resources below absolutely FREE for you to use when you register for your course! Click title below for more details.

This course comes with a series of FREE online videos. The normal price per series is £50.00, however, enrol on this course through Elearnuk and you will have FREE and unlimited access to the series for one year.

PLEASE NOTE: These videos are purely supplemental and are for information purposes only. They will have no bearing on your programme outcome.

The series of online videos that accompanies this course is as follows: