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Managing Workplace Anxiety

1 Day, 9:00-4:00, 6 Hours

Course Overview

Everyone will experience anxiety at some point in their lives. Anxiety is a normal reaction characterized by feelings of fear or apprehension. One of the leading places that individuals will experience anxiety or excessive stress is the workplace. While it is normal to have some fear or feel out of place at work occasionally, it can become a serious problem when the anxiety becomes unmanageable and keeps you from performing your everyday activities. Anxiety can have a negative impact on your quality of work, work performance, and affect your relationships with colleagues. Identifying your workplace anxiety and learning powerful coping strategies will help you to work with your anxiety, rather than against it.

With our Managing Workplace Anxiety course, your participants will learn resources and effective skills that will help them recognize and manage anxiety in the workplace. Participants will feel more confident in their professional environment, as well as more prepared to overcome the challenges that the workplace may bring.

Course Outline

Module One: Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives
  • Action Plan Form
  • Evaluation Form
  • Pre-Assignment
  • Pre-Test

Module Two: Types of Anxiety

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Anxiety
  • Panic Disorder
  • Phobias
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Physical Symptoms

  • Rapid Heartbeat
  • Panic Attack
  • Headache
  • Trembling or Shaking
  • Digestive Discomfort
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Anxiety Triggers

  • Fear of the Unknown
  • Fear of Conflict or Confrontation
  • Holding in Feelings
  • Public Speaking
  • Perfectionism
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Anxiety vs. Nervousness

  • Determining the Cause
  • The Duration of Symptoms
  • Intensity of Symptoms
  • Interfering With Life
  • Levels of Anxiety
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Recognizing Anxiety in Others

  • Avoiding Social Situations
  • Difficulty Accepting Negative Feedback
  • Difficulty Focusing on Tasks
  • Irrational Fears
  • Offering Support
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Six: Review Questions

 

Module Seven: Coping Strategies (I)

  • Keeping a Journal
  • Power of Positive Thinking
  • Creating a “Me” Place
  • Establish Attainable Goals
  • 3-3-3 Rule
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Coping Strategies (II)

  • Talk With Friends and Family
  • Get Enough Sleep
  • Eating Well and Exercise
  • Breathing Exercises
  • Begin Small and Build Up to Larger Challenges
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Acknowledge the Situation

  • It’s OK to Make a Mistake
  • Accept the Situation, and Move On
  • Ending the Cycle
  • Identify the Trigger
  • You’re Not Alone
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: The Positive Aspects

  • Alerts Us to Danger
  • Improves Self-Awareness
  • Great Motivator
  • Prevent Mistakes
  • Empathetic and Understanding
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: When to Seek Extra Help?

  • Feeling Overwhelmed
  • Physical Changes
  • Unable to Work or Function
  • Experiencing Panic Attacks
  • Feelings of Irritability
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise
  • Review of Parking Lot
  • Lessons Learned
  • Completion of Action Plans

Cost and Delivery Format Options

We offer the above listed class as a private group class in the following delivery formats:

Private Group Class: Live Virtual
1-6 students $1650
7-12 students $2800
13-18 students $3500
Private Group Class: At Your Location
1-6 students $1900
7-12 students $3050
13-18 students $3750

Private Group Training

Private group classes are cost effective when you have a group of students who need the same course. Volume discounts of 5% to 20% are available when five or more training days are scheduled. For classes conducted at your location, you are responsible for the classroom setup which should include:

  • A computer for each student (with the appropriate software installed), and
  • An instructor workstation connected to a visual display (e.g., projector, smartboard, etc.).

Customization

Softek can easily customize a training course that covers the specific topics you require and integrate examples relevant to your work environment. Course customization is billed at $150 per hour and covers time needed to meet, discuss, prepare, and incorporate any specific examples into the training program. Once we have a better idea of what you have in mind, we will be glad to provide a specific price quote for the customization.

Why Choose Softek?

  • Live, virtual or in-person training
  • Instructors with 15+ years of experience
  • Detailed training guide
  • Certificate of completion
  • Money-back guarantee