Workplace Stress

For most individuals, the workplace is ever changing and a major source of daily stress. As a result, the economic and personal health effects of workplace stress are at epidemic levels, making it one of the most important health challenges of the 21st century.

The outcome of this course is for the learner to describe the extent of workplace stress; job stress and job burnout; the causes of job stress; the extent of workplace violence and horizontal violence; health effects of workplace stress; and ways to reduce job stress.

Course Objectives:

1. Describe the extent of workplace stress.
2. Compare and contrast job stress and job burnout.
3. Identify causes of job stress.
4. Discuss the extent of workplace violence (including horizontal violence).
5. Describe ways to reduce the incidence of workplace violence.
6. Identify health effects of workplace stress.
7. List ways to reduce workplace stress.