Mental Health Resilience & Stress Management

                                                                                                                                         

Mental Health Resilience and Stress Management Course Summary

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Registration
Summary
Access
Modules

Overview

Mental Health Resilience is crucial to maintaining your overall health and wellness. Psychological health and stress awareness practices are just as important to your long term wellbeing as healthy eating habits and regular physical exercise. Adopting and practicing regular Mental Health and Stress Management strategies to keep your mind healthy is just as important as care for the body. Individuals suffering from high stress levels, burnout and suicidal thoughts are at an all-time high in areas such as workplaces, schools, indigenous and First Nations communities, and among front line responders such as Fire Fighters, Nurses, Doctors and Paramedics.

Training in Mental Health Resilience and Stress Management helps to reduce stigma associated with mental health crises and can reduce negative health outcomes for individuals by promoting positive conversations about wellness. With emphasis on establishing a connection with people in a compassionate non-judgmental manner, the training also helps to foster a positive work environment and culture of care in the workplace.

This online course provides participants with the tools to develop a deeper understanding of the psychological effects of stress, loss, trauma and grief, as well as the positive effects of stress, with emphasis on self-care and personal protection.

Duration

Approximately 15 minutes to complete. Online course is self-paced. Participants may leave the course at any time and can resume where they left off. The duration will vary depending on the individual learner and their prior knowledge of the subject matter.

Who should take this Course?

Anyone interested in personal Mental Health Resilience and Stress Management self-care practices that promote psychological wellbeing. This online course is relevant and adaptable to participants of all interests, ages and backgrounds. Mental Health Resilience training is for everyone, including individuals, groups, supervisors, workers, health and wellness committees, communities, children, youth, teens and adults across Canada including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland, Labrador, and New brunswick . We all have different strengths and capacities to cope with life’s ups and downs however anyone can be vulnerable to stress or a crisis situation if not managed consistently.

Course Developer

This online Resilience & Stress Management course, content and certification is developed and owned by HSI (Vivid).

Completion Requirements

At the end of the online module participants must successfully complete a test. Participants that do not achieve 80% can review the module content and try 3 times, as necessary to advance and complete the course. Upon successful completion, there is a printable Certificate for your records.

Learning Outcomes

This online Mental Health Resilience and Stress Management course provides you a foundational understanding and recognition of stress in your daily life, both the positive and negative aspects and effects. You will come away with a better idea of how stress can affect you, and ways you can manage it while developing and strengthening your mental health resilience. Upon successful completion of this online course, you should have a deeper personal understanding and recognition of:

  • The differences between healthy/positive stress and unhealthy/negative stress
  • The personal effects of stress, including physical, mental, and psychological signs and symptoms
  • The unique stressors specificially related to the current COVID-19 pandemic
  • Personal mental health resilience and stress management strategies that you can implement, adapt or modify to help ensure that stress does not lead to health problems for you
  • The dynamic relationship between psychological mental health resilience and regular stress management techniques
     

Instant Access

Access Instructions

You will access and complete the personal Stress Management online course modules through a secure personal profile you'll create within the online elearning platform.

As soon as you have registered and paid for your online Mental Health Resilience course, you will have immediate access to the course and contents, which you can complete at your own pace from any web-capable computer/tablet/smartphone.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Click the "Register" button
  2. Then click "Buy Now" or "Add to Cart" in the course window/tab that opens in your browser
  3. Assign a username and password for yourself on the elearning platform, or sign in with your existing profile
  4. Enter your billing information and click "Pay Now"

Once you've completed the steps above, you'll be able to assign, access and complete the course at your own pace. You'll also receive an email from the system with the login link and instructions, so you can close your browser any time, and restart where you left off later.

It's important to securely store and remember the specific Username and Password that you've assigned to your elearning profile, so you can login and resume your course from any device. You can save the link to your browser bookmarks, or just return to this page and click the blue button below.

You can also purchase and assign courses for other people, through your personal profile. You can easily assign, manage and track the training and certifications for yourself or your entire organization.

SafeTapp Training Record Management

You may also want to utilize the SafeTapp record management app, to keep track of all your online courses, training and certifications. The SafeTapp system allows you to syncronize your courses and certifiations in a central database, so you always have the most up to date records availalbe right from your phone. The SafeTapp App can be utilized to keep track of health and safety training for individuals, or for the all the staff of your entire organization.

Click here to learn more about using the SafeTapp training record management app to track all your online health and safety courses and training.

     

Online Course Modules

Stress Management Course Preview

Once you have completed the registration process and activated the online Stress Management course within your elearning profile, you will be able to move through the individual modules at your own pace. You can start and stop as often as you like, and you can pick up where you left off later.

You will have two attempts to successfully complete the personal Mental Health Resilience course modules and achieve a minimum score of 80% on the final test. If you are unsuccessful after the second attempt, you will be required to re-purchase the course and start over with three new attempts. As long as you pay attention to the videos and read the written materials thoroughly, you should have no problem navigating the course and exam process.

Once you have successfully completed all the modules, you can access, download and print your Mental Health Resilience and Stress Management Certificate.

Resilience and Stress Management

What is Stress?

What is Stress?
What is Stress?
  • Stressed Out
  • Stress
  • The difference between Healthy and Unhealthy Stress
  • The body's natural reaction to any threat, demand or challenge
  • Daily Responsibilities
  • Significant Life Changes
  • Traumatic Events
  • Real and imagined situations
  • Playing out "What if" scenarios
  • Internal Stressors
  • External Stressors
  • Subjective Stress Events
  • Healthy Stress
  • Normal experiences
  • Motivation to achieve goals
  • Keeping accountable for our actions
  • Staying alert and focused
  • Emergency situations
  • Building confidence and skills
  • Handling similar situations in the future
  • Uhealthy Stress
  • Facing continuous challenges without relief or relaxation between stressors
  • Struggling to cope with everyday activities
  • Unhealthy conduct
  • Self-harm
  • Risky behaviours
  • Major Stressors
  • Depression, mental helath conditions and physical health issues

Effects of Stress

Effects of Stress
Effects of Stress
  • Knowing what stress looks like
  • How stress affects the mind and body
  • Physical Effects of Stress
  • Acute Stress
  • Effects of stress on Breathing
  • Effects of stress on Heart Rate
  • Effects of stress on Blood Pressure
  • Effects of stress on Muscle Tension
  • Fight or Flight Response
  • Chronic Stress
  • Feeling stressed over a prolonged period of time
  • Returning to normal function
  • Elevated levels of stress hormones
  • Aggravation of chronic health problems
  • Creation of new health problems
  • Physical symptoms such as headaches or sleeplessness
  • Psychological Effects of Stress
  • Strong feelings and emotions
  • Anxiety
  • Irritability
  • Sadness
  • Guilt
  • Intensification of underlying mental health conditions
  • Behavioural Effects of Stress
  • Changes in behaviour
  • Interference with problem solving abilities
  • Inability to focus and organize
  • Emotional outbursts
  • Isolation or withdrawal from others
  • Dangerous self-Medication with drugs, alcohol, or food to relieve stress

COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Recognition of the COVID-19 Pandemic as both a significant life event and a traumatic event
  • Collective feelings of grief and anxiety
  • Experience of loss in many forms
  • Transitioning from "normal life" to extreme uncertainty
  • Significant changes in a matter of days or weeks
  • Increased demands at home
  • Social Isolation
  • General sense of the unknown
  • Worry surrounding your own health
  • Worry surrounding the health of loved ones
  • Suffering financial hardship
  • Threatened sense of security
  • Experiencing high amounts of daily stress
  • Identifying what your own stress looks like
  • Confident management of pandemic related stress

Stress Management Techniques

Stress Management Techniques
Stress Management
  • Setting Boundaries
  • Maintain Healthy Boundaries
  • Asking for help
  • Talking to friends and family
  • Taking a break from news and social media
  • Striving for balance
  • Scheduled Leisure Time
  • Taking a break is a key component to managing stress
  • Schedule time in your day to rest, relax and engage in activities you enjoy
  • Structuring your time to avoid interference from other obligations
  • Prioritizing Relationships
  • Connect with others each day
  • Sharing thoughts and challenges with a parent, friend, counselor, doctor or pastor
  • Making virtual connections through telephone, email, text, video chat, or social media
  • Seeking help if you have concerns
  • Primary Care Workers
  • Mental Health Professionals
  • Close friends or loved ones
  • Spiritual Leaders
  • Faith Communities
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Referrals to mental health professionals
  • Taking care of your mental health
  • Taking care of your body
  • Focusing on the basics
  • Eating a balance diet leaves your body better prepared to cope with stress
  • Engaging in exercise to release natural endorphins
  • Getting enough sleep
  • Effects of stress becoming stressors themselves
  • Avoiding Self-Medication
  • Problematic self-medication with food, alcohol, drugs, gambling, shopping and the internet
  • Temporary relief compared to long term problems
  • Substance abuse and compulsive behaviours
  • Addiction and dependency
  • Relaxation Techniques
  • Counteracting the toxic effects of chronic stress
  • Slowing your breathing rate
  • Relaxing your muscles and reducing blood pressure
  • Yoga
  • Mindfulness
  • Meditation
  • Prayer
  • Guided Imagery
  • Deep Breathing Exercises
  • Finding techniques that work for you

Resilience

Mental Health Resilience
Resilience
  • The Importance of Resilience
  • Learning behaviours, thoughts and actionst that build your resilience
  • Resiliency Skills
  • Moving through and recovering from stressful events
  • Handling stress more positively
  • Maintaining Health and Balance
  • Taking Control
  • Spend time and energy on things you can control
  • Acknowledge and accept those circumstances which cannot be changed
  • Identify aspects of your lifw within your control
  • Setting small, realistic goals that are healthy for you personally
  • Taking routine steps to accomplish goals
  • Calming your mind
  • Changing how you interpret and respond to stressful events
  • Noticing and challenging your thoughts, and letting go of non-constructive ones
  • Putting an end to negative thought
  • Stopping thoughts mid-cycle to disrupt well-worn pathways in your brain
  • Replacing negative thoughts with positive ones may not be realistic
  • Creating a plan to deal with negative or unproductive thoughts
  • Changing activities to change thought patterns
  • The continued practice of re-focusing your mind to build a "muscle of resilience"