This course is designed to help support care staff to practise better self-care, thus reducing overall work stress and to develop a support system in maintaining healthy work-life balance.

Course Objectives
• Participants will learn to recognise their own physical, emotional, and behavioural signs and symptoms when they are stressed.
• Participants will identify their sources of stress when working with clients or family members and at workplace.
• Participants will gain understanding of the effects of stress and the key attributes of managing them.
• Participants will learn about their own working styles and that of others to complement and embrace each other’s differences.
• Participants will learn practical tips on self-care including nutrition, basic yoga and mindfulness breathing.
• Participants will appreciate the eight components of Satir’s Mandala, reflect what it is lacking and how to apply the concept to fill in those gaps.

Course Outline:

•What do you know about Stress?
•Recognise signs and symptoms of stress
•Identify the sources of stress in working with older persons and family members, and at workplace
•Effects of stress and managing it
•What is My Working Style?
•Self-reflection on self or others’ working styles and how differences in work styles can impact you
•Practical tips on self-care including nutrition, basic yoga and mindfulness breathing
•Satir’s Mandala - Wheel of Resources

Target Audience

Support care staff.

For enquiries, please email Laurence Low at laurencelow@tsaofoundation.org.